
Scott McTominay
Footballer
Date of Birth | : | 08 December, 1996 (Age 28) |
Place of Birth | : | Lancaster, United Kingdom |
Profession | : | Footballer |
Nationality | : | British, English |
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Scott Francis McTominay (স্কট ফ্রান্সিস ম্যাকটোমিনে) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Scotland national team.
McTominay is a graduate of Manchester United's youth academy and made his senior debut for the club in May 2017. He went on to make more than 250 appearances for the club, winning the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. In 2024, McTominay signed for Napoli in a £25.7 million transfer; he won the Serie A in his debut season and was named the league's Most Valuable Player.
International career
Eligibility
McTominay was born in England but qualifies for Scotland through his father, who is from Helensburgh. McTominay 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.
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". McTominay pledged his future to Scotland and was selected in their squad for two friendlies in March. Later that month, McTominay's grandfather said that 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." McTominay said of the conversation with McLeish, "He travelled a hell of a long way to come and speak with me and I have to thank him for that. The conversation we had was relatively simple. I wanted to play for Scotland and I always have done since I was a young boy and it was an incredibly proud moment for me when he did call me up and hopefully I can kick on and do well."
Debut
On 23 March, McTominay was one of four players to be given their international debuts in McLeish's first game in charge. He played the first 57 minutes in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Costa Rica before being replaced by Stuart Armstrong. He made his first competitive appearance for Scotland in September 2018, as a 79th minute substitute for Callum McGregor in a 2–0 win against Albania. He was selected for international duty again in November 2019, but had to withdraw due to injury.
Style of play
Primarily a midfielder, McTominay started in a more defensive role earlier in his career for Manchester United, being utilised by José Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjær as a holding midfielder alongside Fred. Despite being enrolled in this position, McTominay is known for his ability to score goals from runs into the box, headers and volleys, as well as his physical defensive play and aerial ability.
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