| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rory Currie | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Rangers | ||
| 2011–2015 | Celtic | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → East Fife (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Linfield (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020-2022 | Brechin City | 19 | (3) |
| 2022-2023 | Tranent Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 3 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Rory Currie (born 20 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who used to play for Lowland Football League club Tranent Juniors as a striker now a free agent. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Linfield, Brechin City and Tranent Juniors.
Career
Currie began his football career with Celtic's youth teams before leaving to join the Rangers Academy in January 2016 on a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season.[1]
Currie was released by Rangers in May 2016[2] but joined Heart of Midlothian.[3] He made his professional debut for Heart of Midlothian as a 75th-minute substitute during a 3–0 home win against Motherwell on 28 November 2016.[4] He followed this a month later with his second league appearance against Aberdeen on 30 December.[5]
In January 2017, he was named as one of the Daily Record's Scottish footballing prospects for 2017 alongside Tony Gallagher, Matthew Knox, Ronan Hughes, Liam Burt and Jack Aitchison.[6] Currie suffered a serious knee ligament injury in November 2017.[7] He was subsequently loaned to East Fife, Forfar Athletic and Linfield.[8]
Currie was released by Hearts after the 2019/20 season and was signed by Brechin City in August 2020.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17[10] | Premiership | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017–18[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| East Fife | 2018-19 | League One | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| Career total | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
References
- ↑ Hedworth, Alice (3 February 2016). "Academy Transfer Roundup". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ↑ Hedworth, Alice (4 May 2016). "Eight Academy Players To Leave". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
- ↑ "Five join U20s". Heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 13 June 2016.
- ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (28 November 2016). "Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (30 December 2016). "Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC.
- ↑ Wilson, Fraser (2 January 2017). "Six top Scottish football prospects to look out for in 2017". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
- ↑ Anderson, Barry (17 February 2018). "Hearts bulk up Rory Currie as striker goes through injury rehab". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rory Currie: Linfield sign Hearts striker on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Brechin boss Mark Wilson makes first new signing of summer as former Hearts striker Rory Currie joins City".
- ↑ "Games played by Rory Currie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Rory Currie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
External links
- Rory Currie at Soccerbase