Scott Allardice
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee Rovers | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Dundee | |||
| 2010–2014 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Dundee United | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → East Fife (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bohemians | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Waterford | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Inverness CT | 70 | (7) |
| 2023– | Ross County | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Scotland U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 1 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Scott Allardice (born 31 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. 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. In 2020 he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle and player there until 2023, when he joined their Highland rivals Ross County. He has represented the Scotland national under-19 team.
Early life
[edit]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.[2]
Club career
[edit]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.[2] He made his first team debut against Falkirk in a Scottish Championship match on 8 April 2017.[3]
Allardice was loaned to East Fife in February 2018.[4] In May 2018 he signed a new one-year contract with Dundee United[5] before joining Scottish League One side Dumbarton on a six-month loan deal.[6] He made 13 appearances for Dumbarton before returning to United in January 2019.[7] 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.[8] Allardice signed for League of Ireland team Waterford before the 2020 season commenced.[9]
In August 2020, Allardice joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a one-year deal.[10] He signed a two-year contract extension in January 2021.[11] He would play an important part for the Caley Jags over three seasons and helped the club to an unlikely 2023 Scottish Cup final appearance.[12]
In June 2023, Allardice would leave Inverness and join their Highland derby rivals, Scottish Premiership club Ross County.[12]
International career
[edit]Allardice has represented the Scotland under-19 team.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[13] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[14] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 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 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Waterford | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Inverness CT | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 70 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 7 | ||
| Ross County | 2023–24 | Scottish Prmiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Prmiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 193 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ three apperences in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three apperences in Premiership play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
[edit]Inverness CT
- Scottish Cup: Runner-up: 2022–23[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Scott Allardice at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Development squad - Scott Allardice". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Clark, Will (13 August 2020). "Caley Thistle sign former Dundee United midfielder on one-year deal". The Inverness Courier. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (30 January 2021). "Scott Allardice signs new two-year deal with Caley Thistle". Press and Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Allardice leaves Caley Thistle for Ross County". BBC Sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Scott Allardice at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Dundee
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- East Fife F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Ross County F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen