Scott Higgins
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| Scott Higgins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Higgins | |
| Date of birth | June 9, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia, Australian/British Passport Holder | |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1991 - 1993 | QAS | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007-2008 2008-present |
Canberra Cosmos Brisbane Strikers Queensland Roar Falkirk FC Maccabi Herzliya Adelaide United Galaxy |
0 (0) 67(0) 17 (0) 31 (0) 29(0) 6 (0) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Scott Higgins (born June 9, 1976 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a goalkeeper.
His career has seen has seen him play in three different continents, first in his native Australia and then on to Europe and the Middle East. He was reported to join Gold Coast Galaxy for the 2008 season. However as the FFA has turn down Gold Coast Galaxy application for A-league licence in the 2008-09 season, Scott Higgins is a FREE AGENT. He may join for the 2009-10 season depending on the terms of the next club contract
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[edit] Club career
Higgins grew up in Brisbane with his parents Ross and Shirley and his older brother Andrew. He attended Ferny Hills State Primary School and later Kelvin Grove State High School.
He started his professional footballing career in the NSL with Canberra Cosmos and later returning to Queensland with Brisbane Strikers. In the relaunched A-League, he secured a deal with Queensland Roar in 2005, before moving to Europe in June 2006 to join Scottish Premier League club Falkirk. His career was set to take of with some fantastic displays for Falkirk but unfortunately a difference of opinion with Falkirk boss John Hughes ended his stay in Scotland, the "Bairns" in a good position at sixth in the SPL and through to the semi finals of the League Cup. He departed on 24 January 2007 to join Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya.[1].
[edit] Herzliya
When Higgins joined Herzliya, he became the first Australian in Israeli football. With some stellar performances he led his club to the Toto Cup final, a first ever for the club, [2] where they defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba 2-1 at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan. Unfortunately, despite helping Herzliya to lift the Toto Cup and avoid relegation from the Israeli Premier League, Higgins left the club in late May 2007 as the club moved to secure the Macedonian national team keeper, Jane Nikolovski, as a replacement in a deal that ultimately fell through.
[edit] A-League
On returning to Australia, he was signed by Adelaide United on a short term contract as cover for injured goalkeeper Daniel Beltrame for the start of the 2007-08 season. [3]
Miron Bleiberg, football director of new A-League club Gold Coast Galaxy has announced that Higgins will be signed by the club for the 2008-09 season.[4] However as the FFA has turn down Gold Coast Galaxy application for A-league licence in the 2008-09 season, Scott Higgins is a free agent. He may join for the 2009-10 season depending on the terms of the next club contract.
[edit] References
- ^ Higgins quits Falkirk for Israel (English). BBC Sport (2007-01-24). Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
- ^ Glass, Adam (2007-05-22). היגינס: יש לי הרגשה שהרצליה לא ירצו אותי (Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
- ^ "Keeper joins Adelaide on short term contract", 2007-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Monteverde, M. "Scott Higgins joins Galaxy of stars", Courier Mail, 2008-02-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
