Rory Currie (born 20 February 1998) is a Scottish

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who used to play for Lowland Football League club Tranent Juniors as a

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now a free agent. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, East Fife,

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, Linfield,

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and Tranent Juniors.

Career

Currie began his football career with

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's youth teams before leaving to join the

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Academy in January 2016 on a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season. Currie was released by Rangers in May 2016 but joined Heart of Midlothian. He made his professional debut for Heart of Midlothian as a 75th-minute substitute during a 3–0 home win against

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

on 28 November 2016. He followed this a month later with his second league appearance against

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on 30 December. In January 2017, he was named as one of the '' Daily Record''s Scottish footballing prospects for 2017 alongside Tony Gallagher,

Matthew Knox Matthew Knox (born 22 December 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He has previously played for Livingston, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City and Tranent Juniors. Career Knox grew up in Pre ...

, Ronan Hughes, Liam Burt and

Jack Aitchison Jack Aitchison (born 5 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City. Career Celtic Aitchison graduated from Celtic's school of excellence at St Ninians High School in Kirkintilloch in February 2016, ...

. Currie suffered a serious knee ligament injury in November 2017. He was subsequently loaned to East Fife,

and Linfield. Currie was released by Hearts after the 2019/20 season and was signed by

in August 2020.

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* 1998 births Living people Footballers from Lanark Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Rangers F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players East Fife F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1990s-stub