Daniel Higgins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Dundee | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Stranraer (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Cove Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | East Fife | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stenhousemuir | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Broomhill | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2024 | |||
Daniel Higgins (born 8 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Lowland League West club Cumnock Juniors.[1] Higgins has previously played for Dundee, Kilmarnock, Airdrieonians, Stranraer, Cove Rangers, East Fife , Stenhousemuir and Broomhill.
Playing career
[edit]Higgins made his professional debut for Dundee on 8 April 2017, in a 1–0 defeat away to Heart of Midlothian[2]
Higgins signed for Kilmarnock on 23 June 2017.[3] He was loaned to League One club Airdrieonians on 31 January 2018.[4]
In September 2018, he joined Stranraer on loan.[5]
On 16 July 2019, Higgins signed for newly promoted Scottish League Two club Cove Rangers.[6]
Higgins moved to East Fife in August 2021 for the season then when the club got relegated to league 2 he left the club for Stenhousemuir. After a year with the larbert outfits he left the club for newly reformed Broomhill in June 2023.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 2016–17[8] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock | 2017–18[9] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[10] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2017–18[9] | Scottish League One | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2018–19[10] | Scottish League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cove Rangers | 2019–20[11] | Scottish League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances for Kilmarnock under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Daniel Higgins at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Spence, Jim (8 April 2017). "Hearts 1–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ KFC (23 June 2017). "Higgins signs for Killie". Kilmarnock FC. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018". Scottish FA. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "Innes Cameron and Daniel Higgins join Stranraer on loan". Kilmarnock F.C. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
- ↑ Durent, Jamie (16 July 2019). "Cove Rangers add former Dundee and Kilmarnock youngster Daniel Higgins". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "DANIEL HIGGINS DEPARTS". Cove Rangers FC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Higgins in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Higgins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Higgins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Higgins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Stranraer F.C. players
- Cove Rangers F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Stenhousemuir F.C. players
- Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players
- Cumnock Juniors F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Lowland Football League players