Scott Allardice

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Scott Allardice
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ross County
Number 6
Youth career
Dundee Rovers
Celtic Boys Club
Dundee
2010–2014 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Dundee United 9 (0)
2018East Fife (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019Dumbarton (loan) 12 (0)
2019 Bohemians 18 (0)
2020 Waterford 3 (0)
2020–2023 Inverness CT 70 (7)
2023– Ross County 14 (0)
International career
Scotland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Scott Allardice (born 31 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He began his career with Dundee United, making his first team debut in April 2017. He spent loan spells with East Fife and Dumbarton in 2018 before joining Bohemians in 2019. In 2020 he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle and player there until 2023, when he joined their Highland rivals Ross County. He has represented the Scotland national under-19 team.

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Early life

Scott Allardice was born in Dundee on 31 March 1998. He began his football career with Dundee Rovers and Celtic Boys Club before joining Dundee as a youth player. A pupil at St John's Roman Catholic High School, he joined the Dundee United youth programme based at the school in 2010, where he was coached by Ian Cathro. [2]

Club career

Allardice signed his first professional contract for Dundee United in June 2014, but missed most of the 2014–15 season due to a knee injury. [2] He made his first team debut against Falkirk in a Scottish Championship match on 8 April 2017. [3]

Allardice was loaned to East Fife in February 2018. [4] In May 2018 he signed a new one-year contract with Dundee United [5] before joining Scottish League One side Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal. [6] He made 13 appearances for Dumbarton before returning to United in January 2019. [7] He was released later that month, joining League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians after a successful trial. He would go on to wear the captains armband for Bohemians in his native Scotland as the Irish outfit took part in the Scottish Challenge Cup in place of club captain Derek Pender who was rested for the trip. [8] Allardice signed for League of Ireland team Waterford before the 2020 season commenced. [9]

In August 2020, Allardice joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a one-year deal. [10] He signed a two-year contract extension in January 2021. [11] He would play an important part for the Caley Jags over three seasons and helped the club to an unlikely 2023 Scottish Cup final appearance. [12]

In June 2023, Allardice would leave Inverness and join their Highland derby rivals, Scottish Premiership club Ross County. [12]

International career

Allardice has represented the Scotland under-19 team. [3]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 00000000
2015–16 Scottish Premiership00000000
2016–17 [13] Scottish Championship 5000001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2017–18 [14] Scottish Championship4000404 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
2018–19 Scottish Championship0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 010
Total90004060190
East Fife (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 110000000110
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 120100000130
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 18010401 [lower-alpha 2] 1241
Waterford 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division3000000030
Inverness CT 2020–21 Scottish Championship253304000323
2021–22 Scottish Championship20020406 [lower-alpha 3] 0320
2022–23 Scottish Championship25450501 [lower-alpha 2] 0364
Total707100130701007
Ross County 2023–24 Scottish Prmiership13000401 [lower-alpha 4] 0180
2024–25 Scottish Prmiership10003040
Total140007010220
Career total13771202801411928
  1. Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. three apperences in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three apperences in Premiership play-offs
  4. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Inverness CT

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