Connor Barron
 Barron with Rangers in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Clark Barron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kintore United | |||
| 2017–2020 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Aberdeen | 60 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Brechin City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Rangers | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U16[2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U17[3] | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Scotland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:50, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 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 Premiership side Rangers and the Scotland national team.[4]
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
[edit]Aberdeen
[edit]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]
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.[5] Two weeks earlier, he had signed a contract committing him to the Dons until 2024.[6] He was an unused substitute during Aberdeen's defeat in the 2023 Scottish League Cup final against Rangers on 17 December 2023.[7]
Barron left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season, upon the expiration of his contract.[8]
Rangers
[edit]On 20 June 2024, following the expiry of his contract with Aberdeen, it was announced that Barron would join fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers signing a four-year deal.[9][10] Due to Barron's age and him being club trained, Aberdeen were entitled to a transfer fee but negotiations between the clubs stalled, therefore, an SPFL tribunal was required to decided the compensation.[11] In December 2024, Aberdeen confirmed they had been awarded a fee of £639,920, with an additional £250,000 of performance-based adds and also a sell-on clause.[12]
On 3 August 2024, Barron made his debut for Rangers in a league match away to Heart of Midlothian.[13]
International career
[edit]Barron has represented Scotland at under-16,[14] 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.[15] He was called up again the following month as well.[16] Barron made his international debut on 9 June 2025, as Scotland beat Liechtenstein 4-0, replacing Billy Gilmour in the 78th minute.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | – | 42 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 76 | 2 | |||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League Two | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Rangers | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13[c] | 0 | – | 46 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | – | 63 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Kelty Hearts
Aberdeen
- Scottish League Cup runner up: 2023–24[20]
Rangers
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "C. Barron: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Connor Barron". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Connor Barron". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Connor Barron at Soccerbase
- ^ "Report | Job done for Dons against City". Aberdeen FC. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Connor Barron commits future to the Dons". Aberdeen FC. 4 January 2022.
- ^ McPheat, Nick (17 December 2023). "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ^ "Aberdeen: Barron, Roos and Stewart leaving, Hoilett could stay". BBC Sport. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Rangers announce signing of Connor Barron". Rangers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Connor Barron: Rangers sign midfielder following Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Connor Barron Rangers move set for tribunal as Aberdeen warn offer isn't enough". 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen seek reform as tribunal sets Barron fee". BBC Sport. 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Hearts 0-0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Scotland win Under-16 International Tournament".
- ^ "Adams out of Scotland squad as Barron called up". BBC. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Scotland call up Barron in place of Forrest". BBC. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Duncan, Thomas (9 June 2025). "Adams hat-trick earns Scotland comfortable win in Liechtenstein". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "AFC Heritage Trust - Connor Barron". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Scottish League 2: Kelty Hearts crowned champions at first attempt after win over Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen (17 Dec, 2023) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Conroy, Alison (15 December 2024). "Celtic 3-3 Rangers (5-4 pens): Daizen Maeda is Hoops hero with winning Scottish League Cup penalty". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2024.