Aaron Church

Career
Church worked his way through the Rangers youth setup and gained his pro contract in the 22/23 but did not make an appearance for the first team. The next season came and he was loaned out to Ross County where he preformed well, scoring two and assisting one within only 13 games. He returned to Rangers for the 24/25 season and only appeared in 2 games from the bench. Gateshead noticed Rangers wernt renewing his contract so they managed to bring him in on a £3.5k a week contract. With him having huge potential, Ireland was happy to do so. Although he was a youngster he played his part in getting Gateshead to the play-offs in the 25/26 season. He played 43 times, scoring 1 and assisting one from deep in midfield. The 26/27 season came and Church managed to play a lot of games in the title push. This was due to multiple injuries from club captain Fuchs. He appeared 42 times and assisted twice in the title winning season. His first year in the Championship for Gateshead went well, 34 games and one assist. This help keep them there for another year. Church was only 23 for the 28/29 season, so his stamina was very good. This allowed him to play 37 games in the season and provide 5 assists from deep in midfield which in turn gave him his best average rating of his whole Gateshead career (6.97). His last season at the club saw him fall down the pecking order with new players coming into the mix, he played 13 games up to January 2030 where he was sold to Scottish side Hearts where he unfortunately struggling to get into the first team and was demoted. He scored one goal and assisted 10 in 169 games over 4.5 seasons for the club.