Andrew Considine

Andy Considine

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Considine
Date of birth	1 April 1987
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Left-back, Centre back
Club information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–	Aberdeen	289	(13)
National team
2007	Scotland U20	2	(0)
2007–2008	Scotland U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

Andrew "Andy" Considine (born 1 April 1987) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. He can play as a centre-back or left-back.

Personal life

Considine was raised in the village of Banchory, near to Aberdeen. He is the son of former Aberdeen defender Doug Considine.^[1]

Career

Club career

Considine made his professional debut for Aberdeen in May 2004 in a 2–1 defeat to Dundee, making his second appearance at the end of the following season. In 2005–06, Considine reached double figures in terms of appearances and became a first team regular in the 2006–07 season, playing in 36 matches and scoring his first goals for Aberdeen in a 2–0 victory at St Mirren in January 2007.

Considine started every league match for Aberdeen in the 2011–12 season and was the club's player of the year.^[2] He continued to play regularly in the 2012–13 season, but suffered a broken leg in a match against Dundee on 29 December.^[2]

On 29 December 2014, Considine signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Aberdeen until the summer of 2017.^[3]

Considine was rewarded for his years of service to Aberdeen with a Testimonial match against F.C. Twente on 27 March 2015.^[4]

International career

Considine has played twice for the Scotland under-20 side, featuring at the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, and four times for Scotland under-21s.

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2016^[5][6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2003–04	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2006–07	33	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	36	2
	2007–08	22	0	5	2	3	2	7	0	37	4
	2008–09	20	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	23	1
	2009–10	16	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	19	1
	2010–11	27	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
	2011–12	36	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	42	4
	2012–13	18	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	2013–14	21	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	28	2
	2014–15	37	2	1	0	3	0	4	0	45	2
	2015–16	32	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	40	3
	2016–17	13	2	0	0	4	0	6	0	23	2
Career total		289	13	26	4	25	3	25	1	365	21

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish League Cup: 2013–14^[7]

References

1. "Andrew Considine". Aberdeen Football Club. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
2. Dewar, Heather (30 December 2012). "Andrew Considine loss a huge blow, says Dons boss Craig Brown". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
3. "Dons duo commit their futures". Afc.co.uk. Aberdeen football club. 29 December 2014.
4. "Tickets announced for Considine testimonial against FC Twente". Evening Express. 5 February 2015.
5. Andrew Considine career statistics at Soccerbase
6. Andrew Considine profile at Soccerway
7. Campbell, Andy (16 March 2014). "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (aet, 4–2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

External links

• Andrew Considine career statistics at Soccerbase