Scott Mercer

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Scott Mercer
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bonnyrigg Rose
Youth career
2005–2013 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Dunfermline Athletic 1 (0)
2013 → Albion Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2017 East Fife 54 (1)
2017–2020 Queen of the South 86 (1)
2020–2021 Falkirk 16 (1)
2021–2023 East Fife 55 (5)
2023- Edinburgh City 27 (1)
2024 - Bonnyrigg Rose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Scott Mercer (born 18 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bonnyrigg Rose and has also previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Albion Rovers (loan spell), East Fife, Queen of the South and Falkirk.

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Career

Born in Kirkcaldy, [2] Mercer began his career with Dunfermline Athletic in 2005, progressing through the club's youth set-up. [3] On 8 November 2013, Mercer joined Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers on loan for one month, [4] making his only appearance in a league match versus Berwick Rangers. [5] After the Pars went into administration in 2013, Mercer played once for the club in a Scottish League One match versus Rangers, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Craig Dargo. [6] Mercer did not feature for the club at all during the 2014–15 season and following the arrival of new manager Allan Johnston, Mercer was released by the club, along with seventeen other players. [7]

After departing the Pars, Mercer signed for East Fife in July 2015. [8] Mercer's first start for the club was in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Falkirk [9] with his first league start versus East Stirlingshire. [10] In his first season, Mercer was ever-present in the Methil club's defence, playing a total of 41 matches and scoring one goal versus Montrose. [11] This helped the club win automatic promotion to Scottish League One. [12]

Mercer's second season with the club started brightly, with the defender assisting the club in their quest to consolidate their position in the third tier of Scottish football. Mercer's impressive performances in Fife alerted the attention of newly appointed Queens manager Gary Naysmith, who Mercer previously worked under in Methil. On 12 January 2017, Mercer signed for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship for an undisclosed fee. [13]

On 28 April 2018, Mercer extended his contract to remain with the Doonhamers until the end of the 2018-19 season. [14] On the same day, Mercer sustained a broken foot after 16 minutes of Queens final league match of the 2017-18 season at Glebe Park versus Brechin City. [15] On 24 November 2018, Mercer scored his first goal for Queens, scoring the final goal versus Formartine United at Palmerston in the third round of the Scottish Cup in a 4–1 win. [16] On 11 June 2019, Mercer extended his contract to remain with Queens until the end of the 2019-20 season. [17]

On 24 July 2020, Mercer signed a one-year deal with Falkirk. [18] He returned to East Fife during the 2021 close season. [19]

Career statistics

As of 25 July 2020 [2]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2013–14 Scottish League One 1000000010
2014–15 0000000000
Total1000000010
Albion Rovers (loan)2013–14 Scottish League Two 1000000010
East Fife 2015–16361202010411
2016–17 Scottish League One 180204020260
Total541406030671
Queen of the South 2016–17 Scottish Championship 110000000110
2017–18 200102030260
2018-19 321415060472
2019-20 230103110281
Total861611011001123
Falkirk 2020-21 Scottish League One 0000000000
Career total14121011611301804

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Mercer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Scott Mercer at Soccerbase OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "U20s squad - Scott Mercer". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Scott Mercer out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "League 2: Berwick Rangers 2–1 Albion Rovers". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Rangers". BBC. BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "18 Pars players released". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Murray moves to East Fife". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Irn-Bru Cup: Falkirk 3–1 East Fife". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "East Stirlingshire 1–0 East Fife". BBC. BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Montrose 1–4 East Fife". BBC. BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Clyde 0–0 East Fife". BBC. BBC Sport. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Scott Mercer Joins". Queen of the South. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "QosFC: Manager Thanks Players as Rebuild Begins".
  15. ↑ "Championship: Brechin City vs Queen of South | 2018-04-28". spfl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Auchinleck make fourth round of cup". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "QosFC: Scott Returns".
  18. ↑ "Scott Mercer Signs!". 24 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Scott Mercer Returns to Bayview".
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