Cedwyn Scott (born 6 December 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for side Notts County. After beginning his career with the youth team of Huddersfield Town, he played in Scotland for

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, Berwick Rangers and

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, before returning to England where he played in non-League with Dunston UTS and Hebburn Town. He returned to professional football in January 2021 with

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Career

Born in

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, Scott moved from Huddersfield Town to Scottish club

in January 2018. He made his senior debut for Dundee on 28 April 2018 and played three Scottish Premiership matches that year. Scott started the 2018–19 season on loan to Berwick Rangers, scoring four goals in eight games. In February 2019, it was announced that he had joined

on loan until the end of the season. At the end of the 2018–19 season, Scott was released by Dundee. During summer 2019, he had a trial at

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, playing in several pre-season games. He later signed for Dunston UTS. Scott signed for Hebburn Town on a free transfer in January 2020. In early November 2020, Scott was given a four-week trial at

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. During the trial, Scott will train with Newcastle's under-23 side but remain available to play for Hebburn. The trial was unsuccessful, and in December 2020 he went on trial with League Two club

. He signed a short-term contract with Carlisle United in January 2021, until the end of the 2020–21 season. He signed for

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in May 2021, scoring twice on his debut against

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in the opening game of the season. Scott was awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for March 2022 after scoring four goals in five matches across the month to take his tally to 22 goals for the season. In June 2022, Scott signed for Notts County for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal. In May 2023, he scored County's winning goal in a penalty shoot-out win against Chesterfield in the National League play-offs final.

Career statistics

Honours

Gateshead * National League North: 2021–22 Notts County *

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Individual * National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22 * National League North Player of the Month: March 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Cedwyn 1998 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Hexham Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Dunston UTS F.C. players Hebburn Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Northern Premier League players Northern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football forwards