Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003)[3] is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians. 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Airdrieonians | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Airdrieonians | 13 | (0) |
| 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 03:10, 14 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:12, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editClub
editBorn in Dundee, Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy.[4] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School.[5] 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.[6][7][nb 1]
In October 2020, Mochrie joined Scottish League One side Montrose on loan.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] He made his Scottish Premiership debut and first league start against Heart of Midlothian the following month.[11]
In August 2022 Mochrie joined Dunfermline Athletic on a season long loan,[12] helping the Pars win the League One title.
Mochrie signed with Airdrieonians F.C. in July 2024 after being released by Dundee United.[13]
International
editMochrie 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.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 April 2024
| 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[20] | Scottish League One | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[23] | Scottish League One | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 2024–25[24] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 105 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 132 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Honours
editDundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Notes
edit- ^ The previous record of 16 years and 99 days had been set by John Souttar in 2013.[7]
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.
- ^ "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". 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Chris Mochrie joins Airdrie after Dundee United exit". BBC Sport. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Mochrie in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Dundee United: Title win 'brilliant' after 'strange' period says Neilson". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic win cinch League 1 | SPFL".
External links
edit- Chris Mochrie at Soccerbase
- Chris Mochrie at the Scottish Football Association
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