Scott Laird
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Benjamin Laird | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Taunton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Scunthorpe United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Stevenage (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Stevenage | 194 | (21) |
| 2012–2015 | Preston North End | 84 | (5) |
| 2015– | Scunthorpe United | 33 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Walsall (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Scotland U16–U20 | 33 | (6) |
| 2009 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:36, 30 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Scott Benjamin Laird (born 15 May 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United, as a defender.
Laird began his football career as a trainee at Plymouth Argyle, progressing through the club's centre of excellence. He spent a total of eight years on the club's books, but only managed to make one first–team appearance for the club. In 2006, he was loaned out to Tiverton Town, playing a total of 20 games for the club, scoring four times. He was later loaned to Torquay United in September 2007, making two appearances for the side. Another loan spell followed, this time to Stevenage in late 2007. Laird impressed under manager Peter Taylor and signed on a permanent basis at the start of February 2008 for an undisclosed fee.
He has been a first–team regular since his move, and was the club's Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season, a season in which the Hertfordshire side won promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history. His success as a Stevenage player continued the following season, as he played an integral role in the club's 2010–11 campaign, helping Stevenage earn promotion to League One. He left Stevenage when his contract expired in 2012, and joined Preston North End. Laird has also represented Scotland at youth level, captaining the Scotland U16 team. However, Laird was called up for the England C side in April 2009, starting in a game against the Belgium U21 team.
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