Alex Jay Scott (born 21 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol City.
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Full name | Alex Jay Scott[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bristol City | |||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Guernsey | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Bristol City | 41 | (4) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | England U19 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2022– | England U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 16 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Scott signed for Isthmian League side Guernsey on turning 16 having previously trained with the youth teams of Southampton and AFC Bournemouth,[2] he made his debut for the Green Lions against Phoenix Sports on 31 August 2019 becoming the youngest ever Guernsey player.[3] Scott made 15 appearances for Guernsey before his transfer in January 2020.[2]
In December 2019, Scott signed a pre-contract agreement with Championship side Bristol City.[4] Having initially linked up with the club's academy, Scott signed his first professional contract with Bristol City in March 2021.[5][6] Scott made his professional debut with Bristol City as a starter in a 1–1 Championship draw to Blackpool on 7 August 2021.[7] After missing a crucial chance earlier on in the game against Nottingham Forest, Scott soon went on to get his first career goal for the Robins, putting them 1–0 up on 19 of October 2021 at the 39th minute mark, coming off in the 78th minute in a game that ended 2–1 to Nottingham Forest.[8]
Scott received his first call-up to the England national under-18 football team side in March 2021.[9] On 29 March 2021, Scott made his debut as a second-half substitute in England's 2–0 win against Wales.[10][11]
On 2 September 2021, Scott made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park.[12]
On 17 June 2022, Scott was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[13] He came off the bench during the semi-final against Italy to score an equalizer with his first touch of the game.[14] Scott started in the final as England won the tournament with a 3-1 extra time victory over Israel on 1 July 2022.[15]
On 21 September 2022, Scott made his England U20 debut during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guernsey | 2019–20[2] | Isthmian League South East Division |
14 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Bristol City | 2019–20[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[18] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | Championship | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
Total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
Career total | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
England U19s
Bristol City F.C. – current squad | |
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