Declan Glass

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Declan Glass
Personal information
Full name Declan David Glass [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 21
Youth career
Hutchison Vale Boys Club
2015– Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Dundee United 19 (1)
2019 → Airdrieonians (loan) 12 (1)
2019–2020 → Cove Rangers (loan) 16 (6)
2020 → Partick Thistle (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Kilmarnock (loan) 6 (0)
2022 → Derry City (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Cove Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Declan David Glass (born 7 June 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cove Rangers, on loan from Dundee United. He made his senior debut for Dundee United in October 2017, and has also played on loan for Airdrieonians, Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock and Derry City.

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Early life

Glass was born in Edinburgh on 7 June 2000 and grew up in Tranent, East Lothian, where he attended St Martin's Roman Catholic Primary School and Ross High School. [3] He played youth football for Edinburgh-based Hutchison Vale Boys Club before joining Dundee United as a youth player in 2015. [4]


Club career

Dundee United

Glass signed professionally for Dundee United prior to the 2017–18 season. [5] He made his first team debut as a last-minute substitute in a 2–0 Scottish Championship win at Dumbarton in October 2017. [3] [6]

Glass was loaned to League One team Airdrieonians in January 2019. [7] In July 2019 he went on loan again, joining Cove Rangers in League Two until the following January. [8] Glass joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle in a loan deal on 24 September 2020. [9] This deal was scheduled to last for the rest of the 2019/20 season, but was curtailed after Glass suffered a knee injury.[ citation needed ]

Glass was loaned to Kilmarnock in February 2022. [10]

On 29 July 2022, Glass signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City on a year long loan. [11] [12] He made his debut for the club the following day, scoring a first half hat-trick in a 7–0 win over non-league side Oliver Bond Celtic in an FAI Cup first round tie. [13]

On 6 January 2023, Glass rejoined Cove Rangers, now two divisions higher in the Scottish Championship, until the end of the season. [14]

International career

Glass was called up to the Scotland under-18 schoolboys squad in December 2016 for the Centenary Shield tournament. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 October 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2017–18 [16] Scottish Championship 2000000020
2018–19 [17] Scottish Championship2000412 [lower-alpha 1] 081
2019–20 [18] Scottish Championship5020000070
2020–21 [19] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2021–22 [20] Scottish Premiership9100000091
2022–23 [21] Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total191204120272
Airdrieonians (loan) 2018–19 [17] Scottish League One 121100000131
Cove Rangers (loan) 2019–20 [18] Scottish League Two 16600213 [lower-alpha 1] 0215
Partick Thistle (loan) 2020–21 [22] Scottish League One 0000000000
Kilmarnock (loan) 2021–22 [22] Scottish Championship 6000001 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Derry City (loan) 2022 [22] LOI Premier Division 4033000073
Career total5766362607511
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

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  2. ↑ "Declan Glass". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tranent teenager Declan Glass makes Dundee United debut just months after leaving school". East Lothian Courier. Haddington. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Declan Glass". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Five sign professional contracts". Dundee United FC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dumbarton 0-2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Durent, Jamie. "Cove Rangers add Declan Glass on loan from Dundee United until January". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Loan News: Declan Glass joins on season-long loan". Partick Thistle FC.
  10. ↑ "Midfielder Declan Glass sees window of opportunity at Kilmarnock". 2 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Dundee United midfielder Declan Glass joins Derry City on-loan for a year". www.derryjournal.com. 29 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Declan Glass Signs". 29 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Temple, Alan (31 July 2022). "Dundee United prospect bags HAT-TRICK on dream debut debut following loan switch".
  14. ↑ "Glass Is Hartley's First Signing". Cove Rangers FC. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Harper, Gavin (18 December 2016). "Tranent footballer Declan Glass called up to national side". East Lothian Courier. Haddington. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Declan Glass in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Declan Glass in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Declan Glass in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Declan Glass in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Declan Glass in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Declan Glass in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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