Scott Higgins

Football player infobox
playername = Scott Higgins


fullname = Scott Higgins
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|6|9
cityofbirth = Cairns
countryofbirth = Australia (Australian/British Passport Holder)
height = height|m=2.01
currentclub =
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1991 - 1993
youthclubs = QAS
years = 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007-2008 2008-present
clubs = Canberra Cosmos Brisbane Strikers Queensland Roar Falkirk Maccabi Herzliya Adelaide United Gold Coast United
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
67 (0) 17 (0) 31 (0) 29 (0) 06 (0) 00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18 September 2007
ntupdate =

Scott Higgins (born June 9, 1976 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a goalkeeper for Gold Coast United in the A-League.

His career has seen has seen him play in three different continents, first in his native Australia and then on to Europe and the Middle East. On September 30, 2008 he was announced along with goalkeeper Jess Vanstrattan as Gold Coast United's inaugural signings.

Club career

Higgins grew up in Brisbane with his parents Ross and Shirley and his older brother Andrew. He attended Ferny Hills State Primary School and later Kelvin Grove State High School.

He started his professional footballing career in the NSL with Canberra Cosmos and later returning to Queensland with Brisbane Strikers. In the relaunched A-League, he secured a deal with Queensland Roar in 2005, before moving to Europe in June 2006 to join Scottish Premier League club Falkirk. His career was set to take of with some fantastic displaysfact|date=July 2008 for Falkirk but unfortunately a difference of opinion with Falkirk boss John Hughes ended his stay in Scotland, the "Bairns" in a good position at sixth in the SPL and through to the semi finals of the League Cup. He departed on 24 January 2007 to join Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6296759.stm |title=Higgins quits Falkirk for Israel |accessdate=2007-05-22 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-01-24 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=BBC Sport |pages= |language=English |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] .

Herzliya

When Higgins joined Herzliya, he became the first Australian in Israeli football. With some stellar performances he led his club to the Toto Cup final, a first ever for the club, [cite web |url=http://www.one.co.il/Cat/Articles/LeagueArticle.aspx?categoryId=1&tableId=1&teamId=0&id=92497&bz=7 |title=היגינס: יש לי הרגשה שהרצליה לא ירצו אותי |accessdate=2007-05-22 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth = |accessyear= |author= |last=Glass |first=Adam |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-05-22 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=One.co.il |pages= |language=Hebrew |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] where they defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba 2-1 at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan.Unfortunately, despite helping Herzliya to lift the Toto Cup and avoid relegation from the Israeli Premier League, Higgins left the club in late May 2007 as the club moved to secure the Macedonian national team keeper, Jane Nikolovski, as a replacement in a deal that ultimately fell through.

A-League

On returning to Australia, he was signed by Adelaide United on a short term contract as cover for injured goalkeeper Daniel Beltrame for the start of the 2007-08 season. [citenews|url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aufc_news_item&id=18515 |title=Keeper joins Adelaide on short term contract |date=2007-07-18 |accessdate=2007-07-18]

Miron Bleiberg, football director of new A-League club Gold Coast United has announced that Higgins will be signed by the club for the 2009-10 season. [citenews| url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/09/30/16897_gold-coast-sport.html |title=Gold Coast United unveil a real keeper in Vanstrattan |publisher=Gold Coast News |author=Lewis, D |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2008-09-30]

References

External links

* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/H/HI.html Oz Football profile]