James Scott (footballer, born 2000)

James Ryan Scott (born 30 August 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Exeter City.

James Scott
Personal information
Full name James Ryan Scott[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-30) 30 August 2000
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2017 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Motherwell 36 (4)
2020–2023 Hull City 26 (2)
2021–2022 → Hibernian (loan) 16 (4)
2023– Exeter City 16 (2)
International career‡
2019–2021 Scotland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:50, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Motherwell

Scott made his senior debut for Motherwell on 21 April 2018, as a late substitute away to Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.[3] He had already played for the club's under-20 team in the Scottish Challenge Cup, making his first appearances aged 15.[4][5]

On 15 February 2019, he signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2022.[6] He started his first game on 24 February, in a 4–1 defeat against Celtic.[7] During that match Scott failed to return the ball to the opposition after an injured player had received treatment, and instead took a shot that led to Motherwell's goal.[7][8] On 27 April 2019, Scott scored his first senior goal in Motherwell's 4–3 win at home to Dundee.[9]

By the end of January, Scott had scored six goals in 28 appearances for Motherwell during the 2019–20 season.[10] Motherwell accepted an offer from Hull City for Scott on 31 January 2020.[10]

Hull City

Scott signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Hull City on 31 January 2020, with the club also having the option of extending the contract by one year.[11] During his first training session with Hull, Scott suffered an ankle injury that was expected to prevent him from playing for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[12]

He made his debut for Hull on 20 June 2020, against Charlton Athletic.[13] On 27 June 2020, Scott scored his first goal for Hull City with a well placed header against Birmingham in a 3–3 draw.[14]

Hibernian (loan)

On 20 August 2021, Scott returned to Scotland to join Hibernian on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[15][16] Scott made his debut for Hibernian two days later in a 2–2 draw with Dundee.[17] On 15 May 2022, the final day of the Scottish Premiership campaign, Scott netted a hat trick in a 4–0 win over St Johnstone.[18] He returned to Hull at the end of the season.[19]

Exeter City

On 31 January 2023, Scott was released by Hull City after spending two-years at the club and making 36 appearances in all competitions for the Tigers. He was subsequently signed by Exeter City on an 18-month permanent contract, rejoining former Hibernian assistant manager Gary Caldwell.[20] On 25 March 2023, Scott scored the fourth goal in a comprehensive 5-0 home victory over Accrington Stanley; his first goal for the Grecians.

International career

In August 2019, Scott was called into the Scotland under-21 squad, for the European under-21 Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Croatia,[21] and he went on to make his debut as a substitute against San Marino.[22][23]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2016–17[5] Scottish Premiership 0000000[lower-alpha 1]0[lower-alpha 1]00
2017–18[24] 2000000[lower-alpha 1]0[lower-alpha 1]20
2018–19[25] 12100000[lower-alpha 2]0[lower-alpha 2]121
2019–20[26] 223105300286
Total 364105300427
Hull City2019–20[26]Championship 7100000071
2020–21[27]EFL League One 18120205[lower-alpha 3]2273
2021–22[28]Championship 1000100020
Total 262203052364
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22[28] Scottish Premiership 164201000194
Exeter City 2022–23[29] EFL League One 151000000151
2023–24[30] 1100110022
Career total 9412501045[lower-alpha 4]2[lower-alpha 4]11418
  1. Also made 2 appearances (0 goals) for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. Also made 4 appearances (0 goals) for Motherwell under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  4. Also made a total of 8 appearances (0 goals) for Motherwell under-20s/under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

Honours

Hull City

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 35. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "James Scott". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. Russell, Grant (21 April 2018). "Ross County 0–0 Motherwell". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Scottish football's 11 best prospects in the Development League". Daily Record. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "Games played by James Scott in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. "James Scott signs contract extension". Motherwell FC. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Celtic 4-1 Motherwell: Rodgers says visitors should have let his side score". BBC Sport. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. "Celtic star Kieran Tierney blasts Motherwell over lack of respect after sneaky throw-in goal". Daily Record. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. "Motherwell 4–3 Dundee". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  10. Mullen, Scott (30 January 2020). "James Scott: Motherwell accept Hull City's £1.5m bid for striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. "Hull City: Marcus Maddison and James Scott join Tigers". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. "James Scott: Hull City forward ruled out for the season with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  13. "Hull City 0–1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. "Hull City vs Birmingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  15. "James Scott Joins Hibernian On Loan!". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  16. "James Scott: Hibernian take Hull City forward on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. McPheat, Nick (22 August 2021). "Dundee 2–2 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  18. Petrie, Andrew (15 May 2022). "Hibernian 4–0 St Johnstone". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  19. "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  20. "James Scott Is A Grecian!". Exeter City F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  21. "Five uncapped players in Scotland Under-21 squad for Euro qualifiers". BBC Sport. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  22. "Scotland U21s 2-0 San Marino U21s". Scottish Football Association. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  23. "BUSY DAY FOR 'WELL INTERNATIONALS". Motherwell FC. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  24. "Games played by James Scott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  25. "Games played by James Scott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  26. "Games played by James Scott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  27. "Games played by James Scott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  28. "Games played by James Scott in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  29. "Games played by James Scott in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  30. "Games played by James Scott in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  31. "Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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