Marcus Fraser (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Marcus Fraser (born 23 June 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Fraser | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | East Dunbartonshire, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Mirren | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Ross County | 168 | (3) |
| 2020– | St Mirren | 211 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Scotland U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Scotland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:33, 19 October 2014 (UTC) | |||
Career
Celtic
Raised in Bishopbriggs,[1] Fraser joined Celtic when he was eight years old, progressing through the youth ranks signing a three-year professional contract in the summer of 2010.[2] Whilst a member of Celtic's under-19 squad,[3] he was called up to the first team for a friendly match against Athletic Bilbao on 26 March 2011.[4] He made his debut the following season, on 3 November 2011, in a 3–1 win against Rennes in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute at half time and playing in the centre of defence.[5] Fraser made his first start for Celtic in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 February 2013.[6]
On 12 September 2014, Fraser joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan.[7] He was released by Celtic in January 2015.[8]
Ross County
Fraser immediately signed for Ross County.[8] He made his debut for the Highland side on 24 January 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Celtic.[9] On 17 March 2015, Fraser signed a new contract to keep him at Ross County until 2017.[10] A year later he signed a further two-year extension, keeping him under contract until summer 2019.[11]
In June 2018, after Andrew Davies left the club, Fraser became the new captain;[1] he went on to lift the Scottish Championship and Scottish Challenge Cup[12] as Ross County were promoted back to the Scottish Premiership after being relegated a year earlier.[13]
On 5 June 2020, Fraser rejected a new contract at Ross County and left the club after five-and-a-half years and making 195 appearances.[14]
St Mirren
On 28 July 2020, Fraser signed a one-year deal with St Mirren.[15] In May 2021, he signed a two-year extension to remain at the club until the summer of 2023.[16]
Fraser opened the scoring after just two minutes in the 2025 Scottish League Cup final, as St Mirren ran out 3–1 winners against his former club Celtic.[17] It was the club's first major trophy in 12 years.[18]
International
Fraser represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 December 2025[20]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2011–12[21] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13[22] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[23] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2014–15[24] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ross County | 2014–15[24] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[25] | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17[26] | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[27] | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[28] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[29] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 168 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 4 | ||
| St Mirren | 2020–21[30] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[31] | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[32] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[33] | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[34] | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[35] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Total | 193 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 373 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 450 | 11 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Ross County
- Scottish League Cup: 2015–16[36]
- Scottish Championship: 2018–19[13]
- Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19[37]
St Mirren
Individual