Scott Martin (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Scott Martin (disambiguation).

Scott Martin

Personal information
Full name	Scott Anthony Martin
Date of birth	(1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Partick Thistle
Number	4
Youth career
2005–2007	Celtic
2007–2016	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Hibernian	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	24	(2)
2017–2018	→ Arbroath (loan)	22	(0)
2018–2025	Hamilton Academical	161	(1)
2025-	Partick Thistle	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Scotland U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 3 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:06, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Scott Anthony Martin (born 1 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Partick Thistle. Martin has previously played for Hibernian and Hamilton Academical, and on loan for Forfar Athletic and Arbroath.

Club career

Hibernian

Raised in Cambuslang[1] and a pupil at Trinity High School,[2] Martin trained with Celtic as a young boy but was released. His mother corresponded with several professional clubs on his behalf, and he joined the youth setup at Hibernian in 2007, following a successful trial.[3]

Having signed a professional contract with the Edinburgh side in February 2014, Martin made his first team debut for Hibs in December of the same year,[4] and made three appearances from the bench in the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 August 2015, in a League Cup game against Montrose.[4][5]

Martin moved on loan to Forfar Athletic in October 2015.[6] On returning to his parent club for the 2016–17 season and made four league appearances as Hibernian won promotion as champions.[7]

Early in his career, he was compared to the Scotland captain Scott Brown, due to similarities in their style of play and the fact that both players came through the Hibernian youth system.[3][8]

In November 2017, Martin was loaned to a third-tier club again, this time to Arbroath.[9] The Arbroath fans voted Martin as their young player of the year for the 2017–18 season.[10]

Hamilton Academical

On 31 August 2018, Martin signed for Hamilton Academical on a two-year contract.[11] On 3 August 2020, he signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton, keeping him at the club until 2023.[12]

Partick Thistle

After spending six and a half years with Hamilton Academical, Martin joined fellow Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on an 18 month deal, with the option of a further year, with Thistle midfeilder Scott Robinson heading the other way as part of a swap deal for the two players.[13]

International career

Martin has played for Scotland at under-17 and under-19 international levels.[14]

Career statistics

As of 11 July 2021[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Hibernian	2014–15	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2015–16	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	1	1	1[a]	0	4	1
	2016–17	Scottish Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	5	0
	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	15	1
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2015–16	Scottish League One	24	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	2
Hibernian Under-20s	2017–18	—							1[b]	0	1	0
Arbroath (loan)	2017–18	Scottish League One	22	0	2	0	0	0	2[c]	0	26	0
Hamilton Academical	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	31	0	0	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	20	0	1	1	0	0	—		21	1
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	24	1	1	0	2	0	—		27	1
	2021–22	Scottish Championship	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		75	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	79	2
Career total			130	3	6	1	6	1	5	0	147	5

Notes

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Matches for SPFL Development League squad in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup against senior clubs
3. 2017–18 Scottish Championship playoff matches

Honours

Hibernian

• Scottish Championship: 2016–17[16]

Hamilton Academical

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2022–23[17]

References

1. "Under 20s gain Modern Apprenticeship". Hibernian F.C. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
2. "Cardinal see off Trinity to clinch silverware". Youth Football Scotland. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
3. "Mother's pride key to Scott Martin's Hibs rise". Edinburgh Evening News. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
4. "Scott Martin". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
5. "Hibernian 3-0 Montrose: Alan Stubbs bounce back with League Cup win". STV Sport. STV. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
6. Fowler, Craig (23 October 2015). "Hibs youngster Scott Martin joins Forfar on loan". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
7. "Hibernian player Scott Martin profile". Fitbastats. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
8. "The next Scott Brown and Glasgow's other rising youth stars". Glasgow Live. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
9. "Martin joins Arbroath on loan". Hibernian FC. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
10. Gunn, David (24 April 2018). "Hibs youngster Scott Martin voted Arbroath's Young Player of the Year". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
11. "New Signing: Scott Martin". Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
12. "New Deals For Martin & Want". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
13. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/scott-martin-joins-the-club-as-scott-robinson-moves-to-hamilton-accies/
14. "Fifteen for '15: All-action midfielder Scott Martin is climbing Hibs' ranks". STV Sport. STV. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
15. Scott Martin at Soccerbase
16. "Hibs players and fans party it up at Easter Road as the champions enjoy trophy day [photo of Martin with medal]". Daily Record. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
17. Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023

External links

• Scott Martin at the Scottish Football Association
• Profile at Hibernian official website