Jason Scotland

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Jason Scotland
Personal information
Full name Jason Kelvin Scotland
Date of birth February 18, 1979 (1979-02-18) (age 29)
Place of birth    Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Swansea City
Number 9
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–1998
2001–2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–
 San Juan Jabloteh
Defence Force
Dundee United
St. Johnstone
Swansea City

50 0(8)
66 (33)
42 (26)   
National team2
2000– Trinidad & Tobago 28 0(5)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 8 April 2008[1].
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 20, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jason Kelvin Scotland (born February 18, 1979 in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays as a striker for Welsh club Swansea City.

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[edit] Career

After playing for Malick Senior Comprehensive School, Scotland went on to San Juan Jabloteh, Defence Force and Dundee United before joining United's Tayside rivals St. Johnstone on August 23, 2005.

Scotland made his belated entry into the Trinidad and Tobago national football team by scoring the two goals that steered St. Johnstone to a 2-1 win over visiting Scottish Premier League side Dundee on January 19, 2003. Ian McCall, manager of city rivals Dundee United, soon brought him to Tannadice Park that summer after Scotland secured a work permit. He made his United début on August 31, 2003 against Rangers and scored five times in his first nine starts in the league. In 2005 Scotland was force to return to Trinidad after his application for a work permit renewal was turned down. However, he had an application to play for St. Johnstone approved and did enough to warrant a place in Trinidad and Tobago's 2006 World Cup squad.

Scotland has also appeared in a national advertising campaign in Scotland for Irn-Bru with the "Scotland's going to the World Cup" catchphrase to coincide with the Trinidad and Tobago team's appearance in the 2006 competition while at the same time mocking the Scotland national football team's failure to qualify. The campaign features Scotland in posters, newspaper and television adverts. Many Scots took to supporting the Trinidad and Tobago squad (seven of whose members play professionally in Scotland) in the 2006 World Cup.

In September 2006, Scotland faced his former club Dundee United for the first time in a Scottish League Cup match, and scored the opening goal in a 3-0 victory. Despite his goal against his former club, he received a warm reception from the United fans.[2]

On February 28, 2007, Scotland was the subject of racist taunts by a small section of Motherwell fans during St. Johnstone's visit to Fir Park in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup. He went on to score Saints' second goal in a 2-1 victory.[3]

In April 2007, Scotland was one of three St. Johnstone players named in the SPFA's Scottish Division One 'Team of the Year', voted for by the managers.[4] At the end of the 2006-07 season, in his two seasons with St. Johnstone, Scotland had scored 33 goals in 66 league games for the club, an average of one goal every two games.

On May 25, 2007 it was announced on Swansea City's official site that Scotland had signed for them for £25,000 subject to obtaining a work permit,[5] which was granted on 4 July.[6]

[edit] Honours

[edit] San Juan Jabloteh

1998

[edit] Defence Force

2002

[edit] Dundee United

2004-05

[edit] Swansea City

2007-08
2007-08
2007-08

[edit] References

  1. ^ Soccerbase: Jason Scotland. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 12 April 2008.
  2. ^ "'Villain' Scotland hails Utd fans", BBC Sport website, September 20, 2006. 
  3. ^ "Scotland disappointed at racism", BBC Sport website, March 1, 2007. 
  4. ^ "Division One 'Team of the Year'", BBC Sport website, "April 23, 2007. 
  5. ^ "Swans sign Scotland from Saints", BBC Sport website, May 25, 2007. 
  6. ^ Nicolson, Eric. "Scotland makes move to Wales", The Courier, July 5, 2007. 

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Trinidad and Tobago squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Hislop • 2 Cox • 3 A. John • 4 Andrews • 5 Sancho • 6 Lawrence • 7 Birchall • 8 Gray • 9 Whitley • 10 Latapy • 11 Edwards • 12 Samuel • 13 Glen • 14 S. John • 15 Jones • 16 Wise • 17 Charles • 18 Theobald • 19 Yorke • 20 Scotland • 21 Jack • 22 Ince • 23 Wolfe • Coach: Beenhakker
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Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad

2 Amankwaah • 3 Austin • 4 O'Leary • 5 Tate • 6 Bodde • 7 Britton • 8 Pratley • 9 Scotland • 10 Orlandi • 11 Duffy • 14 Painter • 15 Lawrence • 16 Monk • 17 Tudur Jones • 19 Way • 20 MacDonald • 21 de Vries • 22 Rangel • 23 Bauza • 24 Way • 25 Collins • 27 Graves • 28 Butler • 30 Knight • 31 Evans • 32 Allen • 33 Morgan • 34 Hawthorne • 36 Williams •  Pintado •  Gomez • Manager: Martínez