| Marcus Fraser | |
| Fullname: | Marcus Fraser |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | East Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Currentclub: | St. Mirren |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Celtic |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Celtic |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Ross County |
| Caps3: | 168 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020– |
| Clubs4: | St. Mirren |
| Caps4: | 131 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam5: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 May 2022 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 12:33, 19 October 2014 (UTC) |
Marcus Fraser (born 23 June 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club St. Mirren.
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]
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.
On 5 June 2020 Fraser rejected a new contract at Ross County and left the club after 5 and a half years and making 195 appearances for the club.[13]
On 28 July 2020, Fraser signed a one-year deal with St. Mirren.[14] In May 2021, Fraser signed a two-year extension to remain at the club until the summer of 2023.[15]
Fraser has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celtic | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 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 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ross County | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[18] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 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 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 250 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 301 | 8 | |||