Mark Hill (Scottish footballer)

Mark Hill
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2012[3] Hamilton Academical[1]
2012–2018 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Celtic 0 (0)
2018St Mirren (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019Forfar Athletic (loan) 13 (3)
2019Charlotte 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. 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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. 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 Archived 1 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Charlotte Independence, 15 March 2019
  15. ^ Celtic loan recalled from Independence, Charlotte Independence, 1 August 2019
  16. ^ Mark Hill at Soccerbase