Scott Anthony Martin (born 1 April 1997) is a Scottish

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, who plays for

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club

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as a

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. Martin has previously played for Hibernian, and on loan for

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and Arbroath.

Club career

Hibernian

Raised in Cambuslang and a pupil at

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, Martin trained with Celtic as a young boy but was released. His mother corresponded with several professional clubs on his behalf, and he joined the youth setup at Hibernian in 2007, following a successful trial. Having signed a professional contract with the

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side in February 2014, Martin made his first team debut for Hibs in December of the same year, and made three appearances from the bench in the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 2015, in a

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game against Montrose. Martin moved on loan to

in October 2015. On returning to his parent club for the 2016–17 season and made four league appearances as Hibernian won promotion as champions. Early in his career, he was compared to the

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captain Scott Brown, due to similarities in their style of play and the fact that both players came through the Hibernian youth system. In November 2017, Martin was loaned to a third-tier club again, this time to Arbroath. The Arbroath fans voted Martin as their young player of the year for the 2017–18 season.

Hamilton Academical

On 31 August 2018, Martin signed for

on a two-year contract. On 3 August 2020, he signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton, keeping him at the club until 2023.

International career

Martin has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 international levels.

Career statistics

Notes

Honours

Hibernian *

: 2016–17 Hamilton Academical * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2022–23Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical
Andrew Petrie,

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, 26 March 2023

References

External links

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Profile
at Hibernian official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Scott 1997 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Hibernian F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow People educated at Trinity High School, Rutherglen Footballers from Cambuslang Scotland men's youth international footballers Forfar Athletic F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players