Andrew Considine

Andy Considine

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Considine
Date of birth	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	Left-back, Centre back
Team information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–	Aberdeen	276	(11)
International career
2007	Scotland U20	2	(0)
2007–2008	Scotland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 17 May 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.

Personal life

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

Club career

Considine made his professional debut 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. He continued to play regularly in the 2012–13 season, but suffered a broken leg in a match against Dundee on 29 December.

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.

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

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.

Playing style

Considine started his career as a centre-back, but can also comfortably play left-back.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2016

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
Career total		276	11	26	4	21	3	19	1	342	19

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish League Cup: 2013–14

External links

• Andrew Considine career statistics at Soccerbase