John Souttar

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John Souttar
Personal information
Full name John Souttar
Date of birth (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
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Position(s) Centre Back
Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 24
Youth career
2002–2006 Brechin City Youths
2006–2013 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Dundee United 63 (1)
2016– Heart of Midlothian 15 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2013–2015 Scotland U19 11 (1)
2015– Scotland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:36, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

John Souttar (born 25 September 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) in the Scottish Premiership, and for the Scotland under-21 team. He previously played for Dundee United before joining Hearts in February 2016.

Initially known as a central defender, Souttar was converted to play as a defensive midfielder towards the end of his stay at Dundee United, however he has more recently been deployed as a centre back for Hearts.[1] He is the youngest player to have appeared for Dundee United's first team, having made his debut for the club in January 2013 at the age of 16. After previously representing the country at under-17 and under-19 levels, he made his Scotland under-21 debut in September 2015.

Early life

Souttar was born in Aberdeen on 25 September 1996[2] to parents Jack and Heather. His father had previously been a professional footballer, with Brechin City.[3] Growing up in the village of Luthermuir, Aberdeenshire, Souttar attended Luthermuir Primary and then Mearns Academy in nearby Laurencekirk.[4][5]

In 2002, Souttar began to play for Brechin City Boys Club (later Brechin City Youths), where he was coached by his father in a successful team also containing Ryan Gauld and Euan Spark. The trio also developed their skills at coaching schools run in Dundee by Ian Cathro,[3] before joining Dundee United's youth system in 2006 at the age of nine.[3][6]

Souttar has a younger brother,[7] Harry, who plays for the Dundee United development team.[8]

Club career

Dundee United

After progressing through the various youth team levels at Dundee United, Souttar signed a professional contract in July 2012 and became a member of the club's under-20 development squad.[9] After just four months in the development team, injuries and suspensions led to Souttar making his first team debut on 2 January 2013, playing in central defence from the start in a 2–2 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium.[10] Aged 16 years and 99 days, he became the youngest ever player to play for Dundee United.[11] On 24 January 2013, Souttar signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until January 2016.[12] Still aged 16, Souttar returned to the first team in April 2013 following an injury to Brian McLean and started regularly for the remainder of the season, playing against Celtic in a 4–3 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat on 14 April 2013 at Hampden Park.[9]

Souttar's form began to attract the attention of other clubs, with English Premier League team Sunderland having a bid of £600,000 accepted by Dundee United in October 2013.[13] After speaking to Sunderland officials, Souttar decided to turn down the transfer. On 4 November 2013, Souttar signed another extension to his contract, keeping him at Dundee United until May 2016.[14] Souttar continued to play regularly in central defence throughout the 2013–14 season and scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Premiership match against Aberdeen on 1 January 2014.[15]

Souttar missed the first three months of the 2014–15 season due to an ankle injury sustained in pre-season.[16] After his return to the first team, Dundee United successfully experimented with Souttar in a defensive midfield role in matches against Celtic and Aberdeen during April 2015, a position in which he has subsequently featured regularly.[17][18] In October 2015, new United head coach Mixu Paatelainen played Souttar at right back in his first two matches in charge.[19] In all he made seventy three appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.[20]

Heart of Midlothian

On 1 February 2016, Souttar signed for fellow Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), agreeing a three and a half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[21] Speaking about his move Souttar said that he was "looking forward to getting stuck in and getting my career back on track,"[22]

International career

Souttar has represented Scotland at under-17 level,[23] making his debut on 28 August 2012, in a 0–0 draw against Belgium.[24] To date Souttar has made six appearances for them.[23] In May 2013, Souttar made his debut[25] for the Scotland under-19 team, against England.[26]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2016[27][20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 22 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 27 1
2014–15 13 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2015–16 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Total 63 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 73 2
Hearts 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 78 1 7 1 4 0 0 0 89 2

References

  1. ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/winners-and-losers-kieran-tierney-john-souttar-hearts-fans-1-4053887
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