Mark Hill (Scottish footballer) explained

Mark Hill
Birth Date:10 July 1998
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Forfar Athletic
Youthyears1:2005–2012
Youthclubs1:Hamilton Academical[1]
Youthyears2:2012–2018
Youthclubs2:Celtic
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Celtic
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:St Mirren (loan)
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Forfar Athletic (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:3
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Charlotte Independence (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–
Clubs5:Forfar Athletic
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Club-Update:15:59, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalteam1:Scotland U17
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2017
Nationalteam2:Scotland U19
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0

Mark Hill (born 10 July 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Forfar Athletic. He has previously played for Celtic and was on loan at St Mirren, Forfar Athletic and Charlotte Independence.

Career

Hill first attracted media attention as a 13-year-old in April 2012, when he was selected for the reserve team at Hamilton Academical and was said to be in contention for the club's first team.[2] He signed for Scottish champions Celtic a few months later, making steady progress through their youth system including appearances in the UEFA Youth League,[3] [4] in Scottish Youth Cup final wins[5] [6] and in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[7] [8]

Hill signed a new contract with Celtic in 2017,[9] and moved on loan to St Mirren in January 2018,[10] [11] making three league appearances[4] as the club gained promotion to the Scottish Premiership as winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. He returned to Celtic but was then loaned again to third-tier Forfar Athletic, becoming a regular in their team until being recalled in January 2019.[12] Two months later, he moved to Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship for the 2019 USL season,[13] but was recalled by Celtic on 1 August 2019.[14]

Hill has also represented Scotland at the under-17 and under-19 levels.

Career statistics

[4]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic2017–18Scottish Premiership00000000
2018–1900000000
2019–2000000000
Total0000000000
Celtic U20/U21[15] 2016–172020
2017–181010
2018–191010
Total0000004040
St Mirren (loan)2017–18Scottish Championship301040
Forfar Athletic (loan)2018–19Scottish League One13310143
Charlotte Independence (loan)2019USL Championship9090
Career total253200040313
  1. Web site: The Next Step: Young Accies. Youth Football Scotland. 6 August 2017. 3 August 2018.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17886208 Mark Hill closing on Hamilton Accies debut, aged 13
  3. Web site: Celtic-Mönchengladbach: Line-ups . . 19 October 2016 . 1 August 2019.
  4. https://uk.soccerway.com/players/mark-hill/375117/ M. Hill
  5. News: Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as emphatic Celtic claim the Little Big Shot Youth Cup . Youth Football Scotland . 21 May 2015. 1 August 2019.
  6. News: Celtic 3 Rangers 0: Young Hoops claim Scottish Youth Cup glory. The Herald . 26 April 2017. 1 August 2019.
  7. https://www.annanathleticfc.com/matches/annan-athletic-v-celtic-u20s/ Annan Athletic v Celtic FC U20's
  8. https://www.skysports.com/football/annan-vs-celtic-u21/teams/398223 Starting Lineups: Annan vs Celtic U21
  9. https://ninetyminutesonline.com/celtic-announce-midfielder-deal-three-year-contract/ Celtic announce midfielder deal, three-year contract
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/42716006 St Mirren sign midfielder Mark Hill on loan from Celtic
  11. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/01/17/celtics-mark-hill-can-make-a-major-impact-on-loan-at-st-mirren/ Celtic's Mark Hill can make a major impact on loan at St Mirren
  12. https://forfarathletic.co.uk/item/3553-mark-hill-heads-back-to-parkhead Mark Hill heads back to Parkhead
  13. https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/1004510 Scottish national team midfielder loaned to Charlotte from Celtic
  14. https://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/1038669 Celtic loan recalled from Independence
  15. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.