Introduction
Scott Bain (born 22 November 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Dundee as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Bain began his footballing career at Aberdeen's Academy, and was loaned to Elgin City shortly after being promoted to the first team squad. He made his senior debut on 21 August 2010, in a 2–0 home loss against East Stirlingshire.
After being released by Aberdeen in May 2011, Bain signed a one-year deal with Scottish Third Division side Alloa Athletic on 9 June. He established himself as a first-team regular, being promoted twice in his first two seasons at the club.
On 29 May 2014, Bain signed a three-year deal with Dundee. He made his debut for Dundee on 26 August 2014, in a 4–0 win against Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup. Bain made a first league appearance for Dundee in October 2014, when Kyle Letheren was injured during a pre-match exercise. On 6 April 2015, he signed a new contract with Dundee, extending his deal with the club until 2018.
International career
Due to an injury to Allan McGregor, manager Gordon Strachan called Bain into the Scotland national football team for the first time in May 2015, ahead of a friendly with Qatar and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match with the Republic of Ireland the following month.
Career statistics
- As of 1 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elgin City (loan) | 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2011–12 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 0 | |
| Dundee | 2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | |
| Career total | 190 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 0 | |
- A. ^ Other includes Scottish Challenge Cup and Scottish First Division Play-offs.