34 Facts About Kris Commons

Kristian Arran Commons was born on 30 August 1983 and is a professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Kris Commons made over 150 appearances for Forest in four years there, and helped them win promotion to the Championship in his final season.

Kris Commons then moved to Derby, again on a free transfer.

Kris Commons went on to win five Scottish League Championships, two Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup.

Kris Commons fell out of favour at Celtic during 2016 and was briefly loaned to Hibernian.

Kris Commons was released by Celtic in May 2017 and subsequently retired.

Kris Commons was born in England but qualified to play for Scotland, as his grandmother was born in Dundee.

Kris Commons made his Scotland debut in 2008, and went on to win twelve caps.

Kris Commons managed to come back from this and made his league debut the following season on 10 August 2002 in a scoreless draw against Sheffield Wednesday.

Kris Commons had a particularly productive last six matches scoring six and chipping in with a further four assists, though Forest ultimately came unstuck in the playoff semi-finals against Yeovil Town.

In June 2008 it was announced that Kris Commons had signed for Derby County on a free transfer, penning a three-year contract with the club.

Kris Commons ended his first season at Derby with five goals from 30 league starts.

An extended run in the first team followed and Kris Commons approached his best from and helped revive Derby's stuttering campaign and dragged them away from the relegation zone.

Kris Commons completed a full 90 minutes on just one occasion and managed just 11 league starts and a further nine substitute appearances, scoring three times.

In October 2010, the final year of his contract, Kris Commons expressed his desire to stay at Derby, though the club stated he would have to maintain his form if he hoped to earn a new deal.

Kris Commons's performance earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Week.

Kris Commons had now become an integral part of the Celtic side; playing just behind the main strikers, occasionally in a central role but more often fielded wide left.

The opening goal was set up by Kris Commons, who played a square pass to Ki Sung-Yeung which set up the Korean midfielder to score from distance with a powerful shot.

Kris Commons was struggling to match the form he had shown the previous season and, hampered by suspension and injuries, was no longer playing regularly.

Kris Commons had now regained the form he had shown when he first joined Celtic in 2011.

Kris Commons finished the season with both a League Championship winner's medal and a Scottish Cup winner's medal as Celtic completed a league and cup double.

Kris Commons finished the season as the top scorer in Scotland, netting 32 goals, and won both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year awards.

However, amidst speculation over his future at Celtic, Kris Commons began playing more regularly for the team.

On 5 February, Kris Commons signed a two-year extension keeping him at the club until 2017.

Kris Commons reacted with fury towards Ronny Deila and assistant boss John Collins.

Kris Commons did not feature at all under Rodgers, and was eventually released by the club in May 2017 following the end of his contract.

On 16 December 2016, Kris Commons signed for Hibernian on an emergency loan deal until 15 January 2017.

Kris Commons subsequently accepted that he would not be able to come back and said in August 2018 that he had retired from playing.

Kris Commons made his international debut in that game, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for James Morrison.

Kris Commons made his competitive debut for Scotland in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Macedonia on 6 September, again coming on as a substitute, this time for Paul Hartley.

Kris Commons was awarded the Sky Sports man of the match.

On 21 May 2013, Kris Commons announced his retirement from international football, having won 12 caps and scored two goals for Scotland.

Kris Commons's younger brother Spencer was a footballer, but his career was ended after he suffered a knee injury in 2002.

Kris Commons has set up her own charity, the Lola Commons Fund, which is intended to raise funds to create special care rooms for grieving parents at every maternity unit in Scotland.