Fresh out of our good old Scottish homeland, Connor Barron, born 29 August 2002, spends his time trotting about the pitch as a central midfielder for our lot over at Rangers. Standing at a respectable 5ft 8in (1.75m), his 10st 7lb (67kg) frame isn't exactly what you'd call inconspicuous in the slight murky green of his number 8 jersey. Makes a lad proud to know that he's donned the dark blue of the Scots too.
Our young lad, Barron, ventured out on his football journey back in July 2017, in the midst of his adolescence, joining the Premiership's Aberdeen as a hopeful trainee. Fair to say, he didn't exactly set Pittodrie alight in his initial season, with only 13 first team appearances to his name in the 2021-2022 season. The subsequent season saw him rack up a marginally better 17 appearances and - wait for it - a single goal.
In the longing quest for game time, Barron was shipped off, still wet behind the ears, on loan to Brechin City in the Highland League in September 2020. One could only hope he appreciated the finer things in life up in the Highlands. Following this rather mysterious season, the lad returned back to Aberdeen in June 2021.
Despite this rather peculiar career choice, the lad demonstrated resilience, featuring 13 times in his comeback season and improving on the tally in his two follow-on seasons, making 17 and 29 appearances respectively. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Barron season without a customary single goal.
In August 2021, the lad strutted his stuff on another brief sojourn, this time to Kelty Hearts in the Scottish League One, only to return back to Aberdeen again in January 2022. Honestly, I can't tell if the lad misses the comfort of his training ground or simply can't resist the allure of the familiar Dons' green.
To much surprise, Barron was moved onto Rangers in July 2024, for an undisclosed fee that leaves us rather tantalisingly unaware of the perceived value of our travelling midfielder. His initiation season saw him feature 28 times, and having eked out eight appearances thus far in the current season, one can only hope for a disruption to the tragic narrative of his solitary goal contributions.
As for his tournament record, it certainly scratches away any surface-level glamour from his resume. Two substitute appearances in the League Cup 2025-2026, a solitary start in the Scottish Cup 2024-2025, a sub-vest-warming double appearance in the 2025-2026 Champions League Qualifiers, and a single start - highlighted by two substitute appearances - in the 2025-2026 Europa League. It's a CV that leaves much room for future endeavours, wouldn't you say?
