Fraser Hornby

Fraser David Ingham Hornby (born 13 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish club Aberdeen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims. Hornby, who was born in Northampton, has represented Scotland in youth international competitions.

Fraser Hornby
Personal information
Full name Fraser David Ingham Hornby
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999[1]
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Aberdeen
(on loan from Reims)
Number 7
Youth career
Northampton Town
2014–2017 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Everton 0 (0)
2019–2020Kortrijk (loan) 12 (3)
2020– Reims 3 (0)
2021–Aberdeen (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2016 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 6 (2)
2018– Scotland U21 16 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:15, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:53, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Hornby joined Everton in September 2014, signing from Northampton Town for an initial fee of £65,500.[3] On 6 December 2017, Hornby was named in Everton's first team squad for the Europa League match away to Apollon Limassol.[4] A day later, he made his first-team debut, starting and playing 82 minutes in a 3–0 win.[5][6]

Hornby was loaned to Belgian club Kortrijk in August 2019.[7] On 25 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over RFC Seraing in the Belgian Cup.[8]

On 1 July 2020, Hornby joined Ligue 1 side Reims for an undisclosed fee.[9]

On 1 February 2021, Hornby joined Aberdeen on loan for the rest of the season.[10]

International career

Hornby has played for Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[11] He scored a hat-trick for the under-21 team in a 3–0 win against Andorra on 6 September 2018,[12] and then scored both goals in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands on 11 September.[13] By scoring a hat-trick against San Marino on 13 October 2020, Hornby became the record goalscorer for the Scotland under-21 team (with 10).[14]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former Northampton Town midfielder Lewis Hornby.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2017–18 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19 Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000001010
Kortrijk (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 123210000144
Reims 2020–21 Ligue 1 3000000030
Aberdeen (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Career total 173210010204
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Fraser Hornby". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "Player Profile, News & Stat: Fraser Hornby". premierleague.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Everton sign Northampton Town teenager Fraser Hornby". BBC Sport. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "Everton squad for Apollon Limassol Europa League match includes eight possible debutants". Liverpool Echo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. "APOLLON VS. EVERTON 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. Begley, Emlyn (7 December 2017). "Apollon Limassol 0 Everton 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. "Fraser Hornby: Scotland Under-21 striker leaves Everton for KV Kortrijk". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "AVEC TOUS LES HONNEURS". Royal Football Club Seraing. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. "HORNBY LEAVES EVERTON FOR REIMS". Everton F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. "Dons sign Scotland U21 international". Aberdeen FC. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. Fraser Hornby at the Scottish Football Association
  12. McLauchlin, Brian (6 September 2018). "Scotland U21 3–0 Andorra U21". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  13. "Fraser Hornby the star again as Scotland U21s sink Dutch". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  14. "San Marino U21s 0-7 Scotland U21s: Hornby sets scoring record in Euro qualifying thrashing". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  15. Lake, Jefferson (9 September 2014). "Cobblers youth-team midfielder completes move to Everton". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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