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Ryan Fraser
Fraser lining up forScotlandin 2019
Personal information
Full name Ryan Fraser[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-24)24 February 1994(age 30)[2]
Place of birth Aberdeen,Scotland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 24
Youth career
Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Aberdeen 21 (0)
2013–2020 AFC Bournemouth 183 (20)
2015–2016 →Ipswich Town(loan) 18 (4)
2020–2024 Newcastle United 53 (2)
2023–2024 →Southampton(loan) 39 (6)
2024– Southampton 4 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Scotland U19 6 (1)
2013–2016 Scotland U21 10 (3)
2017– Scotland 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:16, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Ryan Fraser(born 24 February 1994) is a Scottish professionalfootballerwho plays as aleft wingerforPremier LeagueclubSouthamptonand theScotland national team.

He started his professional playing career forAberdeenbefore joiningAFC Bournemouthin 2013. Fraser spent the2015–16season on loan atIpswich Town.After leaving Bournemouth in 2020, he signed for Newcastle United. In 2023, Fraser joined Southampton on loan.

He represented theScotland under-19andunder-21 team,and made his full international debut in June 2017.

Club career

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Aberdeen

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Fraser signed forAberdeenin May 2010, aged 16, after leavingKincorth Academy.[4]He made his debut for the first team againstHeart of Midlothianin October 2010.[5]Fraser made a significant impression in the Aberdeen first team during the early part of the2012–13 Scottish Premier Leagueseason, winning the Young Player of the Month award for September and October 2012.[6]AberdeenmanagerCraig Brownexpressed concerns at this time that opposing teams were targeting Fraser with tough tackling.[6]Fraser rejected a contract extension with Aberdeen on 7 December 2012.[7]

AFC Bournemouth

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Fraser signed a three-year contract withLeague OneclubAFC Bournemouthon 18 January 2013.[8]Bournemouth paid Aberdeen a transfer fee of £400,000 to complete the deal.[8]During his first season, Fraser helped Bournemouth gain promotion to theChampionship.After Bournemouth were promoted to the Premier League in 2015, Fraser was loaned to Championship clubIpswich Townfor the 2015–16 season.[9][10]

Fraser scored his firstPremier Leaguegoal on 4 December 2016, in a 4–3 win againstLiverpool.[11]He entered the game as a second-half substitute, when Bournemouth trailed 2–0.[11]Fraser won apenalty kickfor the first Bournemouth goal, scored the second and provided an assist for the third goal.[11]

Fraser scored both Bournemouth goals in a 2–1 win againstEvertonon 30 December 2017.[12]He ranked highly in the assists chart during the2018–19 Premier Leagueseason with 14 assists and 7 goals, leading to transfer speculation linking him with a move toArsenal.[13]No summer move materialised and Fraser admitted in January 2020 that this speculation had caused a decline in his performances during the 2019–20 season.[14]With his contract due to expire on 30 June 2020, Fraser rejected the offer of a short-term extension to play the rest of Bournemouth's matches in the 2019–20 season, which was interrupted by thecoronavirus pandemic,as he did not want to risk injury.[15][16]ManagerEddie Howelater confirmed that Fraser would not play for the club again.[17]

Newcastle United

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Fraser warming up forNewcastle Unitedin 2021

On 7 September 2020, Fraser joinedNewcastle Unitedon a five-year contract.[18]He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2020, scoring the winner in a 1–0 victory overBlackburn Roversin theEFL Cup.[19]

AfterSteve Brucewas sacked by the club, and replaced by Eddie Howe, Fraser garnered increased playing time in the second half of the 2021–22 season, helping Newcastle to avoid relegation with an 11th placed finish.[20]His playing time was reduced during the 2022–23 season, with his last appearance coming on 19 October.[21]By March 2023 he was training with the club's under-21 squad, with Howe saying that he had done this in order to concentrate on players who were "committed" to the club. He added that he felt Fraser had no future at Newcastle.[21]

Southampton

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On 25 August 2023, Fraser joinedSouthamptonon a season-long loan.[22]One day later, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 victory againstQueens Park Rangers,coming on as a substitute forSam Amo-Ameyawin the 56th minute.[23]Fraser scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2023 in a 2–1 victory againstHull City.[24]

On 30 August 2024, Fraser joined Southampton permanently on a two-year contract.[25]During a 3–2 defeat againstLeicester Cityon 19 October 2024, he received ared cardfor a foul onJamie Vardyafter refereeAnthony Taylorreviewed the pitchside monitor.[26][27]

International career

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Fraser was first called up to the seniorScotlandsquad in March 2017.[28]He made his international debut in June 2017, appearing as a substitute in a 2–2 draw withEngland.[29]

In March 2019, Fraser missed aUEFA Euro 2020 qualifyingmatch againstKazakhstandue to the Kazakhs using an artificial playing surface.[30]Scotland lost 3–0, and Fraser was criticised by former Scotland playerDarren Fletcherfor showing a lack of commitment to the national team.[30]Fraser said he had previously suffered two serious injuries while playing on artificial surfaces, and that the decision not to play had been agreed with both the national team and his club side Bournemouth.[30]In November 2019 he was one of three Scotland players to withdraw from the national squad due to injury.[31]

Fraser scored the goal in a 1–0 win against theCzech Republicon 14 October 2020.[32]

Style of play

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Primarily deployed as awingeron the left flank, Fraser is a right-footed player described by his compatriotCharlie Nicholasas an "old-fashioned type of player" and a "little pocket dynamo" for the muscular physique he has developed to "take the knocks and kicks that come his way."[33]Fraser has occasionally played in the right-back position for both club and country.[34]He had previously been utilised in a central midfield role forNewcastle,but has most recently been played by managerEddie Howeas a winger on the right flank, in a 4-3-3 formation.[35]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 October 2024[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 2010–11[37] Scottish Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12[38] Scottish Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2012–13[39] Scottish Premier League 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Total 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
AFC Bournemouth 2012–13[39] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14[40] Championship 37 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 41 4
2014–15[41] Championship 21 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 27 2
2015–16[42] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[43] Premier League 28 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 3
2017–18[44] Premier League 26 5 2 0 4 1 0 0 32 6
2018–19[45] Premier League 38 7 1 0 3 1 0 0 42 8
2019–20[46] Premier League 28 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 1
Total 183 20 9 2 16 2 0 0 208 24
Ipswich Town(loan) 2015–16[42] Championship 18 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 21 6
Newcastle United 2020–21[47] Premier League 18 0 0 0 4 1 — 22 1
2021–22[48] Premier League 27 2 1 0 1 0 — 29 2
2022–23[49] Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 53 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 59 3
Southampton(loan) 2023–24[50] Championship 39 6 2 2 0 0 3[a] 0 44 8
Southampton 2024–25[51] Premier League 4 0 0 0 2 0 — 6 0
Career total 318 32 13 5 27 4 3 0 361 41
  1. ^Appearances inChampionship play-offs

International

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As of match played 16 November 2022[36][52]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2017 2 0
2018 4 1
2019 5 0
2020 3 1
2021 8 2
2022 4 0
Total 26 4
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fraser goal.
List of international goals scored by Ryan Fraser
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2018 Loro Boriçi Stadium,Shkodër, Albania Albania 1–0 4–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
2 14 October 2020 Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland Czech Republic 1–0 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
3 28 March 2021 Bloomfield Stadium,Tel Aviv, Israel Israel 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 31 March 2021 Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland Faroe Islands 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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AFC Bournemouth

Southampton

Individual

References

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