Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Alan Fraser | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 73 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Motherwell | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Montrose | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Birkirkara | 15 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Ross County | 70 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Elgin City | 16 | (0) |
Total | 180 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC). |
Michael Alan Fraser (born 8 October 1983 in Inverness, Scotland) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. During his career he played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell, Montrose, Birkirkara, Ross County and Elgin City.
Fraser signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2002. He was previously a talented shinty player with Glenurquhart Shinty Club but gave up the sport to pursue his professional ambitions. His first team breakthrough came when Mark Brown signed for Celtic in January 2007. Fraser made a memorable save in a 3–2 home win over Celtic the following season and was first-choice at Inverness until he conceded five goals against Rangers on 1 November 2008, after which he was dropped in favour of Ryan Esson.Fraser signed a pre-contract with Motherwell on 19 January 2009, and joined the club in the summer. He made his Motherwell debut in the UEFA Europa League qualifying defeat against Llanelli but rarely featured for Motherwell due to the arrival of John Ruddy on loan from Everton. The following season new signing Darren Randolph took the position of first-choice goalkeeper during Motherwell's pre-season and UEFA Europa League matches, again confining Fraser to the bench. On 31 August 2010, Fraser was released by Motherwell as he did not feature in the clubs plans.