Chris Mochrie

Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003)[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dundee United in the Scottish Championship. He holds the record as the youngest player to appear for the club's first team after making his debut in 2019.

Chris Mochrie
Personal information
Full name Christopher Robert Mochrie
Date of birth (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 40
Youth career
Logie Harp Boys Club
Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Dundee United 5 (0)
National team‡
2018–19 Scotland U16 7 (1)
2019– Scotland U17 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:59, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Club

Born in Dundee, Chris Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy.[2] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School.[3] 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.[4][5][nb 1]

International

Mochrie was called up to the Scotland under-16 squad in August 2018.[6] He scored Scotland's goal in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the Victory Shield in November 2018.[7] After being involved in a training camp in August 2019,[8] he made a scoring debut for Scotland under-17s in a 2–0 win against Armenia in October 2019.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2020
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2018–19[10] Scottish Championship 1000000010
2019–20[11] Scottish Championship 4000100050
Career total 5000100060

Notes
  1. The previous record of 16 years and 99 days had been set by John Souttar in 2013.[5]

References
  1. "Chris Mochrie". Arab Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "Thirteen Academy graduates sign professional contracts". Dundee United F.C. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "SFA Performance Football: S4 Profiles". St John's RC High School. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. Cran, George (7 May 2019). "Boss Robbie says defeat can be jolt Dundee United need". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. "Mochrie becomes youngest ever first team player". Dundee United F.C. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. "Dundee United kids earn Scotland call-up to face England and Turkey". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. "Billy Gilmour double hands Scotland U19 Euro Championship qualifier win in Wales". Daily Record. Glasgow. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. "Chris Mochrie called up for Scotland under-17s camp". Dundee United F.C. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. "Under-17s start qualification with win over Armenia". Scottish Football Association. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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