Andrew Considine

Andy Considine (born 1 April 1987) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. He can play as a centre-back or left-back.

Andy Considine

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Considine
Date of birth	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Left-back, Centre back
Club information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	4
Youth career
1998–2003	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–	Aberdeen	405	(26)
National team
2007	Scotland U20	2	(0)
2007–2008	Scotland U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

He made his senior debut in 2003 and has played in over 510 matches for his only club, ranking among the players with most appearances in Aberdeen's history.

Personal life

Considine was raised in the village of Banchory, near Aberdeen. He is the son of former Aberdeen defender Doug Considine.[1]

Club career

Considine had the option of signing for Rangers as a youngster, but decided to sign for Aberdeen as he felt he had more chance of breaking into their first team.[2] He made his professional debut in May 2004 in a 2–1 defeat to Dundee, making his second appearance at the end of the following season. In 2005–06, Considine reached double figures in terms of appearances and became a first team regular in the 2006–07 season, playing in 36 matches and scoring his first goals for Aberdeen in a 2–0 victory at St Mirren in January 2007.

Considine started every league match for Aberdeen in the 2011–12 season and was the club's player of the year.[3] He continued to play regularly in the 2012–13 season, but suffered a broken leg in a match against Dundee on 29 December.[3]

On 29 December 2014, Considine signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Aberdeen until the summer of 2017.[4] Considine was rewarded for his long service to Aberdeen with a testimonial match, played against Dutch club F.C. Twente on 27 March 2015.[5]

Considine signed another contract extension on 14 February 2017, keeping him at Aberdeen until 2019. On 31 March 2017, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.[6]

On 13 May 2018, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Aberdeen against Celtic at Parkhead, which secured a 2nd place finish for Aberdeen in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership.[7]

In April 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year.[8] He made his 500th appearance for Aberdeen on 24 November 2019, in a league match at St Johnstone.[2][9]

International career

Considine has played twice for the Scotland under-20 side, featuring at the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, and four times for Scotland under-21s. Despite being a long-serving player at Aberdeen, Considine has never been selected for the full Scotland national team.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 August 2020[10][11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2003–04	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06		12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2006–07		33	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	36	2
	2007–08		22	0	5	2	3	2	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	2008–09		20	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	23	1
	2009–10		16	1	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	1
	2010–11		27	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
	2011–12		36	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	42	4
	2012–13		18	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	21	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	28	2
	2014–15		37	2	1	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	45	2
	2015–16		32	0	1	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	40	3
	2016–17		36	6	5	0	4	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	51	6
	2017–18		32	4	4	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	4
	2018–19		33	3	6	1	4	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	4
	2019–20		27	4	4	1	2	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	6
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			405	26	45	6	33	4	36	1	519	37

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish League Cup: 2013–14[12]

References

1. "Andrew Considine". Aberdeen Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
2. Macintyre, Kenny (21 November 2019). "Aberdeen: Andrew Considine on call-ups & joining the 500 club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
3. Dewar, Heather (30 December 2012). "Andrew Considine loss a huge blow, says Dons boss Craig Brown". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
4. "Dons duo commit their futures". Afc.co.uk. Aberdeen football club. 29 December 2014.
5. "Tickets announced for Considine testimonial against FC Twente". Evening Express. 5 February 2015.
6. Dowden, Martin (31 March 2017). "Dundee 0–7 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
7. "Aberdeen win at Champions Celtic to secure second place in the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
8. "Considine extends Aberdeen stay". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019.
9. Duncan, Thomas (24 November 2019). "St Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
10. Andrew Considine at Soccerbase
11. Andrew Considine at Soccerway
12. Campbell, Andy (16 March 2014). "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (aet, 4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

External links

• Andrew Considine at the Scottish Football Association
• Andrew Considine at Soccerbase
• Profile and stats at AFC Heritage Trust