SCOTT HIGGINS

'Scott Higgins' (born June 9, 1976 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a goalkeeper.
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. Currently he is playing for Adelaide United FC on a short term contract as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Daniel Beltrame.

Contents

Biography

Football career

From Australia to Scotland

The First Australian in Israel

Return to A-League

References

External links

Biography

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 is married to former Queensland Firebird goalkeeper, Helena Saunders.

Football career

From Australia to Scotland

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 displays 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.^[1].

The First Australian in Israel

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, ^[2] 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.

Return to 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. ^[3]

References

1. Higgins quits Falkirk for Israel
2. היגינס: יש לי הרגשה שהרצליה לא ירצו אותי
3. Keeper joins Adelaide on short term contract

External links

★ Profile and statistics of Scott Higgins on One.co.il

★ Adelaide United Player Profile