Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6ft 0.5”) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Hutchison Vale | ||
2009–2010 | Tynecastle Boys Club | ||
2010–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 34 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2023 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Raith Rovers | 18 | (0) |
2024– | Dundalk | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Scott McGill (born 27 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundalk. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Airdrieonians, Kelty Hearts and Raith Rovers.
Born in Edinburgh, [1] McGill grew up in Chesser and attended Balgreen primary school, thereafter joining the SFA Performance Program at Broughton High school Edinburgh. [2] [3]
McGill played youth football for Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle and later for Heart of Midlothian. [3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2018. [4] He made his debut for Heart of Midlothian on 10 October 2020 in a 1–0 Scottish League Cup victory over Cowdenbeath, [5] and appeared again for them three days later in a 3–1 League Cup victory over Raith Rovers. [6] [1] McGill played 90 minutes in a 3-2 victory over East Fife in November 2020 in the Scottish League Cup.
He made his league debut for Hearts on 20 April 2021 in a goalless draw with Greenock Morton. [1] Scott made four appearances for Heart of Midlothian.
On 21 July 2021, he joined Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on loan until May 2022. [7] McGill scored on his debut for Airdrieonians in a 2–0 win in the League Cup against their Lanarkshire derby rivals Motherwell. [8] He went on to play 41 times and score 1 league cup goal and 4 league goals for Airdrieonians during the 2021–22 Scottish League One season. [9]
McGill was loaned to Kelty Hearts in August 2022. [10] He would make 13 appearances and would score 1 goal in a 2-0 league victory against Falkirk. McGill returned to his parent club Hearts in January 2023. [11] Later that month, he would join Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [12]
Following a loan spell at the club, McGill signed on a permanent basis with Raith Rovers during the summer of 2023. [13]
In June 2024, McGill signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on a permanent basis, signing under manager Jon Daly a coach at Heart of Midlothian when McGill was coming through the Academy. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Heart of Midlothian U20 | 2019–20 [15] | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [9] | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 [16] | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21 [17] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2021–22 [9] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Airdrieonians (loan) | 2021–22 [9] | Scottish League One | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 5 |
Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2022–23 [16] | Scottish League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Raith Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 [16] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
Raith Rovers | 2023–24 [18] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Dundalk | 2024 [19] | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | |||
Career total | 85 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 108 | 9 |
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