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Cole McKinnon

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Cole McKinnon
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cambuslang, Scotland
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rangers
Number 93
Youth career
Drumsagard Football Academy
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rangers 2 (1)
2021East Fife (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023Partick Thistle (loan) 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:32, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Cole McKinnon[1] (born 29 January 2003) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, as a centre midfielder.

He has had loan spells with Scottish Professional Football League sides East Fife and Partick Thistle.

Career

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McKinnon, 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

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Rangers F.C.

References

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  1. ^ Cole McKinnon at Soccerway
  2. ^ "ACADEMY TRIO PEN NEW CONTRACTS". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ "RangersFC can today confirm loan moves for four Academy players". Twitter, Inc. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Heart of Midlothian 1-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Benfica 2-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
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