Scott John High (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundalk, on loan from Huddersfield Town. Born in England, High has represented Scotland at under-21 level.

Scott High
Personal information
Full name Scott John High[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dundalk
(on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number 18
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Huddersfield Town 47 (0)
2019Concord Rangers (loan) 3 (0)
2020Concord Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2020Shrewsbury Town (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2023Rotherham United (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024Ross County (loan) 2 (0)
2024–Dundalk (loan) 12 (1)
International career
2021– Scotland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born 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]

International career edit

High was first named in the Scotland under-21 squad in August 2021.[15] As of August 2022, he had made seven appearances without scoring.[16][17]

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[18] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[19] 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2021–22[20] 23 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 0
2022–23[21] 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2023–24[22] 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[19] League One 12 0 1 0 1 1 3[b] 1 17 2
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23[21] Championship 13 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Ross County (loan) 2023–24[22] 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
  1. ^ Three appearances in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Essex Senior Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References edit

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2018/19 retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Scott High at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "LOANS: HIGH & ELLIOTT JOIN CONCORD RANGERS". www.htafc.com.
  5. ^ a b Chicken, Steven (29 February 2020). "Town midfielder re-joins Cowleys' former club Concord Rangers". YorkshireLive.
  6. ^ "LOAN: SCOTT HIGH RETURNS TO CONCORD". www.htafc.com.
  7. ^ "Rekeil Pyke, Scott High and Josh Daniels: Shrewsbury Town complete triple transfer". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Middlesbrough 4-3 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Scott High and Marlon Fossey depart Town". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  10. ^ "Millers end week with a High ahead of season opener". Rotherham United FC. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ^ Bains, Raj (11 January 2023). "LOAN UPDATE: HIGH, EDMONDS-GREEN AND KOROMA RETURN". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Huddersfield Town transfers: Former Rotherham United loanee Scott High heads to SPL side Ross County".
  13. ^ "Scott High returns to Huddersfield Town". RCFC.
  14. ^ "LOAN: SCOTT HIGH JOINS DUNDALK". www.htafc.com.
  15. ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad named for EURO qualifier". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Scott High: U21 squad". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Scotland end qualifying campaign with Denmark draw". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Scott High in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Scott High in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Scott High in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2023.