Scott Anthony Martin (born 1 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical as a midfielder. Martin has previously played for Hibernian, and on loan for Forfar Athletic and Arbroath.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Anthony Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Celtic | ||
| 2007–2016 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Arbroath (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2018– | Hamilton Academical | 75 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:15, 8 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 26 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHibernian
editRaised in Cambuslang[1] and a pupil at Trinity High School,[2] Martin trained with Celtic as a young boy but was released. His mother corresponded with several professional clubs on his behalf, and he joined the youth setup at Hibernian in 2007, following a successful trial.[3]
Having signed a professional contract with the Edinburgh side in February 2014, Martin made his first team debut for Hibs in December of the same year,[4] and made three appearances from the bench in the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 2015, in a League Cup game against Montrose.[4][5]
Martin moved on loan to Forfar Athletic in October 2015.[6] On returning to his parent club for the 2016–17 season and made four league appearances as Hibernian won promotion as champions.[7]
Early in his career, he was compared to the Scotland captain Scott Brown, due to similarities in their style of play and the fact that both players came through the Hibernian youth system.[3][8]
In November 2017, Martin was loaned to a third-tier club again, this time to Arbroath.[9] The Arbroath fans voted Martin as their young player of the year for the 2017–18 season.[10]
Hamilton Academical
editOn 31 August 2018, Martin signed for Hamilton Academical on a two-year contract.[11] On 3 August 2020, he signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton, keeping him at the club until 2023.[12]
International career
editMartin has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 international levels.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 July 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Hibernian Under-20s | 2017–18 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Arbroath (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 147 | 5 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Matches for SPFL Development League squad in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup against senior clubs
- ^ 2017–18 Scottish Championship playoff matches
Honours
editHibernian
Hamilton Academical
References
edit- ^ "Under 20s gain Modern Apprenticeship". Hibernian F.C. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Cardinal see off Trinity to clinch silverware". Youth Football Scotland. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Mother's pride key to Scott Martin's Hibs rise". Edinburgh Evening News. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Scott Martin". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Hibernian 3-0 Montrose: Alan Stubbs bounce back with League Cup win". STV Sport. STV. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Fowler, Craig (23 October 2015). "Hibs youngster Scott Martin joins Forfar on loan". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Hibernian player Scott Martin profile". Fitbastats. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "The next Scott Brown and Glasgow's other rising youth stars". Glasgow Live. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Martin joins Arbroath on loan". Hibernian FC. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Gunn, David (24 April 2018). "Hibs youngster Scott Martin voted Arbroath's Young Player of the Year". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "New Signing: Scott Martin". Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "New Deals For Martin & Want". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Fifteen for '15: All-action midfielder Scott Martin is climbing Hibs' ranks". STV Sport. STV. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Scott Martin at Soccerbase
- ^ "Hibs players and fans party it up at Easter Road as the champions enjoy trophy day [photo of Martin with medal]". Daily Record. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
External links
edit- Scott Martin at the Scottish Football Association
- Profile at Hibernian official website