Darren McGeouch, (born 28 February 1990) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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Career

McGeouch started his career in

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's youth team before signing for

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the . The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greenock Morton in 1994 to celebr ...

in 2007, choosing the

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side over rivals St Mirren and

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

. He stayed at the club for two seasons, making no appearances before signing with

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

. On 7 November 2009, McGeouch scored his first goal in senior football in a 4-2 defeat for Stranraer by English side

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...

. McGeouch had two spells with Stranraer, the last of which ended in March 2011 when he signed for an amateur side in

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...

. In between these two spells at

Stair Park Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town. The par ...

, McGeouch was not with a club due to a change in personal circumstances, but did play in a few trial matches with his local

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club

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, and for his college side. In the summer of 2011, his first senior club Morton re-signed the now 21-year-old

. McGeouch made his début as a second-half substitute (for Peter MacDonald) in the 8-0

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victory over his former side Stranraer. He was released for a second time in May 2012. McGeouch joined

in February 2013 before moving to Irvine Meadow the following July. His brother, Dylan McGeouch, is also a professional footballer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGeouch, Darren 1990 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football midfielders Stranraer F.C. players Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen

Career

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