Cole McKinnon[1] (born 29 January 2003) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, as a centre midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Drumsagard Football Academy | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Rangers | 2 | (1) |
| 2021 | → East Fife (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:32, 1 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
He has had loan spells with Scottish Professional Football League sides East Fife and Partick Thistle.
Career
editMcKinnon, a product of the Rangers Academy, signed a contract extension with Rangers until 2022, on 29 September 2020.[2] On 12 March 2021, he joined then Scottish League One side East Fife on loan for the rest of the season.[3] He made nine league appearances for the Fifers, his first being a late substitute appearance in a 3–1 win away to Clyde on 20 March 2021.
McKinnon made his debut for Rangers by replacing Aaron Ramsey as a 60th minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian on 14 May 2022, and scored the final goal.[4]
He made his European debut on 7 March 2024, when he came on as substitute, when Rangers drew 2–2 with Benfica, in the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.[5]
Honours
editRangers F.C.
- Scottish League Cup: 2023-24 [6]
References
edit- ^ Cole McKinnon at Soccerway
- ^ "ACADEMY TRIO PEN NEW CONTRACTS". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 29 September 2020.
- ^ "RangersFC can today confirm loan moves for four Academy players". Twitter, Inc. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Benfica 2-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 March 2024.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (17 December 2023). "Rangers edge Aberdeen in League Cup final for Philippe Clement's first trophy". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
External links
edit- Cole McKinnon at Soccerbase
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