footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
for club
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
.
Background
He is a son of
Steve Pittman
Steve Pittman (July 18, 1967 in Wilson, North Carolina) is an American former soccer defender who spent most of his career in the Scottish leagues. He also played professionally in the United States with Major Indoor Soccer League, American ...
, who played for
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
United States
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at international level.
Career
Pittman began his career at
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...
and on 25 March 2011, he signed on loan for
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa
Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...
. He was first called up for a matchday squad on 26 March 2011, remaining an unused substitute for their goalless home draw with
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. ...
in the
Scottish Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
History
The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL ...
. Three days later, he made his only appearance for the club, as a last-minute substitute for
Jim Lister
Jim Lister (born 26 February 1981) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Lister played in the Juniors for Oakley United, Camelon Juniors and Bathgate Thistle and in the Scottish Football League for Stenhousemuir, Berwick ...
in a 3–2 defeat at
Brechin City
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...
.
On 11 August 2011, having been released by Hamilton, Pittman signed for
junior
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club Broxburn Athletic, managed by his father. He later continued his junior career with
Bo'ness United
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joining the club in June 2014.
On 3 February 2015, after three other
Scottish Professional Football League
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teams had made offers, he joined
Scottish Championship
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Scotland (, ...
club
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
. Four days after his acquisition, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat to Heart of Midlothian, playing the final four minutes in place of
Ibra Sekajja
Ibra Sekajja (born 31 October 1992) is an Ugandan footballer who plays as a striker for AC Oulu in the Veikkausliiga.
Career
Born in Uganda, he attended secondary school at Ashburton Community School from 2004 to 2009.
Ibra was first notice ...
McDiarmid Park
McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of .
As well as St Jo ...
in
Perth
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, scoring the first goal of a 4–0 win over his former team Alloa. On 24 October 2015, he scored the first league goal of his career, equalising in a 4–1 win at Queen of the South.
On 7 May 2018, in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final, Pittman scored the winning goal as Livingston won 3–2 away to
Dundee United
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. He scored again in the first leg of the final, getting Livingston's second goal in a 2–1 win at home against
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
. He also played in the second leg as Livingston won 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate victory to gain promotion to the
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...
.
On 22 March 2019, Pittman signed a new contract, keeping him at Livingston until 2021.
Honours
;Livingston
*
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2014–15
*
Scottish League One
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