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Scotland national under-21 football team

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Scotland under-21
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachScot Gemmill[1]
Most capsChristian Dailly (35)[2]
Top scorerFraser Hornby (10)[3]
First colours
Second colours
First international
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 0 – 0 Scotland Scotland
12 October 1976
Biggest win
San Marino San Marino 0 – 7 Scotland Scotland
13 October 2020[3]
Biggest defeat
England England 6 – 0 Scotland Scotland
13 August 2013
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1980)
Best resultSemi-finalists (1982, 1992, 1996)

The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team.

As a European under-21 team, Scotland compete in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is usually held every other year. The team has qualified for the final stages of these Championships on six occasions, although not since 1996. There is no global tournament for under-21 national teams. Performance in the European Championship determines qualification for football at the Summer Olympics, which Scotland is unable to compete in.

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Scottish Football Association

Scottish Football Association

The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations. It was formed in 1873, making it the second oldest national football association in the world. It is not to be confused with the Scottish Football Union, which is the name that the SRU was known by until the 1920s.

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a 96-mile (154-kilometre) border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands.

Scotland national football team

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Scotland, as a country of the United Kingdom, is not a member of the International Olympic Committee, and therefore the national team does not compete in the Olympic Games. The majority of Scotland's home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics.

1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1994–96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. Italy U-21s won the competition for the third consecutive time.

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics

Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932. Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games.

History

Scotland played under-23 international matches, mainly friendlies against England and Wales, from 1955 until 1975.[4] Scotland first entered the UEFA competition for under-23 national teams in 1975–76. Scotland reached the quarter-finals, but were eliminated on a penalty shootout by the Netherlands. An under-21 team then came into existence, replacing the under-23 team, when UEFA reduced the age limit.[5]

Scotland under-21s have reached the last four of the European tournament three times (1982, 1992 and 1996), while appearing in the quarter finals on three other occasions (1980, 1984 and 1988). The team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics, but were unable to compete due to Scotland not being independently represented in the International Olympic Committee.[6] The under-21 team has not qualified for a finals tournament since the late 1990s. They reached the playoff round for the 2004 and 2011 tournaments, but lost to Croatia[7] and Iceland[8] respectively.

In 2018, an under-21 squad returned to the Toulon Tournament.[9] Despite the loss to Turkey in a penalty-out for third-place.[10] Scotland did receive the tournament Fair Play Award.[11]

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1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.

Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics featured 16 national sides from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Camp Nou on 8 August 1992.

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The 1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament, played as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics, was hosted in Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Orlando, Florida, Miami, Florida and Athens, Georgia. From 1992 onwards, male competitors should be under 23 years old and starting from this tournament, a maximum of three over-23 players are allowed per squad. The tournament featured 16 national teams from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Sanford Stadium on August 3, 1996.

International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern Olympic Games.

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011.

Croatia national under-21 football team

Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Iceland national under-21 football team

Iceland national under-21 football team

The Iceland men's national under-21 football team is a national under-21 football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Icelandic men's national football team. Since the establishment of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 1978, the team has reached the Euro Championship finals on two occasions, most recently in 2021. In the 2011 and 2021 tournaments they were knocked out in the group stages.

2018 Toulon Tournament

2018 Toulon Tournament

The 2018 Toulon Tournament was the 46th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 26 May to 9 June 2018.

Toulon Tournament

Toulon Tournament

The Toulon Tournament is a football tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. The tournament is named after Maurice Revello, who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016. Although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams, it has been limited to national teams since 1975. The tournament is held around Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with the final usually being held in Toulon.

Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey's national Under-21 football team, also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Fair Play Award

The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion in association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals, teams, fans, spectators, football associations/federations and even entire footballing communities. One or more awards are presented annually, with there being at least one recipient each year except in 1994, when no award was presented.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

UEFA European U-21 Championship Record

Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Europe 1976[a] Quarter-finals 6 5 0 1 13 4
Europe 1978 did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
Europe 1980 Quarter-finals 7 3 3 1 14 7
Europe 1982 Semi-finals 8 3 3 2 9 6
Europe 1984 Quarter-finals 8 5 2 1 14 10
Europe 1986 did not qualify 4 1 1 2 1 4
Europe 1988 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 2 7 4
Europe 1990 did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 13
Europe 1992 Semi-finals 10 6 2 2 18 10
France 1994 did not qualify 8 2 2 4 8 11
Spain 1996 Fourth-place 12 8 0 4 21 10
Romania 1998 did not qualify 10 2 1 7 10 20
Slovenia 2000 10 4 2 4 18 12
Switzerland 2002 6 2 2 2 6 6
Germany 2004 8 5 1 2 11 8
Portugal 2006 10 1 3 6 6 17
Netherlands 2007 2 0 0 2 1 4
Sweden 2009 8 5 1 2 17 6
Denmark 2011 10 5 2 3 18 11
Israel 2013 8 3 4 1 16 9
Czech Republic 2015 8 3 2 3 12 15
Poland 2017 10 2 2 6 8 17
ItalySan Marino 2019 10 4 2 4 13 13
HungarySlovenia 2021 10 5 3 2 16 5
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 8 1 4 3 6 10

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided by a penalty shootout.

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
France 1977 Toulon Tournament 6th place 4 1 1 2 6 7 [12]
France 1991 Toulon Tournament Group Stage 3 2 1 0 5 3 [13]
France 1992 Toulon Tournament Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 7 [14]
France 1993 Toulon Tournament Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 3 2 [15]
France 1994 Toulon Tournament Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 [16]
France 1995 Toulon Tournament Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 4 7 [17]
France 1997 Toulon Tournament Group Stage 4 0 3 1 2 4 [18]
Northern Ireland 2000 Three Nations Tournament 1st place 2 1 1 0 2 1 [19][20]
France 2018 Toulon Tournament 4th place 5 2 2 1 5 5 [21]

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided by a penalty shootout.


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Europe

Europe

Europe is a continent comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits.

1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.

1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1978–80) had 25 entrants. Cyprus and the Netherlands competed in the competition for the first time. 1978 entrants Austria did not enter. Due to 'irregularities', Turkey's first two matches were awarded (3-0) to their opponents. USSR U-21s won the competition.

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1980–82) and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition.

1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 4th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1982–84) and had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running.

1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 5th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1984–86), had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history.

1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1986–88), had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the first time. France U-21s won the competition.

1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1988–90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition.

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1990–92), had 32 entrants. Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team. Italy U-21s won the competition.

France

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. It also includes overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Its eighteen integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 km2 (248,573 sq mi) and had a total population of over 68 million as of January 2023. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre; other major urban areas include Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Bordeaux, and Nice.

1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994.

Head coaches

Billy Stark, head coach of the team from 2008 to 2014.
Billy Stark, head coach of the team from 2008 to 2014.

Archie Knox left his post as Scotland's National Youth Teams Coach on 30 August 2007 to take up a full-time with Bolton Wanderers as coaching co-ordinator, Maurice Malpas took temporary charge. In January 2008 the SFA appointed a new full-time coach in Billy Stark, who left his job as manager of Second Division side Queen's Park to take the position.[22] Stark resigned from the position in November 2014.[23]

Tenure Head Coach/Manager
1975–1982 Andy Roxburgh
1982–1986 Walter Smith
1986–1993 Craig Brown
1993–1998 Tommy Craig[24]
1998–2002 Alex Smith[24][25]
2002–2005 Rainer Bonhof[25][26]
2005–2006 Maurice Malpas (caretaker)[27]
2006–2007 Archie Knox[28]
2007–2008 Maurice Malpas (caretaker)[29]
2008–2014 Billy Stark[22][23]
2014–2015 Ricky Sbragia (caretaker)[23]
2015 Danny Lennon (caretaker)[30]
2015–2016 Ricky Sbragia[31]
2016–present Scot Gemmill[1]

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Billy Stark

Billy Stark

William Stark is a Scottish former football player and current coach. He made 500 league appearances in total, including successful spells at Aberdeen and Celtic. He then turned to management, which has seen him take caretaker charge of both Celtic and Scotland - staying unbeaten at manager of both teams in his short spells - with longer roles at smaller club sides in Scotland.

Archie Knox

Archie Knox

Archibald Knox is a Scottish football player and coach. He was most recently the assistant manager of Aberdeen until leaving the club in March 2013.

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. From 1895 to 1997, the club played at Burnden Park after moving from their original home at Pike's Lane. Since 1997, Bolton have played home matches at the University of Bolton Stadium. They have spent more seasons, 73, than any other club in the top-flight without winning the title.

Maurice Malpas

Maurice Malpas

Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas is a Scottish former football player and coach. He signed for Dundee United in 1979 and spent his entire professional playing career with the club until his retirement in 2000. With him, United were Scottish champions in 1983 and Scottish Cup winners in 1994. European runs there included reaching the 1983–84 European Cup semi final and the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.

Manager (association football)

Manager (association football)

In association football, the manager is the person who runs a football club or a national team. They have wide-ranging responsibilities, including selecting the team, choosing the tactics, recruiting and transferring players, negotiating player contracts, and speaking to the media.

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid. Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the 10th oldest in the world.

Andy Roxburgh

Andy Roxburgh

Andrew Roxburgh is a Scottish former football player and manager currently serving as an administrator. Roxburgh's entire professional playing career was spent in the Scottish Football League. After retiring as a player, he was appointed as the Scottish Football Association's first Director of Coaching. He achieved success with the national youth teams, winning the 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship.

Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)

Craig Brown (footballer, born 1940)

James Craig Brown is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. After his playing career with Rangers, Dundee and Falkirk was curtailed by a series of knee injuries, Brown entered management with Clyde in 1977. Brown then coached various Scotland youth teams until he was appointed Scotland manager in 1993. He held this position until 2001, the longest tenure for a Scotland manager, and they qualified for the UEFA Euro 1996 and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Brown later managed Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen. He retired from management in 2013 and was appointed a non-executive director of Aberdeen. Brown was awarded the CBE in 1999 for services to football.

Alex Smith (footballer, born 1939)

Alex Smith (footballer, born 1939)

Alex Smith MBE is a Scottish former football player and manager. His major achievements over close to five decades as a manager include winning the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren and 1990 with Aberdeen, where he also won the Scottish League Cup in 1989. He had a role in the development of many prominent players, and the 2005 book on Scottish football, The Final Whistle? was described as "the nearest thing the Scottish game has to a father figure".

Rainer Bonhof

Rainer Bonhof

Rainer Bonhof is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder or wing-back. He was known for his occasional bursts upfield and his fierce shot. He was a key player for the 1974 West Germany national team that won the World Cup. Bonhof was one of the stars for his club side, Borussia Mönchengladbach and won numerous domestic league and cup titles.

Ricky Sbragia

Ricky Sbragia

Richard Sbragia is a Scottish football coach and former player.

Danny Lennon

Danny Lennon

Danny Lennon is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One club Clyde.

Players

Leading appearances

As of match played 5 June 2022[32]
Rank Name Years Clubs Appearances Goals GPG Ratio.
1 Christian Dailly 1990–1996 Dundee United 35 5 0.14
2 Steven Pressley 1993–1996 Rangers, Coventry City, Dundee United 27 1 0.04
3 Allan Campbell 2017–2020 Motherwell 24 1 0.04
4 Paul Hanlon 2009–2012 Hibernian 23 3 0.13
5 Craig Easton 1997–2001 Dundee United 22 2 0.09
5 Gary Naysmith 1996–1999 Heart of Midlothian 22 0 0
5 Glenn Middleton 2018–2022 Rangers 22 5 0.23
8 Shaun Maloney 2001–2005 Celtic 21 5 0.24
9 Stuart Armstrong 2010–2014 Dundee United 20 4 0.2
9 Jamie McCunnie 2001–2005 Dundee United, Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic 20 1 0.05
9 Jordan McGhee 2001–2005 Heart of Midlothian 20 0 0
9 Ross McCrorie 2016–2020 Rangers, Portsmouth, Aberdeen 20 1 0.05

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs the player was with while he played for the Scotland under-21 team. Those players in bold are eligible to play for the team now.

Leading goalscorers

As of match played 5 June 2022[32]
Rank Name Years Clubs Appearances Goals GPG Ratio.
1 Fraser Hornby 2018–2020 Everton, Kortrijk, Reims 18 10 0.56
2 Jordan Rhodes 2011–2012 Huddersfield Town 8 8 1
2 Scott Booth 1990–1993 Aberdeen 15 8 0.53
4 Chris Maguire 2008–2010 Aberdeen 12 6 0.5
4 Jamie Murphy 2008–2010 Motherwell 13 6 0.46
4 Jim Hamilton 1995–1997 Dundee, Heart of Midlothian 14 6 0.43
4 Mark Burchill 1998–2001 Celtic 15 6 0.4
8 Steven Fletcher 2006–2008 Hibernian 7 5 0.71
8 Tony Watt 2012–2013 Celtic 9 5 0.56
8 Gerry Creaney 1990–1992 Celtic 12 5 0.42
8 Steven Thompson 1997–1999 Dundee United 12 5 0.42
8 Simon Lynch 2002–2003 Celtic 13 5 0.38
8 Steven Naismith 2005–2008 Kilmarnock, Rangers 16 5 0.31
8 Shaun Maloney 2001–2005 Celtic 21 5 0.24
8 Christian Dailly 1990–1996 Dundee United 35 5 0.14
8 Glenn Middleton 2018–2022 Rangers 22 5 0.23

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs the player was with while he played for the Scotland under-21 team. Those players in bold are eligible to play for the team now.

Eligibility

The team is for players born in the year 21 years before the starting year of each tournament. As each tournament normally takes two years to complete, players can continue to play for the under-21 team after their 22nd birthday. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the under-21s, senior side and then return to the under-21 side. It is now also possible to play for one country at youth level and another country at senior level (providing the player is eligible).[5] For instance, Nigel Quashie played for England under-21s and Scotland.[5] Until the late 1980s, teams were allowed to select some over-age players in the under-21 team,[33][34][35] similar to the present arrangement in football at the Summer Olympics.[36]

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Christian Dailly

Christian Dailly

Christian Eduard Dailly is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nicknamed The Terrors or The Tangerines and the supporters are known as Arabs.

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club is a association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sky Blues because of the colour of their home strip.

Allan Campbell (footballer)

Allan Campbell (footballer)

Allan Campbell is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Luton Town. He has previously played for Motherwell, was selected 24 times for the Scotland under-21 team and made his full international debut for Scotland in June 2022.

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell have not dropped out of the top-flight of Scottish football since 1985, and have lifted one trophy in that time – the Scottish Cup in 1991.

Paul Hanlon

Paul Hanlon

Paul Thomas Hanlon is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, where he is the current club captain, and the Scotland national team. He began his senior career with Hibernian, making his debut in 2008, and has gone to make over 500 appearances for the club. He also briefly played for St Johnstone on loan during the 2008–09 season.

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club, commonly known as Hibs, is a professional football club based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The club plays in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The club was founded in 1875 by members of Edinburgh's Irish community, and named after the Roman word for Ireland. Nowadays, while the Irish heritage of Hibernian is still reflected in the name, colours and badge, support for the club is now based more on geography than ethnicity or religion. Their local rivals are Heart of Midlothian, with whom they contest the Edinburgh derby.

Craig Easton

Craig Easton

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Gary Naysmith

Gary Naysmith

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Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

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Glenn Middleton

Glenn Middleton

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Celtic F.C.

Celtic F.C.

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Current squad

The following players were selected for friendly matches against Sweden and Wales in March 2023.[37][38][39]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2022, after the match against Iceland. Clubs correct as of 16 March 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Murray Johnson (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Scotland Hibernian
1GK Jack Newman (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Scotland Dundee United
1GK Cieran Slicker (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 20) 5 0 England Manchester City
2DF Matthew Anderson (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Scotland Celtic
2DF Adam Devine (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 19) 3 0 Scotland Rangers
2DF Josh Doig (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 20) 7 0 Italy Verona
2DF Max Johnston (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 19) 1 1 Scotland Motherwell
2DF Leon King (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Scotland Rangers
2DF Liam Morrison (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich II
2DF Jeremiah Mullen (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 18) 0 0 England Leeds United
3MF Azeem Abdulai (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Wales Swansea City
3MF Josh Adam (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 19) 0 0 England Manchester City
3MF Connor Barron (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 20) 4 0 Scotland Aberdeen
3MF Ryan Duncan (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Scotland Aberdeen
3MF Lewis Fiorini (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 20) 5 1 England Blackpool
3MF Hayden Hackney (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0 England Middlesbrough
3MF Cole McKinnon (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Scotland Partick Thistle
3MF Josh Mulligan (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 20) 4 1 Scotland Dundee
3MF Connor Smith (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical
3MF Ben Summers (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Scotland Celtic
4FW Kieron Bowie (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 20) 2 1 England Northampton Town
4FW Tom Dickson-Peters (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 20) 1 0 England Grimsby Town
4FW Dire Mebude (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 18) 0 0 England Manchester City

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Scotland under-21 squad and remain eligible (current clubs shown).

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jay Hogarth (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Alloa Athletic v.  Iceland, November 2022
GK Sam Long (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 20) 0 0 England Bromley v.  Iceland, November 2022
GK Jude Smith (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 19) 1 0 England Newcastle United v.  Iceland, November 2022
GK Lewis Budinauckas (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Turkey, September 2021
GK Harry Stone (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian v.  Turkey, September 2021
DF Connor McAvoy (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 21) 3 0 England Fulham v.  Sweden, March 2023
DF Ibane Bowat (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Netherlands FC Den Bosch v.  Iceland, November 2022
DF Robbie Fraser (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Iceland, November 2022
DF Lewis Neilson (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian v.  Iceland, November 2022
DF Calvin Ramsay (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 19) 3 0 England Liverpool v.  Iceland, November 2022
DF Josh Reid (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 (age 20) 1 0 England Stevenage v.  Iceland, November 2022
DF Adam Montgomery (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Scotland St Johnstone v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
DF Aaron Hickey (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 20) 0 0 England Brentford v.  Kazakhstan, November 2021
DF Jamie Hamilton (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical v.  Turkey, September 2021
DF Dane Murray (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Scotland Celtic v.  Turkey, September 2021
MF Elliot Anderson (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 20) 1 0 England Newcastle United v.  Iceland, November 2022
MF Alex Lowry (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Iceland, November 2022
MF Archie Meekison (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Scotland Falkirk v.  Iceland, November 2022
MF Matthew Craig (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 19) 1 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
MF Michael Craig (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 19) 1 0 England Reading v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
MF Lucas De Bolle (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Scotland Hamilton Academical v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
MF Jay Henderson (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
MF Chris Mochrie (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 19) 2 0 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
MF Flynn Clarke (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 20) 1 1 England Norwich City v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
FW Ben Doak (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 17) 3 1 England Liverpool v.  Sweden, March 2023
FW Tommy Conway (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 20) 3 0 England Bristol City v.  Iceland, November 2022
FW Stuart McKinstry (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Scotland Motherwell v.  Iceland, November 2022
FW Rory Wilson (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 17) 2 0 England Aston Villa v.  Northern Ireland, September 2022
FW Kai Kennedy (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Scotland Falkirk v.  Belgium, November 2021

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