# Marcus Fraser (footballer)

Marcus Fraser (born 23 June 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.

## Career
### Celtic

Raised in Bishopbriggs, 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. Whilst a member of Celtic's under-19 squad, he was called up to the first team for a friendly match against Athletic Bilbao on 26 March 2011. 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. Fraser made his first start for Celtic in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 February 2013.
On 12 September 2014, Fraser joined Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on loan. He was released by Celtic in January 2015.

### Ross County

Fraser immediately signed for Ross County. He made his debut for the Highland side on 24 January 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at home to Celtic. On 17 March 2015, Fraser signed a new contract to keep him at Ross County until 2017. A year later he signed a further two-year extension, keeping him under contract until summer 2019.
In June 2018, after Andrew Davies left the club, Fraser became the new captain; he went on to lift the Scottish Championship and Scottish Challenge Cup 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 five-and-a-half years and making 195 appearances.

### St Mirren

On 28 July 2020, Fraser signed a one-year deal with St Mirren. In May 2021, he signed a two-year extension to remain at the club until the summer of 2023.

### International

Fraser represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Celtic | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic | Total | 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 |
| Ross County | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Ross County | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Ross County | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 1 |
| Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Ross County | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Ross County | Total | 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 |
| St. Mirren | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| St. Mirren | Total | Total | 70 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 250 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 301 | 8 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

## Honours
### Club
#### Ross County

* Scottish League Cup: 2015–16
* Scottish Championship: 2018–19
* Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19

### Individual

* PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Championship): 2018–19