Fraser Murray

Fraser Murray (born 7 May 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.

Fraser Murray

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kilmarnock
Number	15
Youth career
–2016	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Hibernian	17	(0)
2020–2021	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	23	(4)
2021–	Kilmarnock	70	(3)
International career
2017–2018	Scotland under-19[2]	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Hibernian

Murray was given his first team debut for Hibernian in a 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Highland League club Turriff United, in September 2016.^[3] He scored the first goal in a 3–0 win for Hibs.^[4] Later in the season, he made his league debut in a 3–2 win against Raith Rovers.^[3]

During October 2018, Murray signed a contract with Hibernian that was due to run until the summer of 2023.^[5]

In September 2020, Murray joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a season-long loan.^[6] Murray scored his first goals for Dunfermline in a 3–0 win at Kilmarnock on 13 October.^[7]

Kilmarnock

On 17 June 2021, Murray signed for Kilmarnock on a two-year deal.^[8] On 10 July 2021, Murray scored on his Kilmarnock debut in a 2–0 away win against East Kilbride in the Scottish League Cup.^[9]

International career

Murray was selected for the Scotland under-19 squad in November 2017.^[10] He made five appearances for the under-19 team in total.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 18 December 2021^[11][1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	2016–17	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	3	1
	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	4	2	—		6	2
	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	7	0	2	0	4	1	—		13	1
	Total		17	0	3	0	8	3	1	1	29	4
Hibernian Under-20s	2017–18		—						1[lower-alpha 2]	1	1	1
	2018–19		—						1[lower-alpha 2]	1	1	1
	2019–20		—						1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		3	2	3	2
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2020–21	Scottish Championship	23	4	1	0	6	2	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	31	6
Kilmarnock	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	16	0	0	0	4	2	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	22	4
Career total			56	4	4	0	18	7	7	5	85	16

1. Matches for senior team in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Matches for development team in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearance in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

1. F. Murray, Soccerway
2. Fraser Murray at the Scottish Football Association
3. Brown, Anthony (26 April 2017). "Hibs boss hails performance of Fraser Murray on league debut". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
4. "Conrad Balatoni makes quick impact as Ayr and Hibs progress". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
5. Hardie, David (24 October 2018). "Ryan Porteous and Fraser Murray sign new Hibs deals". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
6. "Fraser Murray joins Dunfermline on loan". hibernianfc.co.uk. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. "League Cup round-up: Kilmarnock swept aside by Dunfermline Athletic; Hibernian score late winner against Forfar Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
8. McPartlin, Patrick (17 June 2021). "Hibs transfer news: Fraser Murray leaves to join Kilmarnock on permanent deal". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
9. "MATCH REPORT: EAST KILBRIDE 0-2 KILMARNOCK". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
10. "Under-19s squad named for Euro qualifying round". Scottish Football Association. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
11. Fraser Murray at Soccerbase