Scott Shepherd (born 29 May 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League Two club East Fife. Shepherd has previously played for Falkirk, Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Edinburgh City and Forfar Athletic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Fife | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Falkirk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Falkirk | 43 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Brechin City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Edinburgh City (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Edinburgh City | 49 | (14) |
| 2020–2022 | Forfar Athletic | 52 | (7) |
| 2022– | East Fife | 59 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Perth, Shepherd began his career with Falkirk. He was first included in a matchday squad on 20 August 2013, in a Scottish Challenge Cup second round match at Ayr United, coming on in the 96th minute for Thomas Grant and heading the winner in a 2–1 win.[1] He made his professional debut four days later in a 0–3 Scottish Championship win at Livingston, replacing hat-trick scorer Philip Roberts for the final 22 minutes.[2] On 23 November, he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Rory Loy, and two minutes later scored his first league goal to conclude a 4–0 home win over Cowdenbeath.[3]
On 2 August 2014, Shepherd scored four minutes after replacing Botti Biabi to conclude a 3–1 comeback win at Montrose in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[4] From 8 January to 28 March 2015, Shepherd was loaned to Stirling Albion, where he made eight Scottish League One appearances.[5] In January 2016, he joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on loan until the end of the season.[6] After scoring once in eight appearances for the Glebe Park side, Shepherd returned to Falkirk at the end of March.[7]
Shepherd was loaned to Edinburgh City in November 2017,[8] with the move subsequently being extended until the end of the 2017–18 season.[9] Shepherd moved to Edinburgh City on a permanent basis in August 2018.
On 4 July 2020, Shepherd signed for Forfar Athletic where he scored seven goals in two seasons at Station Park.
Shepherd joined fellow Scottish League Two side East Fife on a one-year contract from 24 May 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ayr 1-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 0-3 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Falkirk 4-0 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Montrose 1-3 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Shepherd returns to Falkirk". Stirling Albion F.C. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Graham Bowman and Scott Shepherd head out on loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Scott Shepherd returns from Brechin loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Shepherd joins Edinburgh City on loan". SPFL. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Blues & Shepherd head out on loan as Henderson departs". Falkirk FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Scott Shepherd Signs on at Bayview". eastfifefc.info. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
edit- Scott Shepherd at Soccerbase
- Scott Shepherd at Soccerway
