Liam Scott Fraser (born February 13, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Canada national team.

Club career

Early career

He began playing youth soccer with Waterloo United, Peach Arch AC, and Surrey Guildford. Fraser was part of the

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program until January 2013, when he moved to

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. Fraser was critical of the Whitecaps organization and cited a lack of opportunity as the main reason for his switch. He represented

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in both

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and the

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in 2015.

Toronto FC II

In 2015, Fraser was later called up to represent affiliate club

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, and went on to make 10 appearances during the

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. On June 6, 2015, Fraser made his professional debut in a 0–0 draw with

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. He signed his first professional contract on February 9, 2016, when he joined

on a permanent basis ahead of the

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. In 2017, amongst rumours that he would sign a first team deal with

, Fraser was listed #15 in the USL's annual 20 Under 20 list. During the 2017 offseason, Fraser would train with Danish club

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. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Toronto FC II would exercise the option on Fraser's contract for the 2018 season.

Toronto FC

He signed with

as a homegrown player on January 19, 2018. On April 14, 2018, Fraser made his debut for the first team, in a Major League Soccer game against the Colorado Rapids. Fraser would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by Toronto, keeping him with the club for 2020. On May 3, 2021, Fraser was loaned to fellow MLS side

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for the remainder of the 2021 season, with Toronto receiving $50,000 of General Allocation Money.

Deinze

In January 2022, Fraser joined

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side

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on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club on February 9 against

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Dallas

In August 2023, Fraser transferred to

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on August 30 against

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, as a substitute for

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. In November 2023 FC Dallas announced they had exercised Fraser's contract option, keeping him at the club. Fraser's contract was not renewed at the end of the 2024 season.

Crawley Town

On 3 February 2025, Fraser signed for

club

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Reading

On 23 July 2025, Fraser returned to League One following Crawley Town's relegation, joining

on a two-year deal.

International

Youth

Fraser was called up to the Under-20 Development Camp squad in

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in September 2015, but did not feature under coach Rob Gale. He was then called up for the Under-20 International Camp squad in

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in March 2016, but again failed to make his international debut. In August 2016, Fraser was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against

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In February 2017, Fraser was named to Canada's roster for the

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Fraser was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020.

Senior

After multiple camp call-ups in 2018 and 2019, Fraser made his debut for the Canadian senior team on October 15, 2019, as a substitute in a 2–0 win against the

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. In July 2021 Fraser was named to Canada's squad for the

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. In November 2022, Fraser was named to Canada's squad for the

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. He did not make an appearance at the tournament as Canada was eliminated in the group stage. In June 2023 Fraser was named to Canada's preliminary roster for the

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. Initially left off the roster, on June 26 he was called into the final squad along with Jayden Nelson as replacements for

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Columbus Crew *

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References

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