Who is Scotland’s best player in the last decade? It is a question that is sure to bring plenty of debate amongst Tartan Army supporters, with a number of top-class players representing the nation in the last 10 years.
Managed by Steve Clarke for more than 50 per cent of that period, Scotland have enjoyed some of their most memorable moments in under the 61-year-old head coach, including qualification for two major tournaments, and famous wins over Spain, Denmark and Norway.
With players such as Andy Robertson and Darren Fletcher featuring for the national team in the last decade, Scotland have not only produced players that can compete an the elite level for both club and country, but players that have won the Champions League alongside several other big honours. But who would be deemed as Scotland’s best player in the last 10 years? Who has proven to be Scotland’s most outstanding player between 2014 and 2024?
It is a question we struggled to answer ourselves, so we instead asked our readers to choose which players they felt would make up their own personal top five Scottish footballers of the last decade via our social media pages. Using the metric that each player receives points for their ranking (ie: position one = 10 points, position two = 9 points, position three = 8 points etc.) we then collate the points to give us the definitive list of Scotland’s top 25 players of the last 10 years.
So, without further ado, here are the top 25 Scottish footballers of the last decade, ranked from 25-1, according to our readers.
9. James Morrison
As pointed out by one reader, Morrison was one of Scotland's best players during the Gordon Strachan era and was particularly impressive during the Euro 2016 qualifiers that saw the Tartan Army miss out on a play-off spot by just three points, despite being paired with Germany and Poland in Group D. | SNS Group
10. Erin Cuthbert
Likely to be a Scotland centurion during her already glittering career, Cuthbert has 72 caps at the age of just 26. Became the first Scottish women's footballer to score at Hampden was she blasted home against Jamaica in 2017, she also scored Scotland's first goal at a major tournament at Euro 2017. She was a star of Shelley Kerr's World Cup 2019 squad and is now one of Pedro Martinez Losa's most important players. Cuthbert will hope to fire Scotland to Euro 2025 in this month's playoff games against Finland. | SNS Group
11. Shaun Maloney
Outstanding in Scotland's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, he grabbed five goals, including a memorable strike against the Republic of Ireland at Celtic Park. Won 47 internationals caps during his career. | SNS Group
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12. David Marshall
Immortalised in Scottish football history, his iconic penalty save in the shootout win over Serbia in the Euro 2024 playoffs saw Scotland finally end their 23-year wait to qualify for a major tournament. Marshall's magic moment will be remembered for years to come. | SNS Group