Oh, let's talk about Connor Barron, shall we? Born on the notable date of 29 August 2002 in the land of haggis and Irn-Bru, Mr Barron, now 22, can be seen gallivanting across football pitches and seems to fancy himself a midfielder. Though primarily seen scampering about the centre of the field, his defensive prowess is commendable. His current allegiance appears to be with the Rangers. He's no giant, mind you – standing at a very average 5ft 8in (or 1.75m in the modern world) and tipping the scales at a rather petite 10st 7lb (a feather-light 67kg). He's fondly known amongst his peers by his jersey number, #8.
Our young Barron started his grand football journey in July 2017, signing with Aberdeen as a bright-eyed trainee. He seemed more like a mascot back then with his debut season in 2021 - 2022 only marking 13 league appearances. It appears his wardrobe was adorned by Aberdeen's colours for a fair few seasons with a commendable increase in appearances from the 17 in the 2022 - 2023 season, where he managed to add a solitary goal to his CV, and then on to 29 appearances in the 2023 - 2024 season (with another single-goal tally).
Seems like he had something of a Scottish tour in September 2020, when he was shipped off from Aberdeen all the way to Brechin City on loan. Now Brechin City, beyond question, were overwhelmed by the presence of such a sparkling talent from Aberdeen and sent him back with high praise in June 2021.
In a twist of fate that surprised absolutely nobody - after his grand tour with Brechin City and a stint at Aberdeen - Barron soon found himself packed off to the sunny climes of Kelty Hearts in August 2021 on another loan. However, it seems Kelty Hearts too failed to offer the thrills the young man craved and he found himself returning back to Aberdeen like a prodigal son in January 2022.
By July 2024, he seemed to have become hot property and was snapped up by the Rangers from Aberdeen for an "undisclosed fee" (not to mention, a well-worn euphemism for pennies). The current season with the Rangers has already seen him grace the field 15 times in the league. Take note, football statisticians; this man is on a meteoric rise.
Beyond the regular league appearances, dear Barron has also whisked himself into the League Cup in the 2024 – 2025 season, the Champions League Qualifiers and even Europa League that same year; little doubt, of course, that each of these exemplary performances was with the Rangers – who else would it be?
