Gary Glen

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Gary Glen
Personal information
Full nameGary Glen
Date of birth (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990
Place of birthLivingston, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubRoss County
Number15
Youth career
2006–2007Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2012Heart of Midlothian52(5)
2012–Ross County33(3)
National team
2005-2006Scotland U16
2007-2008Scotland U195(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gary Glen (born 22 March 1990 in Livingston, West Lothian) is a Scottish professional football forward, who currently plays for Ross County. He previously played for Heart of Midlothian.

Career

Hearts

Glen, a former pupil of Broxburn Academy,[1] joined Heart of Midlothian from their youth academy system in 2006.[2] Glen aged 16 had a trial with Manchester United, but turned them down as he thought he was more likely to make it as a footballer with Hearts than with the Old Trafford club.[3][4] Highly rated by the Hearts coaching staff,[5] Glen earned his first involvement with the first team squad when he was an unused substitute in a league match at Motherwell on 5 March 2007.[6] At the age of 16, Glen He made his senior debut as a substitute against Dundee United on 17 March 2007.[7]

He began to feature more for the first team towards the end of the 2007/08 season, with his first start coming against St. Mirren at Tynecastle on 19 April 2008 scoreing his first senior goal to put Hearts in front as Hearts came back from a goal down to win 3–2.[8] This led to Glen being awarded the Clydesdale Bank U19 Graduate award for his breakthrough to the first team.[9] He continued his form with the only goal of the game in his second start against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 26 April.[10] In April 2008 he signed a new four year contract extending his stay until the summer of 2012.[11]

On 3 May 2008 edition of 'Soccer AM', Glen and fellow Hearts youngster Matej Rapnik, appeared on the sub program, 'Skill Skool', where they went head-to-head in a battle of skill.[12] On 14 May 2008 Glen picked up his first red card for kicking out at Gretna player Craig Barr during the last game of the season.[13]

Glen was accused of lacking a good attitude toward his game by manager Csaba László and consequently failed to become a regular in the Hearts team during season 2008/09.[14] He failed to make another first team appearance until 27 December 2008 appearing against Aberdeen as a substitute.[15] On 11 January 2009, Glen came off the bench with 10 minutes remaining and scored a decisive 94th minute goal against Hibernian at Easter Road in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup to knock their city rivals out of the cup.[16]

Glen became a regular starter for the Hearts first team in season 2009/10, under new manager Jim Jefferies who was confident of Glens ability despite suffering a Hernia injury.[17] He scored his first goal of the new season against Dunfermline Athletic in the Co-operative Insurance League Cup on 23 September 2009.[18] He made 20 appearances scoring twice that season.[19]

Glen picked up a Hamstring injury in pre season[20] and this and a serious of further injuries limited him to just 14 appearances the following season. Glen was offered to go on loan to Brechin to gain experience but he turned this down preferring to stay with Hearts.[21]

In December 2011 with Hearts experiencing financial difficulty Glen was told that he was free to either find a new club in the January 2012 transfer window, or he would be released when his contract expires in summer 2012.[22] He made his first appearance of the season after recovering from injury as a substitute on 7 January 2012 as a substitute against Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup.[23] Glen scored his first goal of the season on 7 April 2012, in a 2-1 victory over Dunfermline.[24] At the end of the season Hearts confirmed his contract had not been renewed and he left the club.[25]

Ross County

Glen signed a one year contract with Ross County in June 2012. In his opening season, he managed to score three goals in twenty six appearances - the majority of them substitutions. His first came in the home game versus Dundee FC on the fifteenth of December where he equalised and made the game one all. His second didn't come until February the second where he again scored against Dundee, this time to make it 2-0 to the Staggies at Dens Park. His third and final goal of the season came against Aberdeen on the twenty-sixth of February, where he scored the winning goal at Pittodrie. During the 2013/14 season he has surprisingly been unselected in the team but began to break into cementing a starting spot late November. [26]

Scotland youth

He has featured for Scotland at youth team level, scoring against Northern Ireland and England in the 2005 Victory Shield.[27] He went on to represent the Scotland under-19 team on five occasions.[28]

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2013[29][30]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2006-07 1000000010
2007-08 6200000062
2008-09 80210000101
2009-10 181002100202
2010-11 111000000111
2011-12 81200000101
Total 525412100587
Ross County 2012-13 263101000263
2013–14 7010000080
Total 333201000363
Career total 8586131009410

Personal awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland U16s hope to delight in Turkey". 18 January 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Gary Glen Hearts Profile". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Glen: No heart for Man United!". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ "GLEN: MAN UTD SNUB WAS RIGHT MOVE.". The free Library. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Hearts embrace the world of football". The Scotsman. 22 February 2006. 
  6. ↑ "Motherwell 0-2 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Hearts vs Dundee United". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Hearts 3-2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Clydesdale Bank Under 19 League - Season 07/08". Clydesdale Bank. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Hearts 1-0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ "HEARTS SUPERKID SIGNS NEW DEAL". The Express. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Soccer AM slot spells feast of fun for young Hearts stars". The Scotsman. Edinburgh Evening News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Gretna 1-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Revitalised Glen finds his focus after being cast adrift by Laszlo". The Scotsman. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Aberdeen vs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Hibernian vs Hearts". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  17. ↑ "HNT: Glen can be great". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Hearts 2 - 1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  19. ↑ "2009-10 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Hearts hitman Gary Glen desperate to line up alongside Kevin Kyle". Daily Record. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Hearts ace Gary Glen turns down loan switch as he looks to force way into Jambos side". Daily Record. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Glen and Stewart set for Hearts exit". Scotsman Publications. Edinburgh Evening News. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Hearts 1 - 0 Auchinleck Talbot". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Dunfermline 1 -2 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012. 
  25. ↑ "Hearts to release strikers Stephen Elliott and Gary Glen". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Striker Glen moves to Ross County". BBC Sport (BBC). 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 
  27. ↑ "Scots score in 8 seconds but England seal victory". The Scotsman. 26 November 2005. 
  28. ↑ "Gary Glen - A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Gary Glen Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Gary Glen Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2012. 
  31. ↑ "Player Awards". Retrieved 3 March 2011. 

External links

Ross County F.C. – current squad
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