Dylan McGeouch

Dylan McGeouch
Personal information
Full name Dylan McGeouch
Date of birth (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2008 Celtic
2008–2011 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Celtic 20 (2)
2014 → Coventry City (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 → Hibernian (loan) 20 (2)
2015– Hibernian 26 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2009–2010 Scotland U17 8 (1)
2010–2011 Scotland U19 5 (1)
2012–2013 Scotland U21 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:11, 20 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2013[1]

Dylan McGeouch (born 15 January 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernian. McGeouch has also previously played for Celtic, Coventry City and the Scotland under-21 team.

Early life

McGeouch grew up in the Milton area of Glasgow, supporting Celtic.[2][3]

Club career

Celtic youth

McGeouch started his career with the Celtic youth system and was often a ball boy for first team matches during his time there.[4] He left Celtic in 2008 after his brother, Darren, who was also with Celtic, fell out of favour with the club.

Rangers youth

McGeouch went to Rangers in 2008, but he returned to Celtic in 2011 after Neil Lennon visited his house and asked him to come back.[5] Rangers manager Walter Smith had appealed to McGeouch to stay at Rangers.[2] Rangers were later awarded £100,000 by a transfer tribunal regarding the McGeouch transfer.[6]

Celtic

McGeouch made his Celtic debut on 6 November 2011, when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Motherwell.[7] On 26 November, he made his second appearance for Celtic, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute against St Mirren. Eight minutes later he scored his first goal for the club after collecting the ball deep inside his own half and ran 70 yards, dribbling past several St Mirren players, before striking a low left foot shot into the back of the net to seal a 5–0 victory.[5][8]

Coventry City (loan)

On 30 January 2014, McGeouch was loaned to Coventry City for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[9] He returned to Celtic in the summer of 2014.

Hibernian

After making one appearance for Celtic in August 2014, he was loaned to Hibernian until the end of the season.[10] He made his first appearance against Cowdenbeath on 13 September. He received a red card in the League Cup fixture against Ross County for a heavy tackle on Joe Cardle. He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 4–0 victory over Livingston at Almondvale Stadium.

On 21 August 2015, McGeouch signed permanently for Hibernian on a three-year deal.[11] He suffered a series of injury problems during the 2015–16 season and was restricted to 19 league appearances. McGeouch came back into the team for the promotion playoffs, in which Hibs lost 5–4 on aggregate to Falkirk. He then played the full game as Hibs defeated Rangers in the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, their first victory in the competition for 114 years.[12]

International career

McGeouch was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 17 April 2012, to face Italy eight days later.[13]

Career statistics

As of 14:11, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2011–12 Scottish Premier League 6120000081
2012–13 121201000151
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 1000101030
2014–15 1000000010
Total 202402010272
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 League One8000000080
Hibernian 2014–15 Scottish Championship 202311020263
2015–16 190403040300
2016–17 70000040110
Total 4627140100673
Career Total 744111601101025
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in European competition and league play-offs.

Style of play

McGeouch's primary position is as an attacking midfielder but he can also play on the wings.[4]

Honours

Club

Celtic
Hibernian

Youth

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan McGeouch". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Celtic lure too big for youngster Dylan McGeouch". BBC Sport. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Celts' Dylan swoop is a major blow to Rangers.. he'll thrive in the Firm". The Scottish Sun. News Group Newspapers. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Spot the Celtic stars of the future at Paradise tonight". Celtic FC. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Celtic 5 St Mirren 0: A new kid in town". The Herald. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rangers to fend off Celtic swoop for youngster Liam Burt". Scottish Sun. Scottish Sun. 30 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Motherwell 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Celtic 9–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Dylan McGeouch completes Sky Blues loan". Coventry City FC. 30 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Hibernian sign Celtic's Dylan McGeouch on loan, BBC Sport
  11. ↑ "McGeouch joins Hibernian". Hibernian FC. 21 August 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Celtic youngster earns first Scotland U21 call-up". Celtic FC. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  14. ↑ Dylan McGeouch career statistics at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ "McGeouch's goals for the future". Celtic FC. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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