CHERRIES ace Ryan Fraser said he would not moan if he was overlooked by his country – and insisted his main priority was to succeed with his club.

A regular fixture in the Scotland under-21s in recent years, the stock of the 22-year-old winger has risen sharply this season.

And with Fraser's Premier League career taking off, the clamour has grown for the former Aberdeen ace to receive senior recognition.

Cherries legend Steve Fletcher was among those to tip Fraser to force his way into Gordon Strachan's plans, with the next squad poised to be announced in March ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Slovenia at Hampden Park.

Reflecting on his potential future in the Scotland set-up, Fraser told the Daily Echo: "I played under Ricky Sbragia and Billy Stark for the under-21s and I liked them as managers, and scored a couple of goals as well.

"I did alright and enjoyed it, because I came up through the age groups with all the other players. You saw other players making it into the senior team and were buzzing for them.

"But for me, if Scotland never comes, it never comes. It's one of those things where I want to be playing well for Bournemouth and, if a call-up happens, I'll be happy.

"If it happens this season, it happens but if it doesn't, I'm not going to moan about it. As long as I'm playing for Bournemouth, that's where I want to be performing."

Fraser has been one of the shining lights of Cherries' recent efforts in the Premier League, giving a superb display in the 3-3 draw with Arsenal earlier this month, hot on the heels of a match-winning performance against Liverpool in December.

The Aberdeen-born wide man is one of the longer-serving players in the Cherries camp having joined in January 2013 and he admitted his time in Dorset had passed in a flash.

Fraser added: "It's gone past so quickly. I still remember when the gaffer spoke to me and said he wanted to sign me and it's crazy how much time has flown by since then and how much we've progressed as a team.

"We've seen everyone get better as players and now we're in the Premier League.

"When I first came down, I had to fit in quite quickly. It was a different game to how it was in Scotland – it was faster and more physical and I had to get used to it.

"It was hard at first but I think my loan at Ipswich in the Championship last season helped me out massively.

"Mick McCarthy got different bits of my game to improve and I think that made me even better and, hopefully, I can kick on even further."