Cole McKinnon | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 2003 |
Birth Place: | Cambuslang, Scotland |
Currentclub: | Rangers |
Clubnumber: | 93 |
Position: | Central Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Drumsagard Football Academy |
Youthclubs2: | Rangers |
Years1: | 2020– |
Clubs1: | Rangers |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Clubs2: | → East Fife (loan) |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
Caps3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 10:32, 1 May 2023 (UTC) |
Cole McKinnon (born 29 January 2003) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, as a centre midfielder.
He has had loan spells with Scottish Professional Football League sides East Fife and Partick Thistle.
McKinnon, a product of the Rangers Academy, signed a contract extension with Rangers until 2022, on 29 September 2020.[1] On 12 March 2021, he joined then Scottish League One side East Fife on loan for the rest of the season.[2] He made nine league appearances for the Fifers, his first being a late substitute appearance in a 3–1 win away to Clyde on 20 March 2021.
McKinnon made his debut for Rangers by replacing Aaron Ramsey as a 60th minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian on 14 May 2022, and scored the final goal.[3]
He made his European debut on 7 March 2024, when he came on as substitute, when Rangers drew 2–2 with Benfica, in the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.[4]