Scott Bain

Scott Bain
Bain with Celtic at the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final
Personal information
Full name Scott Bain
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2010 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Aberdeen 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Elgin City (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2014 Alloa Athletic 100 (0)
2014–2018 Dundee 108 (0)
2018 → Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Celtic (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2025 Celtic 46 (0)
2025– Falkirk 45 (0)
International career‡
2010 Scotland U-19 1 (0)
2018– Scotland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 November 2026

Scott Bain (born 22 November 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk and the Scotland national team. Bain is an Aberdeen youth product, although never played in a competitive first team Aberdeen game. After playing on loan at Elgin City, he played more than 100 games for each of Alloa Athletic and Dundee. He then played 78 games during a trophy-laden seven-year spell at Celtic, winning 14 major honours to become the most decorated goalkeeper in the club’s history.

Bain has played four times for the Scotland national team.

Club career

Aberdeen

Bain began his footballing career at Aberdeen's academy. Shortly after his promotion to the first team, he was loaned to Elgin City, where he made his professional debut. In May 2011, Bain was released by Aberdeen.

Alloa Athletic

In June 2011, Bain signed a one-year contract with Scottish Third Division side Alloa Athletic. He established himself as a first-team regular, and helped the club to consecutive promotions in his first two seasons.

Dundee

On 29 May 2014, Bain signed a three-year contract with Dundee. He made his debut on 26 August 2014, in a 4–0 win against Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup. Bain made a first league appearance for Dundee in October 2014, when Kyle Letheren was injured during a pre-match exercise. On 6 April 2015, he signed a new contract with Dundee, extending his deal with the club until 2018. Bain was dropped from the Dundee first team squad by manager Neil McCann in November 2017, for unspecified disciplinary reasons.

Hibernian (loan)

On 1 January 2018, it was announced that Bain had joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. Hibernian cancelled the loan on 31 January, which allowed Bain to join Celtic instead.

Celtic

Bain joined Celtic on 31 January 2018, initially on loan from Dundee. Celtic needed another goalkeeper to provide competition for Dorus de Vries, following an injury to Craig Gordon. Bain made his first appearance for Celtic on 11 March, in a 3–2 win against Rangers, after de Vries suffered an injury in training.

With his contract with Dundee due to expire at the end of the 2017–18 season, Bain signed a four-year contract with Celtic in May 2018. Bain played regularly for Celtic after the January 2019 winter break.

In October 2019, he signed a one-year contract with the club.

His last game for Celtic was a 3–2 league home win against St Mirren on 18 May 2024. After failing to make a first team appearance during the 2024–25 season and just earning eight such appearances in total in the previous three seasons, Bain was released by Celtic at the end of the season.

Falkirk

On 3 June 2025, Bain signed a one-year deal with Falkirk.

On 9 January 2026, Bain signed a two-year contract extension at Falkirk, with the option of an additional year; keeping him at the Falkirk Stadium until at least June 2028.

International career

Due to an injury to Allan McGregor, Scotland manager Gordon Strachan called Bain into the national squad for a friendly with Qatar and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match with the Republic of Ireland in June 2015.

Bain was recalled to the squad in May 2018 for friendly matches against Peru and Mexico, after McGregor again dropped out through injury. He made his first full international appearance on 2 June 2018, in a 1–0 defeat against Mexico. His second cap came in a 3–0 defeat against Kazakhstan on 21 March 2019 in Euro 2020 qualification.

Bain was recalled to the international squad in November 2025, six years since his last call-up. He finally gained his first cap of Steve Clarke's time as Scotland boss when he came on as a half-time substitute in a friendly against the Ivory Coast at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on 31 March 2026. Bain made an impressive save from Amad Diallo as the Scots lost 1-0.

Career statistics

As of 19 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 2010–11 Scottish Premier League ——————
Elgin City (loan) 2010–11 Scottish Third Division 110————110
Alloa Athletic 2011–12 Scottish Third Division 3002010—10340
2012–13 Scottish Second Division 3501010—50420
2013–14 Scottish Championship 3503020—10430
Total 10006040—701170
Dundee 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 2302010——260
2015–16 3704010——420
2016–17 3601020——390
2017–18 1200060——180
Total 108070100——1250
Hibernian (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 00—————
Celtic (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 70————70
Celtic 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 200504020—310
2019–20 20200050—90
2020–21 180200030—230
2021–22 20000020—40
2022–23 10000000—10
2023–24 30000000—30
2024–25 00000000—00
Total 5309040120—780
Falkirk 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 3204030—00390
2026–27 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Total 37 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
Career total 3110260210120703770
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Includes one appearance not recorded on Soccerway or Soccerbase, as Kyle Letheren was injured during pre-match exercises.

Honours

Alloa Athletic

Celtic

References

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  4. ↑ Elgin City 0–2 East Stirlingshire; SPFL, 21 August 2010
  5. ↑ Hartley signs ex-Aberdeen FC player Bain for Alloa; Evening Express, 9 June 2011
  6. ↑ Dundee snap up Kevin Thomson and Scott Bain with both players to be unveiled at Dens Park on Friday; Daily Record, 29 May 2014
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  22. ↑ "SCOTT BAIN IS A BAIRN!". Falkirk FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Scott Bain signs new Falkirk contract as Scotland World Cup hopeful commits long-term". Falkirk Herald. 9 January 2026.
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  31. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Bain in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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  41. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Scott Bain in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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