Mark Hill (Scottish footballer)

Mark Hill
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2012[3] Hamilton Academical[1]
2012–2018 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Celtic 0 (0)
2018 → St Mirren (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 13 (3)
2019 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 Forfar Athletic 2 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Scotland U17[2] 9 (0)
2015–2017 Scotland U19[2] 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Hill (born 10 July 1998) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Celtic, St Mirren, Forfar Athletic, Charlotte Independence and Forfar Athletic.

Career

Hill first attracted media attention as a 13-year-old in April 2012, when he was selected for the reserve team at Hamilton Academical and was said to be in contention for the club's first team.[3] He signed for Scottish champions Celtic a few months later,[4] making steady progress through their youth system including appearances in the UEFA Youth League,[5][6] in Scottish Youth Cup final wins[7][8] and in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[9][10]

Hill signed a new contract with Celtic in 2017,[4] and moved on loan to St Mirren in January 2018,[11][12] making three league appearances[6] as the club gained promotion to the Scottish Premiership as winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. He returned to Celtic but was then loaned again to third-tier Forfar Athletic,[13] becoming a regular in their team until being recalled in January 2019.[13] Two months later, he moved to Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship for the 2019 USL season,[14] but was recalled by Celtic on 1 August 2019.[15]

Hill has also represented Scotland at the under-17 and under-19 levels.[2]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2019[16][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic U20/U21[a] 2016–17 — 2 0 2 0
2017–18 — 1 0 1 0
2018–19 — 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
St Mirren (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 13 3 1 0 — — 14 3
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2019 USL Championship 9 0 — — — 9 0
Career total 25 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 31 3
  1. ^ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

References

  1. ^ "The Next Step: Young Accies". Youth Football Scotland. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Mark Hill at the Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ a b Mark Hill closing on Hamilton Accies debut, aged 13, 29 April 2012
  4. ^ a b Celtic announce midfielder deal, three-year contract, NinetyMinutesOnline, 20 May 2017
  5. ^ "Celtic-Mönchengladbach: Line-ups". UEFA. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c M. Hill, Soccerway
  7. ^ "Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as emphatic Celtic claim the Little Big Shot Youth Cup". Youth Football Scotland. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Celtic 3 Rangers 0: Young Hoops claim Scottish Youth Cup glory". The Herald. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  9. ^ Annan Athletic v Celtic FC U20's, Annan Athletic FC, 15 August 2017
  10. ^ Starting Lineups: Annan vs Celtic U21, Sky Sports, 14 August 2018
  11. ^ St Mirren sign midfielder Mark Hill on loan from Celtic, BBC Sport, 17 January 2018
  12. ^ Celtic's Mark Hill can make a major impact on loan at St Mirren, HITC, 17 January 2018
  13. ^ a b Mark Hill heads back to Parkhead, Forfar Athletic FC, 7 January 2019
  14. ^ Scottish national team midfielder loaned to Charlotte from Celtic, Charlotte Independence, 15 March 2019
  15. ^ Celtic loan recalled from Independence, Charlotte Independence, 1 August 2019
  16. ^ Mark Hill at Soccerbase