Mark Durnan

Mark Durnan (born 28 November 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Falkirk and has previously played for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic, as well as Arbroath, Stranraer and Elgin City on loan.

Mark Durnan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Falkirk
Number	5
Youth career
2006–2008	Clyde
2008–2010	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	St Johnstone	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Arbroath (loan)	9	(1)
2011	→ Stranraer (loan)	4	(0)
2012	→ Elgin City (loan)	17	(2)
2012–2015	Queen of the South	90	(14)
2015–2018	Dundee United	87	(8)
2018–2019	Dunfermline Athletic	13	(0)
2019–	Falkirk	22	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:25, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Durnan started his career in the youth system at Clyde before moving to St Johnstone in 2008 [1] but in his time at the Perth club, Durnan failed to have a first-team appearance. Whilst at the Saints, Durnan went out on loan to various clubs. In August 2010, Durnan moved out on loan to Arbroath.[2] On 23 August 2011, Durnan was loaned out to Stranraer for one month [3] and on 11 January 2012, Durnan was loaned out to Elgin City for the remainder of that season.[4]

Queen of the South

On 25 July 2012, Durnan signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South, signing a one-year contract.[5] In his first season at the club Queens won the 2012–13 Scottish Second Division title [6][7] and the Scottish Challenge Cup.[8] On 19 April 2013, Durnan signed a new one-year contract with the Doonhamers.[9] At the end of that season, Durnan was one of six Queens players named in the PFA Scotland 2012–13 Second Division Team of the Year.[10] On 7 January 2014, Durnan extended his contract with the Dumfries club.[11]

Dundee United

In June 2015, Durnan signed a three-year contract with Dundee United.[12] Durnan scored his first goal for the club on 23 January 2016 in a 5–1 win over Kilmarnock.[13] Durnan spent three seasons at Tannadice, before being released by the Terrors in May 2018.[14]

Dunfermline

After leaving the Arabs, Durnan signed for Dunfermline Athletic during the 2018 close season [15] and was released in May 2019 after only one season with the Pars.[16]

Falkirk

On 21 June 2019, Durnan signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One club Falkirk.[17]

Career statistics

As of 21 June 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2010–11[18]	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011–12[18]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arbroath (loan)	2010–11[18]	ScottishThird Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Stranraer (loan)	2011–12[18]		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Elgin City (loan)	2011–12[18]		17	2	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	2
Queen of the South	2012–13[19]	Scottish Second Division	32	6	1	0	3	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	2	41	8
	2013–14[20]	Scottish Championship	28	5	3	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	35	5
	2014–15[21]		30	3	3	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	38	3
	Total		90	14	7	0	6	0	11	2	114	16
Dundee United	2015–16[22]	Scottish Premiership	28	2	3	0	2	0	—		33	2
	2016–17[23]	Scottish Championship	32	4	1	0	4	0	9[lower-alpha 5]	1	46	5
	2017–18[24]		27	2	2	1	4	1	3[lower-alpha 6]	0	14	2
	Total		87	8	6	1	10	1	12	1	115	11
Dunfermline Athletic	2018–19[25]	Scottish Championship	13	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	20	0
Falkirk	2019-20	Scottish League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			220	25	14	1	21	1	26	3	281	30

1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
5. Three appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; six appearances in the Premiership play-offs
6. Three appearances in the Premiership play-offs

References

1. "Mark Durnan St Johnstone player profile". St Johnstone F.C. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
2. Ralston, Gary (1 September 2010). "Transfer deadline diary". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
3. "Durnan and McGregor help the Blues". Scottish Professional Football League. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. Christie, Craig (11 January 2011). "Elgin sign St Johnstone defender". The Northern Scot. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. Lithgow, Ewan (25 July 2012). "Mark Durnan Signs Up". Queen of the South F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
6. McNair, Andrew (29 March 2013). "Queen of the South are the champions". Dumfries & Galloway Standard. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
7. Rinaldi, Giancarlo (28 March 2013). "Queen of the South savour Second Division title victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
8. Miller, Stevie (7 April 2013). "Queen of Sth 1–1 Partick (Queen of South win 6–5 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
9. McNair, Andrew (19 April 2013). "Queens make four signings for next season". Dumfries & Galloway Standard. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
10. McNair, Andrew (3 May 2013). "Six Queens players in team of the year as coach Johnston nominated for top award". Dumfries & Galloway Standard. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
11. "Five Players Extend Their Contracts". Queen of the South F.C. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
12. "Dundee United sign former Queen of the South defender Mark Durnan". STV Sport. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
13. McLauchlin, Brian (23 January 2016). "Dundee United 5–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
14. "Captain Willo Flood among Dundee United departures". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
15. "List of SPFL summer signings". SPFL. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
16. "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
17. "BAIRNS SEAL DURNAN DEAL".
18. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
19. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
20. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
21. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
22. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
23. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
24. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
25. "Games played by Mark Durnan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.