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Graham Dorrans (born 5 May 1987) is a Scottish professional
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who plays as a
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. He began his football career at Scottish club Livingston, before joining English club
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in 2008. In the 2009–10 season, he helped West Bromwich Albion gain promotion to the Premier League and was named in the
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in the process. He signed for
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in 2015, and then moved to Rangers in 2017. After a couple of years there mired by injury issues, he regained his fitness with Dundee before moving to
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in 2020. Dorrans would return to Scotland the following year, signing with
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. Dorrans has represented Scotland at under-20, under-21, and senior levels. He was a member of the Scotland squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his full international debut for
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in October 2009, and has made 12 international appearances in total.


Club career


Livingston

Dorrans came from the Barlanark area of
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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
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. 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
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manager
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. 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
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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
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for
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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.Lepkowski, Christopher
Dorrans impresses on debut for Baggies
, ''Birmingham Mail'', 22 December 2008.
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
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bone. He scored his first goal for West Brom in a
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tie at Bury on 11 August 2009. The 2009–10 season saw Dorrans break into the West Brom team and his performances led to reported interest from several Premier League clubs. On 4 January 2010, Dorrans signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal at ''the Baggies''. He scored a 30-yard free kick against Preston North End on 21 March. Dorrans was then named PFA fans' Championship player of the month for March 2010, following his impressive performances. In ''
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'' on 20 March 2010, he was described as, "Composed, creative, combative, and consistent, Dorrans is easily the best all-round midfielder seen at West Brom since Bryan Robson." In April 2010 West Brom rejected an offer of £4 million from
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for Dorrans, and a further £5 million bid on 8 July 2010. On 19 July 2010, Dorrans signed a new four-year deal with West Brom. Dorrans was made available for transfer by West Brom in January 2013, after he was left out of a matchday squad. He had a "difficult start" to the 2013–14 season, during which he made 16 appearances. Despite this, he played more under new head coach
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, leading to Dorrans signing a three-year contract with West Brom in July 2014.West Brom: Graham Dorrans agrees new three-year contract
BBC Sport.


Norwich City

In February 2015, Dorrans joined Norwich City on loan for a month, which was later extended until the end of the 2014–15 season. The move was made permanent on 27 May 2015, just a few days after Dorrans helped the side win promotion to the Premier League, via the Playoff Final.


Rangers

On 6 July 2017, Dorrans moved from
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to Rangers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1.3 million. He made his league debut for Rangers on 6 August 2017 and scored both goals in a 2–1 win over Motherwell. Dorrans injured an ankle in a match against Kilmarnock on 25 October, and the injury subsequently required surgery. On 2 September 2019, Dorrans was released from Rangers after an injury-plagued stint with the club.


Dundee

Dorrans signed a one-year deal with Dundee on 20 September 2019. He made his first appearance the next day as a substitute against
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, despite not yet having trained with his new teammates. He scored his first goal for Dundee on 27 December in the
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against
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. Dorrans signed a new 18-month contract with the Dee on 22 January 2020, keeping him at the club until 2021. In November 2020, Dorrans enacted a clause in his new contract, allowing him to leave by mutual consent to join another team overseas.


Western Sydney Wanderers

On the 9th of November 2020 Dorrans signed a two year contract with the Wanderers who play in the Australian A-League. He scored his first goal for the club with a 40 meter lob on
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who was playing high up the pitch as a sweeper keeper following a Macarthur FC corner. Dorrans scored his second goal in the next match with a penalty against
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. In July 2021, Dorrans left
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following one season in Australia.


Dunfermline Athletic

Following his release from
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, Dorrans returned to Scotland in July 2021 to sign with
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side
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on a two-year deal. Dorrans would grab his first goal for the ''Pars'' in an away win against Queen of the South in January 2022. On 2 September, Dorrans left the club by mutual consent.


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
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. Dorrans was also selected for the
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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
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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
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, earning the sponsor's Man of the Match award. Dorrans was often not selected for Scotland squads under the management of
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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.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Norwich City * Football League Championship play-offs: 2015


References


External links


Graham Dorrans profile
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