Scott McGill (footballer)

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Scott McGill
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.84 m (6ft 0.5”)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stenhousemuir
Youth career
2006–2009 Hutchison Vale
2009–2010 Tynecastle Boys Club
2010–2020 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2025– Stenhousemuir 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:11, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Scott McGill (born 27 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Airdrieonians, Kelty Hearts, Raith Rovers and Dundalk.

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Early and personal life

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]

Career

Hearts

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.

Airdrieonians

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]

Kelty Hearts

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]

Raith Rovers

Following a loan spell at the club, McGill signed on a permanent basis with Raith Rovers during the summer of 2023. [13]

Dundalk

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]

Stenhousemuir

On 15 January 2025, McGill signed an 18 month contract with Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian U20 2019–20 [16] ———1 [a] 010
2021–22 [9] ———2 [a] 020
2022–23 [17] ———1 [a] 111
Total0000004141
Heart of Midlothian 2020–21 [18] Scottish Championship 1000300040
2021–22 [9] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2022–23 [17] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 1081000300040
Airdrieonians (loan) 2021–22 [9] Scottish League One 34420213 [b] 0415
Kelty Hearts (loan) 2022–23 [17] Scottish League One 12110001 [a] 0131
Raith Rovers (loan) 2022–23 [17] Scottish Championship 112———112
Raith Rovers 2023–24 [19] Scottish Championship 18010403 [c] 0260
Dundalk 2024 [20] LOI Premier Division 9010——100
Stenhousemuir 2024–25 [20] Scottish League One 00———00
Career total85750911111109
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in playoffs
  3. ↑ 2 appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup & 1 appearance in the playoffs

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  4. ↑ "Nine make step up". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  6. ↑ Sked, Joel (13 October 2020). "How the Hearts players rated in the 3–1 win over Raith Rovers to make it three wins from three in the Betfred Cup". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Robertson, Euan (21 July 2021). "Hearts youngster Scott McGill joins Airdrie on-loan in bid for regular football". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ↑ McConnell, Alison (21 July 2021). "Deadly double gives Airdrieonians first win over Motherwell in 20 years". The Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Players | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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  14. ↑ "New Dundalk FC signing Scott McGill says he wants to help the club push clear of the relegation". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ↑ https://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/2025/01/15/scott-mcgill-signs-18-month-deal/
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  18. ↑ "Games played by Scott McGill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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