Scott Banks
Banks in 2022
Personal information
Full name Scott Brian Banks[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001
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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2018–19[24] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 1000300040
Total 1000300040
Clyde (loan) 2018–19[24] Scottish League Two 12100003[lower-alpha 1]0151
Crystal Palace 2019–20[25] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[26] Premier League 0000000000
2021–22[27] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 2]020
2022–23[28] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000002020
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2019–20[25] Scottish Championship 4000000040
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2020–21[26] Scottish Championship 11000002[lower-alpha 3]0130
Bradford City (loan) 2022–23[29] League Two 29610204[lower-alpha 4]0366
Career total 5771050110747
  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. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Banks in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  25. 1 2 3 "Games played by Scott Banks in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  26. 1 2 "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.

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