Scott Allardice
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-31) 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 9 (0)
International career
Scotland U19 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Scott Allardice (born 31 March 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish 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

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

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

Allardice has represented the Scotland under-19 team.[3]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 000000–00
2015–16 Scottish Premiership 000000–00
2016–17[13] Scottish Championship 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
2017–18[14] Scottish Championship 4000404[lower-alpha 2]0120
2018–19 Scottish Championship 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 90004060190
East Fife (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 110000000110
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 120100000130
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 18010401[lower-alpha 2]1241
Waterford 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 3000000030
Inverness CT 2020–21 Scottish Championship 253304000323
2021–22 Scottish Championship 20020406[lower-alpha 3]0320
2022–23 Scottish Championship 25450501[lower-alpha 2]0364
Total 707100130701007
Ross County 2023–24 Scottish Prmiership 900040–130
Career total 13271202501411848
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ three apperences in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three apperences in Premiership play-offs

Honours

Inverness CT

References

  1. ↑ Scott Allardice at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Development squad - Scott Allardice". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Roache, Ian. "Dundee United midfielder Scott Allardice ready for more battles after strong debut". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "ALLARDICE JOINS EAST FIFE ON LOAN". Dundee United FC. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Nicolson, Eric (16 May 2018). "Four young Dundee United players sign new deals - The Courier". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Galloway, Andy (30 August 2018). "Two Check In". Dumbarton Football Club.
  7. ↑ Findlay, Alan (4 January 2019). "PREVIEW : DUMBARTON v FORFAR ATHLETIC". Dumbarton Football Club.
  8. ↑ Dunne, Alex (29 January 2019). "Bohemians sign Scott Allardice from Dundee United". Dublin Live. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Scott Allardice signs for Waterford for 2020". Extratime.ie. 24 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Clark, Will (13 August 2020). "Caley Thistle sign former Dundee United midfielder on one-year deal". The Inverness Courier. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Durent, Jamie (30 January 2021). "Scott Allardice signs new two-year deal with Caley Thistle". Press and Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Allardice leaves Caley Thistle for Ross County". BBC Sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Scott Allardice in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Scott Allardice in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "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.
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