Scott Allardice
Scott Allardice (born 31 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He began his career with Dundee United, making his first team debut in April 2017. He spent loan spells with East Fife and Dumbarton in 2018 before joining Bohemians in 2019. He has represented the Scotland national under-19 team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
Youth career | |||
Dundee Rovers | |||
Celtic Boys Club | |||
Dundee | |||
2010–2014 | Dundee United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Dundee United | 19 | (0) |
2018 | → East Fife (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2019 | Bohemians | 25 | (0) |
2020 | Waterford | 3 | (0) |
2020- | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
Scotland U19 | 2 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2019 (UTC) |
Early life
Scott Allardice was born in Dundee on 31 March 1998. He began his football career with Dundee Rovers and Celtic Boys Club before joining Dundee as a youth player. A pupil at St John's Roman Catholic High School, he joined the Dundee United youth programme based at the school in 2010, where he was coached by Ian Cathro.[1]
Playing career
Club
Allardice signed his first professional contract for Dundee United in June 2014, but missed most of the 2014–15 season due to a knee injury.[1] He made his first team debut against Falkirk in a Scottish Championship match on 8 April 2017.[2]
Allardice was loaned to East Fife in February 2018.[3] In May 2018 he signed a new one-year contract with Dundee United[4] before joining Scottish League One side Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal.[5] He made 13 appearances for Dumbarton before returning to United in January 2019.[6] He was released later that month, joining League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians after a successful trial. He would go on to wear the captains armband for Bohemians in his native Scotland as the Irish outfit took part in the Scottish Challenge Cup in place of club captain Derek Pender who was rested for the trip.[7] Allardice signed for League of Ireland team Waterford before the 2020 season commenced.[8]
International
Allardice has represented the Scotland under-19 team.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 5 October 2019 (UTC)
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee United | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[9] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2017–18[10] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
East Fife (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Dumbarton (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Bohemians | 2019 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 22 | 1 |
Career total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 1 |
- Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "Development squad - Scott Allardice". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Roache, Ian. "Dundee United midfielder Scott Allardice ready for more battles after strong debut". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "ALLARDICE JOINS EAST FIFE ON LOAN". Dundee United FC. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- Nicolson, Eric (16 May 2018). "Four young Dundee United players sign new deals - The Courier". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Galloway, Andy (30 August 2018). "Two Check In". Dumbarton Football Club.
- Findlay, Alan (4 January 2019). "PREVIEW : DUMBARTON v FORFAR ATHLETIC". Dumbarton Football Club.
- Dunne, Alex (29 January 2019). "Bohemians sign Scott Allardice from Dundee United". Dublin Live. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Scott Allardice signs for Waterford for 2020". Extratime.ie. 24 December 2018.
- "Games played by Scott Allardice in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Games played by Scott Allardice in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.