Graeme MacGregor (born 14 June 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays primarily as a defender. MacGregor was with

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as a youth and played for Scotland under-19. He was released by Bolton Wanderers in June 2012 and signed for St Mirren in September 2012. He then played for East Stirlingshire for two years, before signing for East Fife in July 2015.

Career

MacGregor began his career as a youth player for

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, before joining

aged 16 in 2009. He progressed through the youth teams before becoming a member of Bolton's

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. He made 12 appearances for the reserves during the 2011–12 season. On 31 January 2012, MacGregor joined

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team

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on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season, after impressing on trial. He was included in the squad for the first time on 7 April 2012, where he was an unused substitute in Hamilton's defeat to

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

. On 5 May 2012, he made his début on the last day of the season in a 2–2 draw with

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. At the end of the season his loan ended and he returned to Bolton, but was released by the club. On 10 September 2012, MacGregor signed for

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side St Mirren until the end of the 2012–13 season. In March 2013 MacGregor signed for East Stirlingshire; he was then released by them at the end of the 2014–15 season. He signed for East Fife in July 2015, making his competitive debut in a cup victory over

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. After six months with the Fifers, MacGregor moved to Linlithgow Rose where he stayed until the end of the 2015–16 season, subsequently returning to East Stirlingshire in June 2016 following their relegation to the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macgregor, Graeme 1993 births Living people Footballers from Falkirk Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Falkirk F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players East Stirlingshire F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Sauchie Juniors F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen