Aidan Robert Nesbitt (born 5 February 1997) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has previously played for

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, Dundee United, Milton Keynes Dons and

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, after progressing through the

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youth academy.

Club career

Celtic

Nesbitt is a product of the academy system at Celtic. On 21 May 2015, Nesbitt scored a hat-trick in the Scottish Youth Cup final against

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. On 23 September 2015, Nesbitt made his first team debut in a League Cup match against Raith Rovers when he came on in the 89th minute. On 24 April 2016, he won the Celtic academy player of the year award. On 1 February 2016, Nesbitt joined fellow

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side

on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. Nesbitt made his Premiership debut for Partick Thistle, starting in a 2–0 home win against

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on 23 February 2016; getting awarded a man of the match for his performance. He signed on loan with

in August 2016. The loan was extended in January 2017 until the end of the season.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 31 August 2017, Nesbitt joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal. Having made intermittent appearances under manager

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, Nesbitt soon found himself out of favour under new manager

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during the 2018–19 season. Nesbitt left the club by mutual consent on 2 January 2019, having made a total of 27 appearances in all competitions and scoring 4 goals.

Dundee United

On 4 January 2019, Nesbitt joined

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club Dundee United on a short term deal, reuniting with his former manager at his previous club, Robbie Neilson. Nesbitt was released by United on 6 May 2019.

Greenock Morton

On 17 June 2019, Nesbitt signed for

on a one-year contract.

International career

Nesbitt was named in the team of the tournament at the

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, as Scotland U17s reached the semi-finals. He then appeared for the Scotland U19 team in each of the following two seasons. Whilst on loan to Morton, Nesbitt received his first call-up to the Scotland U21 squad in September 2016. He was selected for the

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squad in the

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. After a historic first ever win against

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, which was at any level. Nesbitt played in the win over

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for the bronze medal. It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

Celtic U20 * Scottish Youth Cup: 2014–15 Scotland U20 * Toulon Tournament: Bronze

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Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nesbitt, Aidan 1997 births Living people Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish footballers Scotland youth international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Dundee United F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Falkirk F.C. players