Dylan McGeouch

Dylan McGeouch
Personal information
Full nameDylan McGeouch
Date of birth15 January 1993
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Hibernian
(on loan from Celtic)
Number23
Youth career
2005–2008Celtic
2008–2011Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–Celtic20(2)
2014Coventry City (loan)8(0)
2014–Hibernian (loan)16(2)
National team
2008–2009Scotland U166(0)
2009–2010Scotland U178(1)
2010–2011Scotland U195(1)
2012–2013Scotland U2110(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2013[1]

Dylan McGeouch (born 15 January 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Hibernian, on loan from Celtic. McGeouch has also previously played for Coventry City and the Scotland under-21 team.

Early life

McGeouch grew up in the Milton area of Glasgow, supporting Celtic.[2][3]

Club career

McGeouch started his career with Celtic and was often a ball boy during his time there.[4] However, he left in 2008 after his brother, Darren, who was also in Celtic's youth system, fell out of favour with the club. Dylan then went to Rangers, but he returned to Celtic in 2011 after Neil Lennon visited his house and asked him to come back.[5] Rangers manager Walter Smith had appealed to McGeouch to stay at Rangers.[2] McGeouch made his Celtic debut on 6 November 2011, when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Motherwell.[6] On 26 November, he made his second appearance for Celtic, coming on as a 64th minute substitute against St Mirren. Eight minutes later he scored his first goal for the club after collecting the ball deep inside his own half and ran 70 yards, dribbling past several St. Mirren players, before striking a low left foot shot into the back of the net to seal a 5–0 victory.[5][7]

On 30 January 2014, McGeouch was loaned to Coventry City for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[8] He returned to Celtic in the summer of 2014.

Hibernian

After making one appearance for Celtic in August 2014, he was loaned to Hibernian until the end of the season.[9] He made his first appearance against Cowdenbeath on 13 September. He received a red card in the League Cup fixture against Ross County for a heavy tackle on Joe Cardle. He scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 4-0 victory over Livingston at Almondvale Stadium.

International career

McGeouch was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad on 17 April 2012, to face Italy eight days later.[10]

Career statistics

As of 19 March 2015 (UTC)[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2011–12 SPL6120000081
2012–13 SPL121201000151
2013–14 Scottish Premiership1000101030
Coventry City (loan) 2013–14 League One8000000080
Celtic 2014–15 Scottish Premiership1000000010
Total 202402010272
Hibernian (loan) 2014–15 Scottish Championship 162211000193
Career Total 444613010545

Style of play

McGeouch's primary position is as an attacking midfielder but he can also play on the wings.[4]

Honours

Club

Celtic

Youth

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. "Dylan McGeouch". scottishfa.co.uk (Scottish Football Association). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Celtic lure too big for youngster Dylan McGeouch". BBC Sport (BBC). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. "Celts' Dylan swoop is a major blow to Rangers.. he'll thrive in the Firm". The Scottish Sun (News Group Newspapers). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Spot the Celtic stars of the future at Paradise tonight". Celtic FC. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Celtic 5 St Mirren 0: A new kid in town". Herald Scotland (Herald & Times Group). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  6. "Motherwell 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. "Celtic 9–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  8. "Dylan McGeouch completes Sky Blues loan". Coventry City FC. 30 January 2014.
  9. Hibernian sign Celtic's Dylan McGeouch on loan, BBC Sport
  10. "Celtic youngster earns first Scotland U21 call-up". Celtic FC. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  11. Dylan McGeouch career statistics at Soccerbase
  12. "McGeouch's goals for the future". Celtic FC. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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