Aaron Muirhead

Aaron Muirhead
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 4
Youth career
– Ayr United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Annan Athletic 81 (9)
2012–2014 Partick Thistle 56 (7)
2015– Falkirk 86 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2018

Aaron Muirhead (born 30 August 1990)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Falkirk in the Scottish Championship. Since January 2018, he has also been captain of the side. He has previously played for Scottish Third Division side Annan Athletic and Partick Thistle after having entered professional football as a product of Ayr United's youth academy.

Career

He began his career with the Ayr United youth academy, before signing for Third Division club Annan Athletic in November 2008, going on to play in 127 matches, scoring 15 goals.[1][2] He signed for Partick in May 2012.[1][2]

Muirhead is the nephew of Davie Irons, who also played for the Firhill club.[2]

Partick Thistle

Aaron Muirhead signed for Partick Thistle during summer 2012 from Annan Athletic. In the 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against his home town club, Queen of the South, Muirhead missed a penalty in the loss and was sent off for head butting an opponent.

Muirhead scored his first Premiership goal for newly promoted Partick Thistle in a 1–1 home draw with Hearts, scoring a 85th-minute penalty. Muirhead then scored his second goal of the season with a penalty against Kilmarnock in another 1–1 home draw. Muirhead got his third goal if the campaign with a penalty to make it 1–1 in a 4–1 defeat away to Dundee United. Muirhead also scored a penalty in the Scottish League Cup win against Cowdenbeath making it 3–1 in extra time.

Falkirk

After leaving Thistle by mutual consent, Muirhead joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk in January 2015 alongside former Thistle teammate Mark Kerr.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Annan Athletic 2009–10[3] Third Division 23000103[lower-alpha 1]0270
2010–11[4] 31221105[lower-alpha 2]2395
2011–12[5] 27731103[lower-alpha 1]1349
Total 819523011310014
Partick Thistle 2012–13[6] First Division 29420205[lower-alpha 1]0384
2013–14[7] Premiership 2030011—214
2014–15[8] 802010—110
Total 577404150708
Falkirk 2015–16[9] Championship 310203150411
2016–17[10] 26410202[lower-alpha 3]0314
2017–18[11] 11000412[lower-alpha 1]0171
Total 684309290896
Career Total 2061414216325326122
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Second Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Partick Thistle
2012–13

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aaron Muirhead Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.", ptfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2012
  2. 1 2 3 Wilson, Fraser (2012) "Partick Thistle Signing Aaron Muirhead Following In Uncle's Footsteps With Jags Switch", The Glaswegian, 16 May 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012
  3. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Muirhead in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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