Harry Cochrane (born 24 April 2001) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for Queen of the South, having previously played for Heart of Midlothian, as well as loan spells with

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and Montrose.

Career

Youth football

Cochrane attended Kirklandpark Primary in

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and later studied at

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where he was part of the

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Performance School. Cochrane began his football career with

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, before transferring to Heart of Midlothian at under-13 level.

Hearts

In June 2017 Cochrane signed a professional contract with Hearts, which committed him to the club until 2020. The following month he played in all four of the first team's pre season friendlies, netting in a 4–1 win against Linfield. On 15 August 2017, Cochrane played for Hearts Under-20s in the

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. He made his first team debut for Hearts, aged 16, on 30 September 2017, playing from the start in a 2–1 defeat against

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. In doing so he became the first

Performance School graduate to start a

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game. Cochrane scored the opening goal in Hearts' 4–0 win over

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on 17 December 2017, a result that ended Celtic's 69-game unbeaten run in domestic matches. In doing so he became the club's youngest league goalscorer. The following week he was sent off in a match against

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for a second bookable offence. In April 2018, Cochrane signed a new contract with Hearts, which ran until 2021. Cochrane, along with Hearts teammate Anthony McDonald, moved on a season-long loan to

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side

on 30 August 2019. On 30 October 2020, Cochrane joined

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club Montrose on loan until January 2021. The loan agreement was later extended to the end of the season. In April 2021, it was announced that Cochrane was set to leave Heart of Midlothian at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract.

Queen of the South

On 24 July 2021, Cochrane signed a two-year deal with

club Queen of the South after a successful trial period.

International career

He was a member of the Scotland under-16 Victory Shield squad. He was called up to represent Scotland at under-17 level in October 2017, however was withdrawn from the squad by Hearts manager

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, as he felt the "experience of being involved and perhaps playing in the first team at this minute in his career is more valuable than playing an international game."

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochrane, Harry 2001 births Living people People from Strathaven Footballers from Glasgow People educated at Grange Academy, Kilmarnock Scottish footballers Association football midfielders Rangers F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland youth international footballers Montrose F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Footballers from South Lanarkshire