Andrew MacLaren Considine (born 1 April 1987) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a

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. He played over 550 times for

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across 18 years, ranking among the players with most appearances in their history, and three times for the Scotland national team. Considine left Aberdeen after the 2021–22 season and signed for

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, where he played for a further two years.

Club career

Aberdeen

Considine had the option of signing for

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as a youngster, but decided to sign for

as he felt he had more chance of breaking into their first team. He made his professional debut in May 2004 in a 2–1 defeat to

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, making his second appearance at the end of the following season away at

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. 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 with a first half brace 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

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 long service to Aberdeen with a

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, played against Dutch club

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on 27 March 2015. Considine signed another contract extension on 14 February 2017, keeping him at Aberdeen until 2019. On 31 March 2017, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over

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. On 13 May 2018, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Aberdeen against Celtic at Parkhead, which secured a 2nd place finish for Aberdeen in the

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. In April 2019, he signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year. He made his 500th appearance for Aberdeen on 24 November 2019, in a league match at

. His contract was extended to the end of the 2021–22 season in December 2020. On 22 July 2021, Considine scored the opening goal in a 5–1 win over

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in a

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qualifier. However, this transpired to be his final goal for the club as he missed most of the 2021–22 season after suffering a

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injury in the early stages of a match against

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on 19 August. He returned to fitness during the spring of 2022, but it was announced in April of that year that he would leave the club at the end of the season as a new contract could not be agreed. On 15 May 2022, Considine made his final appearance for Aberdeen in a 0–0 draw against St Mirren. Selected as

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, he received a guard of honour and was substituted to an emotional standing ovation early in the second half.

St Johnstone

Considine signed for

on 16 June 2022. On 28 August 2022, he headed his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat to Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle. In February 2024, he captained the side in successive games, with both Liam Gordon and Daniel Phillips absent due to injury. On 28 May 2024, Considine announced he would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract. Two months later he confirmed his retirement as a player.

International career

Considine played twice for the Scotland under-20 side, featuring at the 2007 Under-20 World Cup, and four times for Scotland under-21s. Despite being a long-serving player at a high domestic club level with Aberdeen, Considine was not selected for the full Scotland national team for most of his career. He finally earned selection in October 2020, aged 33, after six players dropped out of the initial squad due to injuries and

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. On 11 October, he made his debut in a 1–0 victory against

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, becoming the oldest Scotland debutant since 36-year-old goalkeeper

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53 years earlier. He then started successive November

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games against

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and

. In March 2021, Considine was subsequently recalled for the opening 2022 World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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, however did not leave the bench.

Personal life

Considine was born and raised in

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. He is the son of former Aberdeen defender Doug Considine. Considine received attention in the media and online in 2015 when a humorous video of him dancing in

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with friends on his

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, intended only for view by guests at his wedding, was released publicly. Five years later, the incident resurfaced when the song from the video ("

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" by

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) was chanted by the Scotland players, including Considine, in celebrations after qualifying for the

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tournament and was adopted as one of the national team 'anthems' by supporters.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Aberdeen *

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: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2016–17

References

External links

Profile
at the Aberdeen F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Considine, Andrew 1987 births Living people People from Banchory Footballers from Aberdeenshire Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scotland men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Aberdeen F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen