David Greenhill (born 8 July 1985 in

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) is a Scottish professional

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, who plays in

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, for Broxburn Athletic. He was capped by the

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Schoolboys in 2002.

Career

Greenhill began his career with

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...

, although he did not play for the first team. He then moved to Clyde on a full-time deal and played in their under-19 side for a year, before moving up the first team in the 2004–05 season. He made his senior début coming off the bench against

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in August 2004. He was then sent out to Montrose on a season long loan, but this was cut short, and he returned to Clyde at

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due to injury. He played for Clyde a further 4 times before leaving in July 2005. He spent a year at

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before moving to

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, where he helped the club achieve promotion from the Third Division in the 2006–07 season. Greenhill played for Berwick for six seasons, before moving to

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins can b ...

in 2012. On 2 June 2015, Greenhill signed for

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side

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. Greenhill signed with Broxburn Athletic in June 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhill, David Living people 1985 births Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Berwick Rangers F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players The Spartans F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Lowland Football League players Men's association football midfielders Broxburn Athletic F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen