Scott Hooper
Scottish footballer
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Scott Hooper (born 14 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Annan Athletic | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen of the South | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Queen of the South | 22 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Annan Athletic | 48 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Peterhead | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Kelty Hearts | 16 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Annan Athletic | 93 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2026 | |||
Hooper has previously played for Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Peterhead and Kelty Hearts, and also spent some time on loan at Queen's Park.
Career
Born in Dumfries, Hooper began his career with local club Queen of the South. He was included in the first team squad on 9 November 2013, as an unused substitute in a 1–0 home defeat against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship.[1] Hooper played on 3 May 2014 in the final league match of the campaign in a 1–1 draw against Cowdenbeath, playing the full 90 minutes.[2]
In February 2016, Hooper signed on loan for Scottish League Two club Queen's Park who gained promotion that season on an emergency loan deal for a month.[3] Hooper's contract at Queens wasn't renewed, and he was subsequently released in May 2017 after four seasons at Palmerston.[4] Hooper remained in Dumfries and Galloway after signing for Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic on 14 June 2017.[5]
Hooper signed with Peterhead in 2019[6] before moving to Kelty Hearts on 31 July 2020.[7] On 1 March 2022, Hooper returned to former club Annan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8] He then returned to Annan permanently during the 2022 close season.
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 October 2017
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen of the South | 2013–14[9] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[10] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[11] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[12] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Queen's Park (loan) | 2015–16[11] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Annan Athletic | 2017–18[13] | League Two | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
105
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
