Christopher Robert Mochrie (born 7 April 2003)[3] is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dunfermline Athletic, on loan from Dundee United.[4] He holds the record as the youngest player to appear for the Dundee United first team after making his debut in 2019.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Robert Mochrie[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Dunfermline Athletic (on loan from Dundee United) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Logie Harp Boys Club | |||
Dundee United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Dundee United | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Montrose (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2022– | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 7 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 4 | (1) |
2021– | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 15 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:59, 27 October 2019 (UTC) |
Born in Dundee, Mochrie played for Logie Harp Boys Club before joining the Dundee United Academy.[5] He also attended the Scottish Football Association Performance School programme based at St John's Roman Catholic High School.[6] 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.[7][8][nb 1]
In October 2020, Mochrie joined Scottish League One side Montrose on loan.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] He made his Scottish Premiership debut and first league start against Heart of Midlothian the following month.[12]
In August 2022 Mochrie joined League One side Dunfermline Athletic on a season long loan.[13]
Mochrie 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.[12]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Dundee United U21 | 2021–22[21] | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Montrose (loan) | 2020–21[20] | Scottish League One | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 2 |
Career total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. – current squad | |
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