Graham Dorrans

Graham Dorrans

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

International career

Dorrans represented Scotland at under-20 level and was selected for the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada. As of May 2009, he had been selected five times for the Scotland national under-21 football team. Dorrans was also selected for the Scotland national football B team in 2009, but withdrew due to injury. On 7 September 2009, Dorrans was called up for the first time for the senior squad to play the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifier. On 10 October 2009, he made his full Scotland debut in a friendly against Japan. Dorrans made his home debut for Scotland on 3 March 2010 in a 1–0 victory over the Czech Republic, earning the sponsor's Man of the Match award. Dorrans was often not selected for Scotland squads under the management of Gordon Strachan because they agreed he would not be selected if he was unlikely to play. They reached this arrangement due to Dorrans suffering from personal problems, as his daughter, Logan died at birth and another of his daughters contracted meningitis. Dorrans was recalled to the squad in October 2015, when other midfielders were unavailable.

Club career

Livingston

Dorrans came from the Barlanark area of Glasgow and spent a period of his youth training with Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He began his career at Livingston, emerging through the ranks alongside future international teammate Robert Snodgrass. He spent the first half of the 2005–06 season on loan at Partick Thistle. He made 15 league appearances, scoring five goals for the Glasgow side. Dorrans won the Scottish First Division Player's Player of the Year award at the end of the 2007–08 season.

West Bromwich Albion

After some good performances for Livingston during the 2007–08 season, Dorrans was approached by West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mowbray. In January 2008, Dorrans agreed to join West Brom at the end of the season for £200,000. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Dorrans won the Scottish First Division Players' Player of the Year award. In July his move to Albion was completed, but for an initial £100,000, which could possibly rise to £150,000 depending on appearances. He made his debut in the English Premier League for West Bromwich Albion on 21 December 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute against Manchester City. He was involved in Albion's first goal and won praise from Tony Mowbray after the game. Towards the end of the 2008–09 season, Dorrans signed an extended contract with West Brom. On 15 May, West Brom confirmed that Dorrans would be out for the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal bone. He scored his first…

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 March 2024

International

As of 12:17, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Club
Partick Thistle F.C. (2005–2005)
Club
West Bromwich Albion F.C. (2008–2015)
Club
Livingston F.C. (2005–2008)
Club
Norwich City F.C. (2015–2015)
Club
Scotland national under-20 football team (2007–2007)
Club
Scotland national under-21 football team (2008–2008)
Club
Scotland men's national football team (2009–)
League
Premier League
National team
Scotland

Legacy

Honours

Norwich City

Football League Championship play-offs: 2015 Individual

PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2009–10 Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 Championship

Clubs

Played together with

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Scottish footballer (born 1987)

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Graham Dorrans is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Johnstone Burgh.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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