Connor Goldson

Connor Goldson

Connor Lambert Goldson is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He began his career at Shrewsbury Town, and spent time on loan at Cheltenham Town. In 2015, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee. His career was interrupted in 2017, when a screening found that Goldson had a defect in his heart. He joined Glasgow Rangers in 2018.

About Connor Goldson in brief

Summary Connor GoldsonConnor Lambert Goldson is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He began his career at Shrewsbury Town, and spent time on loan at Cheltenham Town. In 2015, he signed for Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee. His career was interrupted in 2017, when a screening found that Goldson had a defect in his heart. He joined Glasgow Rangers in 2018. Goldson was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for 2014–15, along with teammate Ryan Woods. He also won both the supporters’ Player of the season and the Players’ player of the year at the club’s annual awards night for 2014-15.

He has also been utilised at right back, and as a central midfielder. He scored eight goals in 120 competitive matches, seven of which came in one season. He was awarded his first professional contract midway through his youth scholarship with Shrew’sbury Town in May 2010. He made his debut during a 5–1 away win at Lincoln City on 8 February 2011, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Jermaine Grandison. He played sporadically the following season as Shrew’sbury won promotion to League One. He captained the club for the first time on 12 August 2014, in a League Cup first round victory over Blackpool.