Scott Fraser (footballer, born 1995)

Scott Stewart Fraser (born 30 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

Scott Fraser
Personal information
Full name Scott Stewart Fraser[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2014 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Dundee United 81 (9)
2014–2015 → Airdrieonians (loan) 28 (5)
2018–2020 Burton Albion 72 (11)
2020– Milton Keynes Dons 20 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Dundee United, Airdrieonians and Burton Albion.

Early life

Fraser first started playing competitive football with local boys side Dee Club before moving onto Longforgan Boys Club, along with future teammate Scott Smith. At age 10 he then joined the youth set-up at Dundee United.[2]

Club career

Dundee United

He progressed through the youth ranks and joined up with the first team for pre-season at the start of the 2011–12 season, but suffered a leg break which kept him out of action for the entire season.[2] After recovering from injury, Fraser was named as Dundee United's U20 Player of the Year for the 2013–14 season.[2] He made his first team debut on 11 May 2014 as a substitute in the final game of the Scottish Premiership season, away to Celtic.[3]

On 10 October 2014, Fraser signed for Airdrieonians on loan until January 2015, later extended until May 2015.[4] He scored a goal after two minutes of his Airdrie debut, in a 4–0 win against Brechin City.[5] Following his return to his parent club, Fraser made his first start for Dundee United on 8 August 2015, in a 2–0 Premiership win at Motherwell. A season later, he played a key role in the Dundee United team that went on to win the 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup,[6] playing in three rounds and scoring in the 3–2 semi-final away win over Queen of the South.[7]

He was named the Scottish Championship Player of the Month for November 2017.[8] After three seasons in the United first team, Fraser decided to leave the club in May 2018.[9]

Burton Albion

On 5 July 2018, Fraser signed a two-year deal with English League One club Burton Albion.[10] He made his debut on 4 August 2018 in a 2–1 home defeat to Rochdale,[11] and scored his first goal for the club on 8 September 2018 in a 1–1 draw away to Accrington Stanley.[12] During the 2018–19 season, Fraser was a key part of the Burton Albion squad that reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.[13]

On 20 August 2019, Fraser scored a second half hat-trick within 23 minutes in a 4–2 win away to Oxford United.[14] He finished the 2019–20 season with 11 assists - the second highest total in League One for that campaign.[15] Fraser left Burton Albion on 1 July 2020 following the expiry of his contract having declined a new deal.[16]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 9 September 2020, Fraser signed a two-year contract with fellow League One club Milton Keynes Dons.[17] He made his debut on 19 September 2020 in a 2–1 home league defeat to Lincoln City,[18] and scored his first goal for the club on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 away league defeat to Portsmouth.[19]

Career statistics
As of 9 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2013–14[20] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2014–15[21] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2015–16[22] Scottish Premiership 321212100363
2016–17[23] Scottish Championship 254105161376
2017–18[24] Scottish Championship 234004151326
Total 8193111311210615
Airdrieonians (loan) 2014–15[21] Scottish League One 285200000305
Burton Albion 2018–19[25] League One 426106110507
2019–20[26] League One 305424131419
Total 721152102419116
Milton Keynes Dons 2020–21[26] League One 20730—10247
Career Total 2013213321516325143

Honours

Dundee United

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Scott Fraser Dundee United Review - World In Sport - World In Sport". worldinsport.com.
  3. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=167&ID=390#
  4. "Airdrie add Fraser on loan". Scottish Professional Football League. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "League 1 and 2 round-up". Herald Scotland. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. "Dundee United 2-1 St Mirren". BBC. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. "Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee United". BBC. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. "Dundee United's Scott Fraser gets player of the month award". The Courier. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. "Scott Leaves United". Dundee United FC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. "Scott Fraser: Burton Albion sign Dundee United attacking midfielder". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. "Burton Albion 1-2 Rochdale". BBC. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. "Accrington Stanley 1-1 Burton Albion". BBC. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. "Port Vale 1-2 Burton Albion". BBC. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. "Oxford United 2-4 Burton Albion". BBC. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  15. "League One 2019/20 - Assists". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  16. "Clubs on high alert as former Dundee United star Scott Fraser leaves Burton Albion". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  17. "Scott Fraser: MK Dons sign ex-Dundee United & Burton Albion midfielder". BBC. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Lincoln City". BBC. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  19. "Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  20. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  21. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  26. "Games played by Scott Fraser in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  27. Dundee United [@dundeeunitedfc] (9 May 2014). "The under 20s player of the year is Scott Fraser. #DUFCAA14" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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