Glenn Middleton
Middleton playing for Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Glenn Middleton[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 15
Youth career
Northampton Town
2012–2017 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Norwich City 0 (0)
2018–2022 Rangers 15 (2)
2019 → Hibernian (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Bradford City (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → St Johnstone (loan) 9 (2)
2021–2022 → St Johnstone (loan) 28 (1)
2022– Dundee United 25 (3)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2014–2017 Scotland U17 14 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 18 (4)
2018–2021 Scotland U21 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Glenn Middleton (born 1 January 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Dundee United. He made 22 appearances for the Scotland under-21 team.

Early life

Born in Glasgow, Middleton was a keen supporter of Rangers as a child. His family relocated to the Northampton area in 2006, and he spent some time developing in the youth teams at Northampton Town.[3][4]

Club career

Norwich City

Middleton joined Norwich City's Academy in 2012, graduating through their youth system. He was given the squad number 43 for the first team during the 2017–18 season and was also named in the squad as a substitute in a FA Cup 3rd round match against Southampton on 18 January 2017.[5]

Rangers

Having found his senior opportunities limited at Norwich City, Middleton joined Rangers on 31 January 2018,[6] reuniting with former Canaries youth coach Graeme Murty who was the Gers manager at the time of his arrival.[3][4]

2018–19

Under Murty's successor Steven Gerrard, Middleton made his competitive debut for Rangers in a 2–0 win for Rangers against FK Shkupi in the Europa League on 12 July 2018 at Ibrox Stadium,[7] with Middleton being widely praised for his performance on his debut.[8] He scored his first goal for Rangers when he came on as a substitute in a 4–0 win against Dundee two months later.[9] On 26 October, Middleton signed a five-year contract with Rangers that tied him to the club until the summer of 2023.[10]

2019–20: Loans to Hibernian and Bradford

Middleton was loaned to Hibernian in August 2019.[11] He made eight appearances for Hibernian, but none after 30 October, and the loan was curtailed on 27 December.[12] He was then loaned to Bradford City on 31 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[13]

2021–2022: Loans at St Johnstone

On 25 January 2021, Middleton joined St Johnstone on loan for the remainder of the season.[14] He was cup-tied and missed out on their victory in the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup,[15] but then featured as the Saints also won the 2020–21 Scottish Cup.[16] He returned on loan to McDiarmid Park in August 2021 and remained there for the whole season.[16]

Dundee United

In July 2022, Middleton joined Dundee United from Rangers for an undisclosed transfer fee, on a three-year contract.[17]

International career

Middleton has represented Scotland at several age levels, up to and including the under-21 team.[18]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[19] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2018–19[21] Scottish Premiership 15 2 1 0 2 2 10[a] 1 28 5
2019–20[22] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[23] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 2 1 0 3 2 10 1 29 5
Hibernian (loan) 2019–20[22] Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Bradford City (loan) 2019–20[22] English League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
St Johnstone (loan) 2020–21[23] Scottish Premiership 9 2 4 1 0 0 — 13 3
2021–22[24] Scottish Premiership 28 1 1 0 2 1 4[b] 0 35 2
Career total 61 5 6 1 7 3 12 1 88 10
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League and the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

St Johnstone

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Glenn Middleton". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Andrew Smith (3 February 2018). "Graeme Murty says Glenn Middleton can break into Rangers team". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b Christopher Jack (25 April 2018). "Glenn Middleton living the dream at Rangers but the winger still has plenty of ambitions to achieve at Ibrox". Evening Times. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Southampton 1 Norwich City 0". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Rangers: Winger Glenn Middleton, 18, joins from Norwich City". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Rangers 2–0 FK Shkupi". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ Black, James (13 July 2018). "Rangers old failings were still evident in Steven Gerrard's debut but Glenn Middleton is a star in the waiting". Daily Record.
  9. ^ "Rangers 4-0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 15 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Winger Glenn Middleton signs new Rangers deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Hibernian: Glenn Middleton completes loan switch from Rangers". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Glenn Middleton returns to Rangers from Hibs". BBC Sport. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Glenn Middleton: Rangers midfielder completes Bradford City loan move". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Middleton moves to McDiarmid". St Johnstone FC. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  15. ^ "St Johnstone's on-loan winger Glenn Middleton will not feel out as he looks to make first start". thecourier.co.uk. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "Glenn Middleton: Rangers winger back at St Johnstone on loan". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ and scored on his home debut v AZ Alkmaar in the europa conference league third qualifying round Glenn Middleton: Dundee United sign winger from Rangers for undisclosed fee, BBC Sport, 29 July 2022
  18. ^ "Practise makes perfect for Glenn Middleton and Scotland's Under-21s". Scottish Football Association. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Glenn Middleton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by Glenn Middleton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Glenn Middleton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Glenn Middleton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  25. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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