Allow me to introduce our chap of the hour, one Mr. Connor Barron. Born and raised on the dour shores of Scotland on 29 August 2002, and presently in his robust years of 22. They say he's a professional in the field of kicking round balls, a midfielder as they call it, applying his trade for the time being at Rangers.
Physically, he's not quite the towering representation of Scottish prowess you might envisage. Rather, he stands at a modest 5ft 8in (1.75m for those of you who dabble in metric), and weighing in at a respectable 10st 7lb (67kg). You'll recognise him easily enough, the lad sports the number 8 jersey.
Our Connor first trod the professional turf back in July 2017, signing on with Aberdeen in the Premiership. Not exactly the blazing start you'd hope for. He made 13 appearances in his debut season, but it seems consistency might be his saving grace as he featured 17 times in the following season, even managing to find himself in the right place at the right time to score a goal. His third season saw him on the pitch 29 times, again salvaging some pride with a goal.
In the managerial merry-go-round that is football, uprooting seems to be the name of the game. Barron was shipped off to Brechin City in September 2020, only to come crawling back to Aberdeen by June 2021 after a spell in the relative wilderness. And while with the Dons, he managed to make 59 appearances across 3 seasons, throwing a couple of goals in for good measure.
Ever in search of fresh challenges, our adventurous lad found himself at Kelty Hearts in August 2021. But it seems that wasn't quite to his taste and by January 2022, he was back amidst the familiar comforts of Pittodrie.
And then came the move. July 2024, undeterred by the eyebrows raised at the undisclosed fee, Rangers took a punt on him. The lad may have pulled the wool over their eyes though, as he's managed a rather uninspiring 25 appearances so far this season.
Despite his club-hopping tendencies, Barron has also represented Scotland at the international level. Not to forget his participations in the League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champion League qualifiers and the Europa League for Rangers. Quite the catalogue, indeed.
