Scott McTominay

Scott McTominay
McTominay playing for Manchester United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Scott Francis McTominay[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996
Place of birth Lancaster, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 39
Youth career
2002–2017 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Manchester United 19 (0)
National team‡
2018– Scotland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:33, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Scott Francis McTominay (born 8 December 1996)[3] is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Manchester United and the Scottish national team.

Club career

Manchester United

Youth career

McTominay was associated with the Manchester United academy from the age of five after attending the club's development centre in Preston.[4] Having played as a centre forward in the earlier years of his youth career, McTominay converted to a central midfield role under Warren Joyce.[5] He signed his first professional contract in July 2013.[6]

He made seven appearances for the Under-18s between 2013 and 2015, but struggled due to his small size.[7] McTominay missed most of the 2014–15 season due to injuries relating to growth and development issues, growing 14 inches within two years.[8]

McTominay struggled again during the 2015–16 season, making 11 appearances across the Under-19s and Under-21s, but commanded a place in the team the following season with three goals in 21 games prior to his senior call-up.[7]

2016–17 season

On 30 April 2017, McTominay was named on the substitutes' bench for a match against Swansea City in the Premier League. He made his first Premier League appearance on 7 May, coming on as a substitute against Arsenal,[9] before starting Manchester United's final Premier League match of the season on 21 May, a 2–0 win at home to Crystal Palace.[10]

2017–18 season

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, McTominay was named as a member of Manchester United's touring party for their pre-season tour of the United States, as well as for matches against Vålerenga and Sampdoria.[11] In the match against Vålerenga on 30 July 2017, McTominay came on as a substitute for Paul Pogba just after the hour mark, and 10 minutes later, he scored his first senior goal for the club – the third in a 3–0 win.[12] McTominay made his first appearance of the season against Burton Albion in the EFL Cup on 20 September 2017, replacing Marcus Rashford in the 64th minute, in a 4–1 victory.[13] He made his European debut on 18 October, against Benfica, coming on for Henrikh Mkhitaryan in injury-time, winning a free-kick and getting Luisão sent off before seeing out the 1–0 away win.[14] Two days later, McTominay signed a new contract with United, keeping him at the club until June 2021, with an option to extend for a further year.[15] He made his first start of the season on 24 October, in a 2–0 win over Swansea at Liberty Stadium in the EFL Cup fourth round.[16]

International career

McTominay was born in England but has Scottish ancestry through his father and attended training camps with the Scottish youth sides. In November 2017, McTominay told Scottish Football Association performance director Malky Mackay that he wanted to concentrate on securing a place in the Manchester United first-team.[17]

Speaking in February 2018, club manager José Mourinho suggested that new Scotland manager Alex McLeish should select McTominay "because it looks like England is missing him".[18] McTominay pledged his future to Scotland and was selected in their squad for two friendlies in March.[19][20]

Later that month, McTominay's grandfather revealed Sir Alex Ferguson wanted him to represent Scotland. Manchester United academy coach Brian McClair explained "McLeish made a huge effort getting to Carrington to meet up with him, because it was in the middle of the bad weather that we had. He made it, put a case. Gareth Southgate sent him a text."[21]

On 23 March, McTominay was one of four players to be given their international debuts in McLeish's first game in charge.[22] He played 58 minutes in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Costa Rica before being replaced by Stuart Armstrong.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018[24]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2016–17 Premier League 200000000020
2017–18 Premier League 13030304000230
2018–19 Premier League 40000000–40
Career total 19030304000290

International

As of match played 10 September 2018[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201830
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Scott McTominay profile". Bild. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Who is Scott McTominay? Manchester United player profile". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scott McTominay". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Adam (30 April 2017). "Who is Scott McTominay?". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Scott McTominay". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Short, Joe (30 April 2017). "Who is Scott McTominay? Everything you need to know about the Manchester United youngster". Express. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Scott McTominay". youthhawk.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (30 April 2017). "Who is Scott McTominay? Manchester United midfielder profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Shemilt, Stephan (28 April 2017). "Manchester United 1–1 Swansea City". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (21 May 2017). "Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Gemma (9 July 2017). "Manchester United's Tour 2017 squad". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Ganley, Joe (30 July 2017). "Valerenga 0 Manchester United 3". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Johnston, Neil (20 September 2017). "Manchester United 4–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (18 October 2017). "Benfica 0–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Scott McTominay signs new contract at United". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  16. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (24 October 2017). "Swansea City 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Scotland: Scott McTominay yet to decide on his international future". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Manchester United's Jose Mourinho says Scott McTominay deserves Scotland call". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "Scott McTominay: Man Utd midfielder pledges international future to Scotland". 4 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Six new faces in Alex McLeish's Scotland squad for March friendlies". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "Choosing Scotland easy for McTominay". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  22. ↑ "Scotland v Costa Rica | Match Report | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  23. ↑ "Scotland 0-1 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  24. ↑ "S. McTominay". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  25. ↑ "Scott McTominay". European Football. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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