| Fraser Hornby | |
| Fullname: | Fraser David Ingham Hornby[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Height: | 1.95m (06.4feet)[3] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Darmstadt 98 |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Everton |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Everton |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Kortrijk (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Reims |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Reims B |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Oostende (loan) |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Darmstadt 98 |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 11 November 2023 |
Fraser David Ingham Hornby (born 13 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for German club Darmstadt 98. Hornby, who was born in Northampton, has represented Scotland in youth international competitions.
Hornby joined Everton in September 2014, signing from Northampton Town for an initial fee of £65,500.[4] On 6 December 2017, Hornby was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[5] A day later, he made his first-team debut, starting and playing 82 minutes in a 3–0 win.[6] [7]
Hornby was loaned to Belgian club Kortrijk in August 2019.[8] On 25 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over RFC Seraing in the Belgian Cup.[9]
On 1 July 2020, Hornby joined Ligue 1 side Reims for an undisclosed fee.[10]
On 1 February 2021, Hornby joined Aberdeen on loan for the rest of the season.[11]
On 28 July 2022, Hornby was loaned to Oostende in Belgium, with an option to buy.[12]
On 5 July 2023, Hornby signed a four-year contract with German club Darmstadt 98, newly promoted to the top-tier Bundesliga.[13]
Hornby has played for Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He scored a hat-trick for the under-21 team in a 3–0 win against Andorra on 6 September 2018,[14] and then scored both goals in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands on 11 September.[15] By scoring a hat-trick against San Marino on 13 October 2020, Hornby became the record goalscorer for the Scotland under-21 team (with 10).[16]
Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[17] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[18]
He is the younger brother of former Northampton Town midfielder Lewis Hornby.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Reims | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |||
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