Iain Fraser (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 3, 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Jedburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Hartwick College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 206 | (19) |
| 1987 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1988 | Toronto Blizzard | ||
| 1989 | Hamilton Steelers | ||
| 1990–1991 | Montreal Supra | ||
| 1991–1992 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 40 | (14) |
| 1993–1994 | Colorado Foxes | ||
| 1992–1995 | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | 97 | (36) |
| 1996 | New England Revolution | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Sacramento Knights (indoor) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 17 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1997 | Canada | 30 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iain Fraser (born April 3, 1964 in Jedburgh, Scotland) is a former Canadian professional soccer player.
Fraser is known as one of the first players drafted by Major League Soccer upon its creation, as well as the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit Fraser v. Major League Soccer against the league. The sporadic nature of professional soccer in the 1980s and 1990s in North America forced Fraser to become something of a journeyman, playing in numerous indoor and outdoor leagues.
Although born in Jedburgh, Scotland, he grew up in Burlington, Ontario. Fraser attended Hartwick College in New York on a soccer scholarship. Graduating in 1986, Fraser played on three Division I NCAA tournament teams at Hartwick, playing in the Final Four in both 1984 and 1985. He was inducted into the Hartwick College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
After graduating, Fraser was drafted in the second round by the Kansas City Comets of the original Major Indoor Soccer League. He would play for the indoor club for five years before joining the Baltimore Blast for the 1991/92 season. After the MISL folded, Fraser joined the Kansas City Attack of the indoor National Professional Soccer League in 1994. He stayed with Kansas City for three years despite interest from the rival Continental Indoor Soccer League.
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