Connor Barron
{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Connor Barron
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Connor Clark Barron{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/connor-barron/579072/ |title=C. Barron: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=23 November 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Rangers
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kintore United
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = Aberdeen
| years1 = 2020–2024
| clubs1 = Aberdeen
| caps1 = 60
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → Brechin City (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → Kelty Hearts (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Rangers
| caps4 =28
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 15:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U16{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=268257&lid=17 |title=Connor Barron |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date= |accessdate=22 January 2022}}
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U17{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=268257&lid=13 |title=Connor Barron |work=www.scottishfa.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date= |accessdate=22 January 2022}}
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Scotland U21
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2025–
| nationalteam4 = Scotland
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 02:11, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Connor Clark Barron (born 29 August 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Rangers}} side Rangers and the Scotland national team.{{soccerbase|id=123428}}
He began his career at Aberdeen, and during his time there had spells on loan with Brechin City and Kelty Hearts before joining Rangers in 2024.
Club career
=Aberdeen=
Barron started playing football with Kintore United, before joining Aberdeen's youth academy at the age of eight; he went on to play for all of the age groups before signing his first professional contract and being promoted to the first team squad.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
On 22 January 2022, Barron made his senior debut for Aberdeen, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 Scottish Cup victory against Edinburgh City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afc.co.uk/report/report-aberdeen-3-edinburgh-city-0/#match-report|title = Report | Job done for Dons against City| work=Aberdeen FC |date=22 January 2022}} Two weeks earlier, he had signed a contract committing him to the Dons until 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2022/01/04/connor-barron-commits-future-to-the-dons/|title = Connor Barron commits future to the Dons|publisher=Aberdeen FC|date= 4 January 2022}}
Barron left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season, upon the expiration of his contract.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Aberdeen: Barron, Roos and Stewart leaving, Hoilett could stay |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/crgg179d4kpo |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=BBC Sport}}
=Rangers=
On 20 June 2024, it was announced that Barron would join fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers for a fee to be decided by tribunal,{{cite web | url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/connor-barron-rangers-transfer-set-29421594 | title=Connor Barron Rangers move set for tribunal as Aberdeen warn offer isn't enough | date=25 June 2024 }} signing a four-year contract.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2024 |title=Rangers announce signing of Connor Barron |url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/rangers-announce-signing-of-connor-barron/3UAm5sQ3VQn1Iei42mSU7o |access-date=20 June 2024 |publisher=Rangers FC}}{{Cite web |date=20 June 2024 |title=Connor Barron: Rangers sign midfielder following Aberdeen exit |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3ggngey4yro |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}
International career
Barron has represented Scotland at under-16,{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-win-under-16-international-tournament/|title=Scotland win Under-16 International Tournament}} under-17 and under-21 levels.
In September 2024 he was called up to the full squad for games against Poland and Portugal, but was an unused substitute in both matches.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gz0g46rl0o
|title=Adams out of Scotland squad as Barron called up
|publisher=BBC
|date=3 September 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024}} He was called up again the following month as well.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c748y2y717yo
|title=Scotland call up Barron in place of Forrest
|publisher=BBC
|date=14 October 2024 |access-date=14 October 2024}} Barron made his international debut on 9 June 2025, as Scotland beat Liechtenstein 4-0, replacing Billy Gilmour in the 78th minute.{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Thomas |date=9 June 2025 |title=Adams hat-trick earns Scotland comfortable win in Liechtenstein |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cvg5zn4p785t |access-date=10 June 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web |title=AFC Heritage Trust - Connor Barron |url=https://afcheritage.org/football/players/connor-barron |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=afcheritage.org}} !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Aberdeen
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Scottish Premiership |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Scottish Premiership |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|Scottish Premiership |30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 42 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 76 | 2 | ||
| Brechin City (loan)
|13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 1 | |||
| Kelty Hearts (loan)
|Scottish League Two |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Rangers
|Scottish Premiership |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 46 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!114 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 4 |
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Honours
References
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Category:People from Kintore, Aberdeenshire
Category:Footballers from Aberdeenshire
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Aberdeen F.C. players
Category:Kelty Hearts F.C. players
Category:Brechin City F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
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