Declan Glass

Declan Glass (born 7 June 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee United. He made his senior debut for Dundee United in October 2017, and has also played on loan for Airdrieonians and Cove Rangers.

Declan Glass

Personal information
Date of birth	7 June 2000
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dundee United
Number	21
Youth career
	Hutchison Vale Boys Club
2015–	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Dundee United	10	(0)
2019	→ Airdrieonians (loan)	12	(1)
2019–2020	→ Cove Rangers (loan)	16	(6)
2020	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:09, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Glass was born in Edinburgh on 7 June 2000 and grew up in Tranent, East Lothian, where he attended St Martin's Roman Catholic Primary School and Ross High School.[2] He played youth football for Edinburgh-based Hutchison Vale Boys Club before joining Dundee United as a youth player in 2015.[3]

Club career

Dundee United

Glass signed professionally for Dundee United prior to the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his first team debut as a last-minute substitute in a 2–0 Scottish Championship win at Dumbarton in October 2017.[2][5]

Glass was loaned to League One team Airdrieonians in January 2019.[6] In July 2019 he went on loan again, joining Cove Rangers in League Two until the following January.[7] Glass joined Scottish League One side Partick Thistle in a loan deal on 24 September 2020.[8] This deal was scheduled to last for the rest of the 2019/20 season, but was curtailed after Glass suffered a knee injury.

International career

Glass was called up to the Scotland under-18 schoolboys squad in December 2016 for the Centenary Shield tournament.[9]

Career statistics

As of 19 September 2020

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2017–18[10]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19[11]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	4	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	1
	2019–20[12]	Scottish Championship	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2020–21[13]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	4	1	2	0	18	1
Airdrieonians (loan)	2018–19[11]	Scottish League One	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Cove Rangers (loan)	2019–20[12]	Scottish League Two	16	6	0	0	2	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	5
Career total			38	5	3	0	6	2	5	0	52	7

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Declan Glass". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
2. "Tranent teenager Declan Glass makes Dundee United debut just months after leaving school". East Lothian Courier. Haddington. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "Declan Glass". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "Five sign professional contracts". Dundee United FC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. "Dumbarton 0-2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
6. "JANUARY SIGNINGS". SPFL. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
7. Durent, Jamie. "Cove Rangers add Declan Glass on loan from Dundee United until January". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
8. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-declan-glass-joins-on-season-long-loan/
9. Harper, Gavin (18 December 2016). "Tranent footballer Declan Glass called up to national side". East Lothian Courier. Haddington. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
10. "Games played by Declan Glass in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
11. "Games played by Declan Glass in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
12. "Games played by Declan Glass in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
13. "Games played by Declan Glass in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

External links

• Declan Glass at Soccerbase
• Declan Glass at Soccerway