Scott John High (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, High has represented Scotland at under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott John High[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Huddersfield Town | 47 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ross County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dundalk (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Dewsbury,[3] High began his career with Huddersfield Town. He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in November 2019 until January 2020,[4] but was recalled by Huddersfield a month later.[5] He returned to Concord Rangers in February 2020 for a second loan spell.[5][6]
High made his senior debut for Huddersfield on 22 July 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 season.[3] On 3 August 2020, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7] He scored his first senior career goal on 4 September 2020, netting for Shrewsbury in a 4–3 away defeat to Middlesbrough in an EFL Cup match.[8] On 29 December 2020 it was announced that his loan deal had ended.[9] He joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan on 29 July 2022.[10] However, his loan was terminated on 11 January 2023.[11]
In September 2023 he signed on loan for Scottish club Ross County.[12] On 8 January 2024, High returned to Huddersfield following a lack of playing time.[13]
On 4 February 2024, High was loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk until the summer.[14]
On 7 September 2024, High joined National League club FC Halifax Town on loan until 3 November 2024.[15]
International career
editHigh was first named in the Scotland under-21 squad in August 2021.[16] He made seven appearances without scoring.[17][18]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20[19] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[20] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[22] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Concord Rangers (loan) | 2019–20[2] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2020–21[20] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[b] | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23[22] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Ross County (loan) | 2023–24[23] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Dundalk (loan) | 2024[2] | LOI Premier Division | 12 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 4 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Essex Senior Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
References
edit- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2018/19 retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Scott High at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "LOANS: HIGH & ELLIOTT JOIN CONCORD RANGERS". www.htafc.com.
- ^ a b Chicken, Steven (29 February 2020). "Town midfielder re-joins Cowleys' former club Concord Rangers". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "LOAN: SCOTT HIGH RETURNS TO CONCORD". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "Rekeil Pyke, Scott High and Josh Daniels: Shrewsbury Town complete triple transfer". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 4-3 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Scott High and Marlon Fossey depart Town". www.shrewsburytown.com.
- ^ "Millers end week with a High ahead of season opener". Rotherham United FC. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Bains, Raj (11 January 2023). "LOAN UPDATE: HIGH, EDMONDS-GREEN AND KOROMA RETURN". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town transfers: Former Rotherham United loanee Scott High heads to SPL side Ross County".
- ^ "Scott High returns to Huddersfield Town". RCFC.
- ^ "LOAN: SCOTT HIGH JOINS DUNDALK". www.htafc.com.
- ^ "Scott High Signs For Shaymen". fchalifaxtown.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad named for EURO qualifier". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Scott High: U21 squad". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Scotland end qualifying campaign with Denmark draw". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Scott High in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Scott High in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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