Chris Mochrie
Scottish association football player
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Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003)[3] is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians. He holds the record as the youngest player to appear for the Dundee United first team after making his debut in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Robert Mochrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Airdrieonians | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Logie Harp Boys Club | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Dundee United | 38 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Montrose (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2024– | Airdrieonians | 52 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021-2022 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022- | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
Club
Born in Dundee, Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy.[4] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School.[5] He became Dundee United's youngest ever first team player when making his debut as a substitute against Greenock Morton in May 2019, aged 16 years and 27 days.[6][7][nb 1]
In October 2020, Mochrie joined Scottish League One side Montrose on loan.[8] He was recalled by United when lower league football was suspended in January 2021, but returned to Montrose when the suspension was lifted in March.[9]
Mochrie scored his first goal for Dundee United on 14 July 2021, in a 6–1 win over Elgin City in the Scottish League Cup.[10] He made his Scottish Premiership debut and first league start against Heart of Midlothian the following month.[11]
In August 2022 Mochrie joined Dunfermline Athletic on a season long loan,[12] helping the Pars win the League One title.
Mochrie made 30 appearances for Dundee United in the 2023/2024 season, scoring three goals. This included the winning goal against Ayr United on 20 April 2024 to "all but [seal] promotion" back to the top flight of Scottish football.[13]
Mochrie signed with Airdrieonians in July 2024 after being released by Dundee United.[14]
International
Mochrie was called up to the Scotland under-16 squad in August 2018.[15] He scored Scotland's goal in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield in November 2018.[16] After being involved in a training camp in August 2019,[17] he made a scoring debut for Scotland under-17s in a 2–0 win against Armenia in October 2019.[18] He was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in August 2021.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2018–19[19] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[20] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[22] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[23] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Montrose (loan) | 2020–21[21] | Scottish League One | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[24] | Scottish League One | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 2024–25[25] | Scottish Championship | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Career total | 124 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 176 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Honours
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Notes
- The previous record of 16 years and 99 days had been set by John Souttar in 2013.[7]