James Ryan Scott (born 30 August 2000) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club St Mirren, on loan from

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Club career

Motherwell

Scott made his senior debut for

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on 21 April 2018, as a late substitute away to Ross County in the

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. He had already played for the club's

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team in the

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. During that match Scott failed to return the ball to the opposition after an injured player had received treatment, and instead took a shot that led to Motherwell's goal. On 27 April 2019, Scott scored his first senior goal in Motherwell's 4–3 win at home to

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. By the end of January, Scott had scored six goals in 28 appearances for Motherwell during the 2019–20 season. Motherwell accepted an offer from

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for Scott on 31 January 2020.

Hull City

Scott signed a three-and-a-half year contract with

on 31 January 2020, with the club also having the option of extending the contract by one year. During his first training session with Hull, Scott suffered an ankle injury that was expected to prevent him from playing for the rest of the 2019–20 season. He made his debut for Hull on 20 June 2020, against

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. On 27 June 2020, Scott scored his first goal for Hull City with a well placed header against

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in a 3–3 draw.

Hibernian (loan)

On 20 August 2021, Scott returned to Scotland to join Hibernian on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season. Scott made his debut for Hibernian two days later in a 2–2 draw with

. On 15 May 2022, the final day of the

campaign, Scott netted a hat trick in a 4–0 win over

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. He returned to Hull at the end of the season.

Exeter City

On 31 January 2023, Scott was released by Hull City after spending two-years at the club and making 36 appearances in all competitions for the Tigers. He was subsequently signed by

on an 18-month permanent contract, rejoining former Hibernian assistant manager

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. On 25 March 2023, Scott scored the fourth goal in a comprehensive 5-0 home victory over

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; his first goal for the Grecians.

St Mirren

On 24 January 2024, Scott joined Scottish Premiership club St Mirren on loan for the remainder of the season, agreeing to sign on a permanent two-year deal at the end of his loan.

International career

In August 2019, Scott was called into the Scotland under-21 squad, for the European under-21 Championship qualifiers against

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and

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, and he went on to make his debut as a substitute against San Marino.

Career statistics

Honours

Hull City *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, James 2000 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Motherwell F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players