Scott Robertson (born 27 July 2001) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Celtic

Raised in

Lenzie Lenzie () is an affluent town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. It is about north-east of Glasgow city centre and south of Kirkintilloch. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 8,873. ...

and a product of the club's

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,Who is Scott Robertson? The Celtic youngster handed his debut against Cluj profiled
Daily Record, 12 December 2019 Robertson made his senior debut aged 18 in a 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage fixture against

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on 12 December 2019; with Celtic's final position at the head of the table already confirmed, a below-strength team lost 2–0. He had already featured for Celtic's under-21 team in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 editions of the

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, and in July 2019, a few days before he turned 18, signed a contract running until summer 2021.

Loan spells

In September 2020, he joined Gillingham on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat to

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. After making 15 league appearances for the Gills, Robertson was recalled by

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on 11 January 2021. On 30 January 2021, Robertson joined

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. On 30 August 2021, Robertson returned to England to join

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on loan for the 2021–22 season. He made his Crewe debut the following day, 31 August, in a 1–0 victory at

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in an

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group tie. Just over a month later, on 2 October 2021, he scored his first Crewe goal in a 2–2 draw with

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. Injured in Crewe's league game at

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on 12 February 2022, Robertson had an operation and returned to Celtic to continue his rehabilitation in March 2022.

Fleetwood Town

On 20 January 2023, Robertson made a permanent transfer to League One club

, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Scott 2001 births Living people People educated at St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch Sportspeople from Lenzie Scottish footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players Celtic F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players