Jason Scotland

Jason Kelvin Scotland (born 18 February 1979 in Morvant ) is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago. Scotland is a two-footed striker and currently plays for FC Barnsley in the Football League Championship.

Club career

Scotland started his professional career at San Juan Jabloteh and the Defence Force FC in Trinidad. In January 2003, he scored in a friendly match his choice of home against the Scottish first division club Dundee United both goals in a 2-1 victory of his team, because this performance joined Dundee United a two -year contract with him. In the next two years he played 40 times for Dundee in the Scottish Premier League, scoring eight goals.

Shortly before his contract expires in early summer 2005, he was with the club agree its commitment to extend for another two years, but the Home Office Department of the United Kingdom refused to Scotland, as the responsible for the Scottish Premier League committee said he was playing to rare in the selection of his home, the work permit. Neither protests nor his club a petition with more than 3,500 signatories were in the decision to change something, but they helped probable that the Scottish FA Scotland at least reported as a suitable second division at the British immigration office. This allowed the granting of a work permit for this unterklassige League and the conclusion of a contract at FC St. Johnstone. For the Saints, he established himself at once as a top striker with 15 goals in 35 official matches, he was top scorer in the 2005/ 06 season the club. After his second season 2006/ 07 he was elected to the Team of the Year in the league.

He went to Swansea City in the Football League One. In his first season with 24 goals contributed to the rise in the Football League Championship at. In the 2008 /09 season he was able to help Swansea City with 21 goals to create the sovereign League receipt. The Swans finished the season on the outstanding 8th place.

In July 2009, Scotland finally changed hands for £ 2 million to Wigan Athletic. There he has been able to secure a regular place, even though he has not yet made ​​its appearance as a regular scorer. His first goal he scored 4 April 2010 against Fulham.

On 23 August 2010 he moved to Ipswich Town.

National

Scotland had already played in the U23 his home, as in November 2000 against Panama was his debut for the senior team. After only two brief appearances in 2001 against Grenada, where he also scored his first international goal, he was no longer employed by January 2003. In the first half of 2003 but he was missing then in any game of its homeland. He concentrated from the summer of 2003 on his club career, so Scotland since only accrues almost exclusively during the summer break, the British leagues for his home. Overall, he played 40 times in A- internationals for his country, but he scored eight goals. Scotland was in the final round -up from their home country at the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany, but was not used.