Scotland’s squad for last week’s Nations League play-off clash with Greece included no less than six players currently playing for clubs outside of Britain, with Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour and Che Adams all in the starting line up, and Lewis Ferguson, Scott McKenna and Max Johnston among the substitutes.
However, while the aforementioned sextet have become the poster boys for ‘Scots Abroad’, they certainly aren’t the first to have opted to take their careers abroad recently, and are just three of 32 Scotland-born footballers playing their football abroad.
With players currently playing in Italy, Belgium, Spain, India, America, Canada, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Turkey and Austria, there’s no doubt that Scotland are represented the world over.
Here are 32 Scottish players who are playing their football abroad.
9. Dire Mebude - Hamburg SV (loan)
Still just 20-years-old, the former Rangers academy product was unable to break into the Manchester City first team after being poached by the EPL champions in 2020, and opted to join Belgian side Westerlo two summers ago. After struggling for game time, he made a surprise loan move to the 2. Bundesliga in January, where he will remain until the end of the current campaign. | Francisco Macia © Photo: Francisco Macia ©
10. Liam Henderson - Empoli
The ex-Celtic academy star was a Scottish Cup winner with Hibs, before jetting off to continue his career in Italy. One of several players currently playing in Serie A, Henderson has been with Empoli since 2021, but also turned out for the likes of Bari, Hellas Verona, Lecce and Palmero. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
11. Robbie Ure - Sirius
Having been unable to break into Rangers first team, the 21-year-old opted to move to Belgian giants Anderlecht in the summer of 2023. Despite scoring seven goals in 22 games for their reserve team in the Challenger Pro League, Ure found chances hard to come by and recently moved to Sweden, where he will hope to play regular senior football. | BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
12. Che Adams - Torino
One of Scotland's more famous exports, Adams has adapted well to Italian football, scoring eight league goals for Torino since his summer move from Southampton. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images