Shaun Fraser Explained

Shaun Fraser
Fullname:Shaun Fraser
Birth Date:6 March 1988
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Currentclub:Pollok
Position:Forward
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Partick Thistle
Caps1:14
Goals1:2
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Stenhousemuir (loan)
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Irvine Meadow XI
Caps3:
Goals3:
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Queen's Park
Caps4:31
Goals4:7
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Irvine Meadow XI
Caps5:
Goals5:1
Years6:2016-2018
Clubs6:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Years7:2018-
Clubs7:Pollok
Caps7:79
Goals7:21
Club-Update:11 August 2012
Ntupdate:14 August 2011

Shaun Fraser (born 6 March 1988) is a Scottish professional footballer for Pollok in the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.[1] [2]

Career

Partick Thistle

A member of Thistle's under 19 squad that won the SFL Youth Cup in May 2010,[3] Fraser was given his first professional contract until May 2013.[4] On 11 January 2011 he made his first team debut in the Scottish Cup as a substitute against Falkirk at the Falkirk Stadium.[5] On 15 January he scored his first goal for the club against Stirling Albion.[6] In all he made 17 appearances scoring twice before being loaned out to Stenhousemuir at the start of the next season.[7]

On 19 August 2011 Fraser joined Stenhousemuir on loan until January 2012.[8] Making his debut the following day as a substitute against Forfar Athletic.[9]

Junior career

Fraser left Partick Thistle in 2012. He had two spells at West of Scotland Super League Premier Division side Irvine Meadow XI, his first spell at the North Ayrshire club was during 2013/14 which came before a season at Queen's Park of Scottish League Two.[10] [11]

Pollok

Fraser joined Pollok on an initial one-year deal from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in 2018,[12] making a goalscoring debut in September of that year in a 2–1 home defeat to Auchinleck Talbot.[13] At the end of the 2019–20 season, curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was named Members' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the year, having finished the season as the club's top scorer.[14] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Fraser signed a one-year extension with the club, and played a key role in the club's run to the third round of the Scottish Cup. He started the matches against Huntly, Annan Athletic and Ayr United, opening the scoring against Annan with a looping header in front of the BBC cameras.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goalscorers 2015/16 . Irvine Meadow XI FC . 7 October 2015 . 7 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Playing Squad 2015/16 . Irvine Meadow XI FC . 7 October 2015 . 7 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Thistle Lift Youth Cup . . 8 May 2010 . 27 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916083001/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2009-2010/may_2010/thistle_lift_the_sfl_youth_cup . 16 September 2010 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Shaun Fraser Partick Profile . Partick Thistle . 27 September 2011.
  5. Web site: FALKIRK VS. PARTICK THISTLE 2 – 2 . Soccerway . 11 January 2011 . 27 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Partick Thistle 6 Stirling Albion 1 . Stirling Albion . 15 January 2011 . 27 September 2011.
  7. Web site: Two Player Signings . Stenhousemuir F.C. . 19 August 2011 . 27 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Shaun Fraser Heads Out . . 19 August 2011 . 27 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923153422/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/august_2011/shaun_fraser_heads_out_on_loan . 23 September 2012 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Forfar Athletic 2–3 Stennhousemuir . British Broadcasting Corporation . BBC Sport . 20 August 2011 . 27 September 2011.
  10. Web site: S. Fraser on Soccerway. Soccerway . Soccerway . 7 October 2015 . 7 October 2015.
  11. Web site: Shaun Fraser wants to turn promotion heartbreak into cup success at Irvine Meadow. Daily Record Scotland. Trinity Mirror . 19 June 2015 . 7 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Shaun Fraser . Pollok FC.
  13. Web site: Pollok 1 - 2 Auchinleck Talbot . Pollok FC.
  14. Web site: Player of the Year 2019-20 . Pollok FC.
  15. News: Pollok 4-3 Annan . The Guardian.