Daniel Handling (born 6 February 1994) is a Scottish
footballer
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who plays for
Scottish League One
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Dumbarton
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Dumbarton was the ca ...
Haddington, East Lothian
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, and attended
Knox Academy
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History
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. His brother, Darren, plays as an attacking midfield player for Dunbar United.
Career
He made his first-team debut for Hibs as a substitute against
Aberdeen
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on 14 May 2011, becoming the fourth-youngest person to play for Hibs. Handling agreed a new contract with Hibs later that year.
Handling was loaned to Third Division club Berwick Rangers in March 2012. He scored two goals on his Berwick debut, a 2–1 win at
Peterhead
Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...
on 24 March. He scored six goals in his first four games for the club, which gave Berwick a chance of qualifying for the end of season playoffs.
Handling made 24 appearances for the Hibs first team in the 2014–15 season, scoring three goals. He then missed all of the 2015–16 season due to suffering a knee injury in a pre-season game. Handling was an unused substitute in a
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
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The 2017 UEFA Eu ...
tie with Brondby, but then suffered another injury. This prevented him from playing until late January, when he appeared in a development squad match. On 31 March, Handling moved to Raith Rovers on an emergency loan deal.
Having negotiated his release from Hibernian, Handling joined
Scottish Championship
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side
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
in July 2017. He scored his first goal for the club (and first since December 2014) in the semi-final of the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,The New Saints in February 2018. After 23 appearances and three goals he turned down a new deal to join Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City. Handling signed a new two-year contract with Edinburgh City in June 2020.
Career statistics
Honours
Player
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2015–16
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Scottish League Cup
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