1. Scott Allan was born on 28 November 1991 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is a player-coach for Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts.
30 Facts About Scott Allan
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Scott Allan returned to Hibernian under freedom of contract in 2019 after four years at Celtic, departing in 2022.
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Scott Allan spent the next two seasons contracted to Arbroath, and went on loan to Northern Irish club Larne, with whom he won the NIFL Premiership.
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Scott Allan is a Scotland youth international, having represented his country at under-17 and under-21 level.
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Scott Allan was born in Glasgow, and was a pupil at Rosshall Academy in Crookston until 2008.
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Scott Allan grew up as a Rangers supporter and said his idol was Paul Gascoigne.
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Scott Allan joined Dundee United at the age of 10, and signed a full-time contract in January 2008.
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Scott Allan signed for Forfar Athletic in September 2010 on an emergency loan until 30 October 2010.
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Scott Allan made his debut for them in a Second Division league fixture against Alloa Athletic on 2 September 2010.
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Scott Allan made his SPL debut on 31 July 2011 against Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium in an away victory for Dundee United, playing 83 minutes.
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Scott Allan completed his move to Albion on 9 January 2012.
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Scott Allan then extended his deal by another 28 days on Thursday 22 March 2012.
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On 29 September 2012, Scott Allan joined League One side MK Dons on a one-month loan deal.
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Scott Allan signed for Birmingham City on a season-long loan on 19 July 2013.
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Scott Allan helped Hibernian finish in second place ahead of Rangers, although Hibernian lost to them in the promotion play-offs.
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Scott Allan did finish the season by being named the PFA Scotland Player of the Year for the Championship.
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On 14 August 2015, Allan signed a four-year deal with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.
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The move did not go well for Scott Allan; he was dropped from the team in October 2016 with manager Alan Stubbs publicly criticising the player for lack of effort.
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Scott Allan only played in a further three games after that, before returning to Celtic at the end of the season.
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Scott Allan signed a pre-contract agreement with Hibernian in January 2019.
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Scott Allan returned to Hibernian during the summer of 2019, having agreed a three-year contract with the club.
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Scott Allan later said that he had been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that caused tiredness and shortage of breath.
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On 23 August 2023, after failing to nail down a regular place at Gayfield, Scott Allan joined Northern Irish club and reigning NIFL Premiership champions Larne on a season-long loan.
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Scott Allan was an unused substitute in the County Antrim Shield final in which Larne defeated Glentoran.
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Scott Allan scored his first goal for the club in the first minute of a league win at home against Stenhousemuir.
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Scott Allan scored the following week in an away win over former club Arbroath.
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Scott Allan made his debut for the Scotland national under-21 football team on 10 August 2011, against Norway.
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Shortly after joining Dundee United as a youth, Scott Allan was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
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Scott Allan requires daily insulin injections, but the condition has not unduly hindered his football career.
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Scott Allan was charged with assault in November 2010 after an incident in Glasgow which left two men needing hospital treatment.