Jason Kelvin Scotland CM (born 18 February 1979) is a Trinidadian former professional

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and current

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who last played for Scottish team

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. Scotland started his footballing career in his native Trinidad and Tobago before moving to play professionally for Scottish club

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. He has also had spells with St Johnstone, Swansea City,

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and Hamilton Academical. He made 41 international appearances and scored 8 goals for

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between 2000 and 2012, playing at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the

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Club career

Early career and Dundee United

Born in

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, after playing for Malick Senior Comprehensive School, Scotland went on to play with

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– for whom he scored nine goals in as many league games – and Defence Force, where he scored 30 goals in 31 league appearances. This goalscoring form earned him a trial with Scottish side

in May 2003 alongside fellow Trinidad player Devon Mitchell. After impressing the staff, Scotland joined compatriot

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at Tannadice after gaining a work permit in July. After making his debut in August 2003, Scotland featured mostly as a substitute in his first season and was wanted on loan by

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club Linfield in January 2004, although no move materialised. In March, Scotland scored his first goal for United, netting in a 3–2 win at

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and four days later scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win against

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. With three more goals that season, Scotland scored five league goals from 21 appearances, with the majority as substitute appearances, and was awarded a new contract. In Scotland's second season, it again took him several months to score, netting his first of the season in late December. In April, however, Scotland scored perhaps his most important goal of the season, netting the winner in the Scottish Cup semi-final to take United into

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. He went on to play the full 90 minutes of the showpiece match as United narrowly lost 1–0 to

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St Johnstone

In July 2005, Scotland was denied a new work permit and the club made an appeal, which was deemed unsuccessful by a Scottish Premier League appeals committee. Within three weeks, St Johnstone of the

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were successful in gaining a work permit for the player – despite using the same dossier as United had presented previously. Scotland went on to net 15 goals in 31 league appearances in his first season at

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, including a goal on his debut and a

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in April. He was named in Trinidad Tobago's

squad. Scotland's second season produced 18 league goals, including a goal against former club Dundee United in a

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match; despite his goal against his former club, he received a warm reception from the United fans. In February 2007, Scotland was the subject of racist taunts by a small section of

fans during St Johnstone's visit to

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in the quarter-finals of the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, In April 2007, Scotland was one of three St Johnstone players named in the SPFA's Scottish Division One 'Team of the Year', voted for by the managers. At the end of the 2006–07 season, in his two campaigns with St Johnstone, Scotland had scored 33 goals in 66 league games for the club, an average of one every two games.

Swansea City

In May 2007, Scotland signed for Swansea City for a fee of £25,000 subject to obtaining a work permit, which was granted on 4 July. He scored on his debut and he helped the team to promotion to the

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, finishing the season with 29 goals in all competitions – the division's top scorer – and also earning himself a place in the

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. Scotland netted a 78th minute

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against Plymouth Argyle on 10 March 2009, his 50th goal for Swansea in all competitions

Wigan Athletic

Scotland signed for Wigan on a three-year contract on 18 July, after receiving international and

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approval. He made his debut as a stoppage time substitute in a 2–0 victory over

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on 15 August. He scored his first goal for Wigan in the FA Cup against Notts County on 23 January 2010. He scored his first league goal for the club on his 29th league appearance against Fulham on 4 April 2010. He was allowed to leave in June 2010.

Ipswich Town

Scotland signed for

on 23 August 2010, initially on a two-year deal for a fee of £500,000. He made his Ipswich debut against

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in the

and then scored his first goal for the club on his league debut against

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on 28 August 2010. In April 2012, he was praised by manager

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for turning down a clause in his contract which would have meant that he would have received a wage increase. He left Ipswich Town on 21 January 2013, after agreeing a contract settlement. The move proved somewhat controversial among some fans of the club considering Scotland had developed into somewhat of a fan favourite as an impact substitute. It was also deemed a rash move from the club since fellow striker

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remained at the club with a goal total of zero.

Barnsley

On 28 January 2013 it was announced that Scotland signed for Championship side Barnsley until the end of the season. His first appearance for Barnsley came as a substitute in a 2–0 victory against

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at Oakwell, where he scored the second goal, only a few minutes after coming on to the field of play. On 4 May 2013, he scored Barnsley's second goal in a 2–2 draw away against

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, heading home a David Perkins cross, helping Barnsley to a point which ultimately secured the Reds' place in the Championship for another season.

Hamilton Academical

On 22 January 2014, Scotland signed for

on a free transfer. He scored against Hibernian in the second leg of a promotion/relegation play-off on 25 May, also scoring in the subsequent penalty shootout as Hamilton won promotion to the

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. He was released by Hamilton on 3 January 2015, but then re-signed for the club on 27 January 2015 until the end of the season. He was released by Hamilton after the 2014–15 season.

Stenhousemuir

Scotland signed a short-term contract with Stenhousemuir in October 2015.

Lochee Harp JFC

On 1 February 2018, Scotland penned a short-term deal with

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-based East Region/North Division side

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. On 29 March 2019, Scotland joined the Nico's Cafe Bar pub team until the ended of the season

International career

Scotland made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000 and went on to earn 41 cap, scoring 8 goals. He was a member of the squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and also at the

, but saw no playing time in the latter tournament. In late September 2011, he announced his retirement from international football to concentrate on his club career with Ipswich Town.

Coaching career

In 2017, Scotland returned to Hamilton Academical, one of his former clubs as a player, to become a coach specialising in training their forwards, while also assisting with their youth academy teams. He left the club in January 2019 along with the manager Martin Canning in a staffing restructure. Prior to the start of the 2021 season Jason joined the coaching team at

Personal life

As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Scotland was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest

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of Trinidad and Tobago.

In popular culture

In June 2006, ahead of the World Cup, he was the subject of the song "Scotland, Scotland, Jason Scotland" by The Trinidad and Tobago Tartan Army. The song topped the

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and peaked at number 30 in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scotland goal.''

Honours

Dundee United *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2004–05 Swansea City * Football League One: 2007–08 Hamilton Academical *

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: 2013–14 Individual *

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: 2000 *

top scorer: 2005–06 *

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: 2006–07 First Division *

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: December 2007, March 2008 * Football League One top scorer: 2007–08 * Swansea City Player of the Year: 2007–08 *

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Player of the Year: 2008 *

: 2007–08 League One, 2008–09 Championship * Football League Championship Player of the Month: February 2009 *

Goal of the Season: 2011–12 Medals * TTO_Chaconia_Medal

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Gold Class: 2006

References

External links

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