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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fraser John Bryden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Dailly, Scotland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Carrick BC | ||
| 2014–2022 | Ayr United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Ayr United | 50 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Crusaders | 35 | (22) |
| 2026– | Chesterfield | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:36, 7 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:53, 21 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fraser John Bryden (born 1 June 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.[4]
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Born in Dailly,[3] Bryden began his career at Carrick BC at youth level, before signing for Ayr United; where he signed his first professional contract on 14 January 2022.[5]
Ayr United
[edit]Prior to signing his professional deal, Bryden made his senior league debut for Ayr as he came on as a 77th minute substitue for Michael Moffat during a 1–0 home win against Arbroath.[6] In February 2024, after going onto become a regular for the first team with the Honest Men; Bryden signed a new deal with the club that runs until the summer of 2026.[7]
On 5 July 2025, Bryden left Ayr United by mutual consent,[8] he made 72 appearances across all competitions for Ayr, scoring 9 times during his stay at Somerset Park.[4]
Queen of the South (loan)
[edit]On 23 August 2024, Bryden signed for Scottish League One club Queen of the South on a season–long loan.[9] He went onto make 20 appearances across all competitions for The Doonhamers, finding the back of the net twice as Queen of the South finished 3rd in the table; then coming up short against Cove Rangers in the the play–offs.[4][10][11]
Crusaders
[edit]On 15 July 2025, Bryden signed for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders on a two-year deal.[12] During his only season in north Belfast; Bryden scored 24 goals in 40 appearances,[13] and was voted Crusaders' Young Player of the Year.[14]
Chesterfield
[edit]On 27 July 2026, Bryden signed for League Two side Chesterfield for a fee of £120,000, with the Scotsmen penning a three–year deal.[15][16] He made his debut for Chesterfield on 8 August 2026, coming on as a 70th minute substitute for Lee Bonis during a 1–0 defeat against Fleetwood Town in Round One of the EFL Cup.[17][18] Bryden made his professional debut in the EFL a week later against the same opposition, as he came on for Lee Bonis in the 69th minute during the 1–0 defeat against Fleetwood Town in League Two.[19]
On 15 September 2026, he scored his first goal for The Spireites - in the 23rd minute during Chesterfield's 5–3 win at home against Manchester City U21 in the EFL Trophy.[20][21]
References
[edit]- ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2026/27 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Fraser Bryden". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Fraser Bryden". espn.co.uk.
- 1 2 3 Fraser Bryden at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Fraser Byden signs first professional contract with Ayr United". ayradvertiser.com. 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ayr United teenager Fraser Bryden earns dream call to swap terracing for debut under new boss Lee Bullen". dailyrecord.co.uk. 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Fraser Bryden thrilled to sort Ayr United future with new deal to 2026". dailyrecord.co.uk. 13 February 2024.
- ↑ @ayrunitedfc (5 July 2025). "Ayr United can confirm that Fraser Bryden has left the football club by mutual consent" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Welcome – Fraser Bryden". Queen of the South FC. 23 August 2024.
- ↑ "Queen of the South v Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Cove Rangers v Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Crusaders FC Sign Scottish Striker Fraser Bryden on Two-Year Deal". Crusaders FC. 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "What next for Crusaders after Fraser Bryden departure?". nifootballnews.com. 27 July 2026.
- ↑ @NIFWA (3 May 2026). "Fraser Bryden of Crusaders is Young Player of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Fraser Bryden joins Chesterfield". Chesterfield FC. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chesterfield Clinch £120,000 Deal For Striker Amid Sheffield Wednesday Interest". Football Lowdown. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Spireites out of Carabao Cup with defeat at Fleetwood". Chesterfield FC. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1–0 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chesterfield suffer home defeat to Fleetwood Town". Chesterfield FC. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Chesterfield 5-3 Manchester City U21". BBC Sport. 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ @chesterfieldfc (16 September 2026). "𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙧𝙮𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 💙👊" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 September 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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