Scott Banks
Banks in 2022
Personal information
Full name Scott Brian Banks[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Linlithgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. Pauli
Number 18
Youth career
Linlithgow Rose CFC
2013–2018 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Dundee United 1 (0)
2019 → Clyde (loan) 12 (1)
2020– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2020 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Bradford City (loan) 29 (6)
2023– → FC St. Pauli (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2021–2022 Scotland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Scott Brian Banks (born 26 September 2001)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club St. Pauli on loan from Crystal Palace.

He is a former member of the Scotland under-21 team. Banks began his career in Scotland with Dundee United, and has also played for Clyde, Alloa Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic on loan. He made his debut for Scotland under-21s in 2021.

Early life

Banks comes from Linlithgow, West Lothian, and attended the Scottish Football Association performance school at Graeme High School in Falkirk.[4]

Club career

Banks joined Dundee United at youth level from Linlithgow Rose Community Football Club in 2013. After being top scorer for the United under-17 team the previous season, he signed his first professional contract with the club in 2018.[5]

In February 2019, Banks joined League Two club Clyde on loan for the rest of the 2018–19 season,[6] quickly becoming a "fans' favourite".[7] He scored the club's goal of the season against Peterhead and was man of the match against Annan Athletic in the match that secured Clyde's promotion from League Two.[8]

After impressing manager Robbie Neilson in pre-season matches,[9] Banks made his Dundee United debut as a substitute against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish League Cup in July 2019.[10] The following month, United reportedly turned down a £400,000 transfer bid for Banks from Premier League club Crystal Palace.[11] Following this, Banks rejected a new contract offer from Dundee United and was left out of the squad by Neilson.[12]

In January 2020, he signed a three year contract with Crystal Palace.[13] Later in January, Palace loaned Banks to Alloa Athletic until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

In January 2021, Banks was signed on a loan deal by Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic until the end of the 2020–21 Season.[15]

On 8 August 2022, Banks joined EFL League Two club Bradford City on a season-long loan.[16] At the end of his successful loan spell with the Bantams he was awarded the Supporters Trust Young Player of the Year.[17]

On 10 August 2023, Banks moved on a new loan to St. Pauli in German 2. Bundesliga.[18]

International career

Banks made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team, both in friendly matches against Japan played in Pinatar, Spain, during September 2019.[19] He was called up to the under-21 squad for the first time in 2021, for two friendly matches against Northern Ireland at the Dumbarton Football Stadium.[20] He made his debut at under-21 international in the first match, a 2–1 win for Scotland.[21]

Prior to being called up for Scotland under-21s, Banks had held talks with Wales under-21 coach Paul Bodin with a view to joining their squad, as he is also eligible to represent Wales.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 May 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Total 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Clyde (loan) 2018–19[24] Scottish League Two 12 1 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 15 1
Crystal Palace 2019–20[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 2 0
2022–23[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2020–21[26] Scottish Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 13 0
Bradford City (loan) 2022–23[29] League Two 29 6 1 0 2 0 4[d] 0 36 6
Career total 57 7 1 0 5 0 11 0 74 7
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish League Two play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in play offs

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Scott Banks at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Scott Banks". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Scott Banks: Meet the Linlithgow teenager who helped Clyde to promotion". Linlithgow Gazette. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet this year's academy graduates". Dundee United F.C. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Loan signing: Scott Banks". Clyde F.C. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ Maclean, Ian (1 March 2019). "Dundee United on-loan youngster Scott Banks wowing Clyde fans". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ Maclean, Ian (21 June 2019). "Dundee United loan star Scott Banks hopes helping Clyde go up is just the start". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. ^ Nicolson, Eric (1 July 2019). "Youngsters impress in Dundee United's first game of pre-season". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  10. ^ Roache, Ian (12 July 2019). "Hearts 1 Dundee United 1 (Hearts win 5-3 on pens): Tangerines lose another shootout but open season with fine draw at Tynecastle". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  11. ^ Duthie, Tom (7 August 2019). "Dundee United reject six-figure bid for 17-year-old Scott Banks, according to reports". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ Cross, Huw Thomas (7 January 2020). "Eagles set to bid for Dundee United ace wanted by Arsenal and Manchester City". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Scott Banks: Crystal Palace sign teen midfielder from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Palace trio head out on loan for remainder of the season". CPFC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Scott Banks signs on loan". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Bradford sign Palace midfielder Banks on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  17. ^ "COOK IN FIVE-AWARD HAUL AT END OF SEASON DINNER". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  18. ^ "FC ST. PAULI LEIHT SCOTT BANKS AUS" [FC ST. PAULI IS LOANING SCOTT BANKS] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Scott Banks - U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  20. ^ Carson, Callum (25 May 2021). "West Lothian footballer Scott Banks named in Scotland under-21 squad". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Scotland 1-2 Northern Ireland: Visitors win first of two under-21 internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. ^ Williams, James (28 January 2021). "Paul Bodin keeping tabs on Finley Stevens and Scott Banks". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Scotland - S. Banks - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Banks in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Scott Banks in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Banks in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Scott Banks in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Games played by Scott Banks in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Games played by Scott Banks in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

External links

Scott Banks at Athletic Updates

FC St. Pauli – current squad
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