| Scott McGill | |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.84 m (6ft 0.5”) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Dundalk |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hutchison Vale |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tynecastle Boys Club |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Airdrieonians (loan) |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Kelty Hearts (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Raith Rovers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Raith Rovers |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Dundalk |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:12, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Scott McGill (born 27 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundalk. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Airdrieonians, Kelty Hearts and Raith Rovers.
Born in Edinburgh,[1] McGill grew up in Chesser and attended Balgreen primary school, thereafter joining the SFA Performance Program at Broughton High school in Edinburgh.[2] [3]
McGill played youth football for Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle and later for Heart of Midlothian. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2018.[4] He made his debut for Heart of Midlothian on 10 October 2020 in a 1–0 Scottish League Cup victory over Cowdenbeath,[5] and appeared again for them three days later in a 3–1 League Cup victory over Raith Rovers.[6] He made his league debut for Hearts on 20 April 2021 in a goalless draw with Greenock Morton.Scott made four appearances for Heart of Midlothian.
On 21 July 2021, he joined Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on loan until May 2022.[7] McGill scored on his debut for Airdrieonians in a 2–0 win in the League Cup against their Lanarkshire derby rivals Motherwell.[8] He went on to play 41 times and score 1 league cup goal and 4 league goals for Airdrieonians during the 2021–22 Scottish League One season.
McGill was loaned to Kelty Hearts in August 2022.[9] He would make 13 appearances and would score 1 goal in a 2-0 league victory against Falkirk. McGill returned to his parent club Hearts in January 2023.[10] Later that month, he would join Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[11]
Following a loan spell at the club, McGill signed on a permanent basis with Raith Rovers during the summer of 2023.[12]
In June 2024, McGill signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on a permanent basis, signing under manager Jon Daly who was a coach at Heart of Midlothian when McGill was coming through the Academy.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heart of Midlothian U20 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Raith Rovers | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dundalk | 2024[14] | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 9 | |||