Aidan Nesbitt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2017– | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:29, 6 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:08, 1 September 2017 (UTC) | |||
Aidan Nesbitt (born 5 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.
Club career
Celtic
Nesbitt is a product of the academy system at Celtic.[1] On 21 May 2015, Nesbitt scored a hat-trick in the Scottish Youth Cup final against Rangers.[2] On 23 September 2015, Nesbitt made his first team debut in a League Cup match against Raith Rovers when he came on in the 89th minute.[3] On 24 April 2016, he won the Celtic academy player of the year award.[4]
Partick Thistle (loan)
On 1 February 2016, Nesbitt joined fellow Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[5] Nesbitt made his Premiership debut for Partick Thistle, starting in a 2–0 home win against St Johnstone on 23 February 2016; getting awarded a man of the match for his performance.[6]
Greenock Morton (loan)
He signed on loan with Greenock Morton in August 2016.[7] The loan was extended in January 2017 until the end of the season.[8]
Milton Keynes Dons
On 31 August 2017, Nesbitt joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[9]
International career
Nesbitt was named in the team of the tournament at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, as Scotland under-17s reached the semi-finals.[10] He then appeared for the Scotland under-19 team in each of the following two seasons.[11]
Whilst on loan to Morton, Nesbitt received his first call-up to the Scotland under-21 squad in September 2016.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Celtic Under-20s[lower-alpha 1] | 2016–17 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2017–18 | League One | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 56 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs.
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Championship play-offs.
Honours
Celtic U20
Individual
- UEFA European U-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Paradise". CelticFC. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Nesbitt the hat-trick hero as Celtic lift Youth Cup". CelticFC. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (22 September 2015). "BBC Sport – Celtic 2–0 Raith Rovers". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Player of the Year Awards: Celtic, Rangers and Hearts pay special tribute to their key men this season". Daily Record. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ↑ "Partick Thistle add forwards Aidan Nesbitt and Antonio German". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (23 February 2016). "Partick Thistle 2–0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 August 2016). "Aidan Nesbitt signs on loan from Celtic". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (4 January 2017). "Nesbitt loan extended until end of the season". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ "MK Dons sign Scott Golbourne, Alex Gilbey and Celtic's Aidan Nesbitt". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ↑ "Technical Report : Malta 2014" (PDF). Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Aidan Nesbitt". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 September 2016). "Aidan earns first Scotland under-21 call-up". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Aidan Nesbitt at Soccerbase
- ↑ Aidan Nesbitt at Soccerway
External links
- Aidan Nesbitt at Soccerbase
