Cole McKinnon

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	48
Youth career
	Drumsagard Football Academy
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Rangers	2	(1)
2021	→ East Fife (loan)	9	(0)
2022–2023	→ Partick 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

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

Rangers F.C.

• Scottish League Cup: 2023-24 ^[6]

References

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.

External links

• Cole McKinnon at Soccerbase