Andrew Considine

Andrew Considine (born 1 April 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Scotland national team. He can play as a centre-back or left-back.

Andrew Considine

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Considine
Date of birth	1 April 1987
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back Centre back
Club information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	4
Youth career
1998–2003	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–	Aberdeen	428	(27)
National team^‡
2007	Scotland U20	2	(0)
2007–2008	Scotland U21	4	(0)
2020–	Scotland	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:24, 3 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:08, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

He made his senior debut in 2003 and has played in over 520 matches for his only club, ranking among the players with most appearances in Aberdeen's history.

Club career

Considine had the option of signing for Rangers as a youngster, but decided to sign for Aberdeen as he felt he had more chance of breaking into their first team.[1] He made his professional debut in May 2004 in a 2–1 defeat to Dundee, making his second appearance at the end of the following season. In 2005–06, Considine reached double figures in terms of appearances and became a first team regular in the 2006–07 season, playing in 36 matches and scoring his first goals for Aberdeen in a 2–0 victory at St Mirren in January 2007.

Considine started every league match for Aberdeen in the 2011–12 season and was the club's player of the year.[2] He continued to play regularly in the 2012–13 season, but suffered a broken leg in a match against Dundee on 29 December.[2]

On 29 December 2014, Considine signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Aberdeen until the summer of 2017.[3] Considine was rewarded for his long service to Aberdeen with a testimonial match, played against Dutch club F.C. Twente on 27 March 2015.[4]

Considine signed another contract extension on 14 February 2017, keeping him at Aberdeen until 2019. On 31 March 2017, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.[5]

On 13 May 2018, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Aberdeen against Celtic at Parkhead, which secured a 2nd place finish for Aberdeen in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership.[6]

In April 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year.[7] He made his 500th appearance for Aberdeen on 24 November 2019, in a league match at St Johnstone.[1][8] His contract was extended to the end of the 2021–22 season in December 2020.[9]

International career

Considine played twice for the Scotland under-20 side, featuring at the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, and four times for Scotland under-21s.

Despite being a long-serving player at a high domestic club level with Aberdeen, Considine was not selected for the full Scotland national team for most of his career.[1] He finally earned selection in October 2020, aged 33, after six players dropped out of the initial squad due to injuries and COVID-19.[10] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against Slovakia,[11][12][13] becoming the oldest Scotland debutant since 36-year-old goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson 53 years earlier.[14]

Personal life

Considine was raised in the village of Banchory, near Aberdeen. He is the son of former Aberdeen defender Doug Considine.[15]

Considine received attention in the media and online in 2015 when a humorous video of him dancing in drag with friends on his stag party, intended only for view by guests at his wedding, was released publicly.[16] Five years later the incident resurfaced when the song from the video (Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara) was chanted by the Scotland players, including Considine, in celebrations after qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and was adopted as one of the national team 'anthems' by supporters.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2021[19][20]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2003–04	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06		12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2006–07		33	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	36	2
	2007–08		22	0	5	2	3	2	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	4
	2008–09		20	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	23	1
	2009–10		16	1	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	1
	2010–11		27	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
	2011–12		36	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	42	4
	2012–13		18	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	21	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	28	2
	2014–15		37	2	1	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	45	2
	2015–16		32	0	1	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	40	3
	2016–17		36	6	5	0	4	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	51	6
	2017–18		32	4	4	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	4
	2018–19		33	3	6	1	4	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	4
	2019–20		27	4	5	1	2	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	6
	2020–21		23	1	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	1
Career total			428	27	46	6	34	4	39	1	547	38

1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of 00:08, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2020	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish League Cup: 2013–14[22]
  • Runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19
• Scottish Cup: Runner-up: 2016–17

References

1. Macintyre, Kenny (21 November 2019). "Aberdeen: Andrew Considine on call-ups & joining the 500 club". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
2. Dewar, Heather (30 December 2012). "Andrew Considine loss a huge blow, says Dons boss Craig Brown". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
3. "Dons duo commit their futures". Afc.co.uk. Aberdeen football club. 29 December 2014.
4. "Tickets announced for Considine testimonial against FC Twente". Evening Express. 5 February 2015.
5. Dowden, Martin (31 March 2017). "Dundee 0–7 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
6. "Aberdeen win at Champions Celtic to secure second place in the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
7. "Considine extends Aberdeen stay". BBC Sport. 26 April 2019.
8. Duncan, Thomas (24 November 2019). "St Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
9. "Andy Considine: Aberdeen & Scotland defender extends contract until 2022". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
10. "Scotland calls for Aberdeen's Andrew Considine and Hibernian's Paul McGinn". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
11. Parks, Gordon (11 October 2020). "Scotland player ratings as Andy Considine makes shock opportunity count". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
12. "Scotland are growing in confidence after they 'suffered' for previous heavy defeats". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
13. "Scotland 1-0 Slovakia". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
14. "I knew Andy Considine could cope with Scotland debut – Steve Clarke". Evening Express. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
15. "Andrew Considine". Aberdeen Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
16. Andrew Considine: Drag video 'won't faze' Aberdeen defender, BBC Sport, 17 August 2015
17. "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie: Why disco hit is now Scotland's unofficial anthem". BBC News. BBC. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
18. "WATCH: Scotland celebrate Euros qualification to Andy Considine's signature song 'Yes sir, I can boogie'". Evening Express. Evening Express. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
19. Andrew Considine at Soccerbase
20. Andrew Considine at Soccerway
21. Andrew Considine at the Scottish Football Association
22. Campbell, Andy (16 March 2014). "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (aet, 4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

External links

• Andrew Considine at Soccerbase
• Profile and stats at AFC Heritage Trust