Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003)[3] is a Scottish footballer who used to play as an attacking midfielder for Dundee United, most recently on loan at Dunfermline Athletic[4] He holds the record as the youngest player to appear for the Dundee United first team after making his debut in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Robert Mochrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Logie Harp Boys Club | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Dundee United | 38 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Montrose (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2022-2023 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021-2022 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022- | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
Born in Dundee, Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy.[5] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School.[6] He became Dundee United's youngest ever first team player when making his debut as a substitute against Greenock Morton in May 2019, aged 16 years and 27 days.[7][8][nb 1]
In October 2020, Mochrie joined Scottish League One side Montrose on loan.[9] He was recalled by United when lower league football was suspended in January 2021, but returned to Montrose when the suspension was lifted in March.[10]
Mochrie scored his first goal for Dundee United on 14 July 2021, in a 6–1 win over Elgin City in the Scottish League Cup.[11] He made his Scottish Premiership debut and first league start against Heart of Midlothian the following month.[12]
In August 2022 Mochrie joined Dunfermline Athletic on a season long loan,[13] helping the Pars win the League One title.
International edit
Mochrie was called up to the Scotland under-16 squad in August 2018.[14] He scored Scotland's goal in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield in November 2018.[15] After being involved in a training camp in August 2019,[16] he made a scoring debut for Scotland under-17s in a 2–0 win against Armenia in October 2019.[17] He was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in August 2021.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 14 August 2021
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2018–19[18] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[19] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[21] | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[22] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Montrose (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One[23] | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Career total | 92 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Honours edit
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Notes edit
- ^ The previous record of 16 years and 99 days had been set by John Souttar in 2013.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Chris Mochrie". The Arab Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Chris Mochrie". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Chris Mochrie". Arab Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Mochrie joins on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club".
- ^ "Thirteen Academy graduates sign professional contracts". Dundee United F.C. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "SFA Performance Football: S4 Profiles". St John's RC High School. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Cran, George (7 May 2019). "Boss Robbie says defeat can be jolt Dundee United need". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Mochrie becomes youngest ever first team player". Dundee United F.C. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Chris Mochrie joins Montrose on loan". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Montrose FC Online - MOCHRIE RETURNS ON NEW LOAN DEAL".
- ^ "Kieran Freeman and Chris Mochrie score their first goals for Dundee United". BT Sport. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, Ewan (29 August 2021). "Thomas Courts hails 'exceptional' Chris Mochrie as Dundee United teenager marks Scottish Premiership debut with international call-up". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee United kid Chris Mochrie set for Dunfermline deal as Pars fight off competition from League One rivals".
- ^ "Dundee United kids earn Scotland call-up to face England and Turkey". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Billy Gilmour double hands Scotland U19 Euro Championship qualifier win in Wales". Daily Record. Glasgow. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Chris Mochrie called up for Scotland under-17s camp". Dundee United F.C. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Under-17s start qualification with win over Armenia". Scottish Football Association. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52303139
- ^ https://spfl.co.uk/news/dunfermline-athletic-win-cinch-league-1
External links edit
- Chris Mochrie at Soccerbase
- Chris Mochrie at the Scottish Football Association
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