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. Arfield scored 10 goals in the 2008–09 season, seven of them coming in the league. He was given the number 10 jersey, previously worn by

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, for the 2009–10 season.

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offered £100,000 for Arfield in August 2009, but this was rejected by Falkirk, who commented that they "thought they had missed out a zero in the figure they offered". Arfield's first appearance of the 2009–10 season came in a 1–0 home win over

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in the

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, the club's first ever match in European competition. He finished the season with three goals from 36 appearances as the club were relegated from the SPL. Speculation began to grow that Arfield was to leave Falkirk following their relegation from the SPL. On 17 May 2010, it was confirmed that Arfield was having talks with

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and was to have a medical at the club. Falkirk had already turned down offers from

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, Hibernian, Hearts and

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. Arfield left Falkirk after playing 108 games, scoring 13 times between 2007 and 2010. He made his last appearance for Falkirk in the 0–0 draw with Kilmarnock that confirmed relegation on the last day of the season.

Huddersfield Town

On 21 May 2010, it was reported that Arfield had signed for

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for a reported fee initially in the region of £400,000 but potentially rising to over £600,000 after a certain number of appearances. The move was confirmed three days later, after the club and the player had agreed personal terms. He made his Huddersfield debut in the 3–0 win over

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at

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on 7 August 2010. On 11 September 2010, he scored his first goal for the ''Terriers'' at

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against

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, where ''Town'' won 2–1. A week later, he scored his first goal at the

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against Yeovil Town, in a 4–2 win for the home side. Arfield was a regular in the Huddersfield side, making 38 appearances and scoring twice in all competitions as they finished the season as Play-off champions and gained promotion to the

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after beating

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on penalties in the

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final, Arfield scoring his penalty to make it 2–1 as Huddersfield won by 8–7. Arfield made fewer appearances in Town's first season in the Championship, and at the end of the season was released along with Tom Clarke and Alan Lee.

Burnley

After leaving Huddersfield, Arfield went on trial with

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and scored in the 3–0 win over

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on 15 July 2013, before signing a two-year deal 4 days later with the ''Clarets''. Arfield selected the number 37 shirt in memory of fellow Falkirk youth player Craig Gowans, who wore the same squad number when he was tragically killed in a training ground accident in 2005. He scored his first professional goal for Burnley on 6 August 2013, in a 4–0 win against

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in the

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. Arfield scored 9 goals in 49 competitive appearances for Burnley during the 2013–14 season. Burnley won promotion to the

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and Arfield signed a three-year contract with the club in July 2014.Burnley extend contract for midfielder Scott Arfield
BBC Sport. Arfield scored on his Premier League debut for Burnley against

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in the 14th minute of their opening game of the season.

Rangers

Arfield returned to Scotland and signed a four-year deal with Rangers on 14 May 2018. He made his debut for the club on 12 July 2018 in a Europa League qualification tie against

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of

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, and made his

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debut a few weeks later on 5 August, against

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. On 7 April 2019, Arfield scored his first professional hat-trick in a 3–0 victory against

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.

International career

Scotland

Arfield represented Scotland at under-19, under-21 and B international levels. He made his debut for Scotland under-19 in a 3–1 away friendly victory over Austria. His second and last outing for the under-19s came four days later in the 2–1 home win over Norway, coming on as a substitute for Alex Pearce in the 65th minute of the game. Arfield was then a member of the Scotland under-21 squad, being called up for the first time in October 2007. His debut came in a 4–0 defeat against

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on 16 October 2007. He was a regular in

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's squad throughout the 2009 and 2011 European qualifying campaigns. Arfield's first goal for the under-21s came in a 2–2 draw with

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on 6 February 2008. Arfield received his first cap for

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against

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at the

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in Airdrie on 6 May 2009. Scotland won the game 3–0.

Canada

Arfield also qualified to play for

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, because his father was born in

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. In February 2016, it was widely reported that Arfield was prepared to file his one-time switch paperwork with FIFA, which was needed for him to join the Canada squad. In March 2016, Arfield was included in Canada's 23-man squad for their World Cup Qualification match against

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. He made his debut on 25 March as a second half substitute for Tosaint Ricketts in a 3–0 home defeat to Mexico at

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. Arfield was named to Canada's squad for the

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on 27 June 2017. His first goal for Canada came in the tournament opener against

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on 7 July. In 2018, at the opening of Canada's Nations League campaign, Arfield was named captain of the squad in their match against U.S. Virgin Islands. In May 2019, Arfield was named to the squad for the

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. During an unofficial training match prior to the 2019 Gold Cup on 10 June, he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against

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. In October 2020 Rangers coach

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suggested that Arfield had retired from international duty. Arfield later refuted the claim in an interview with

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, stating that his continued involvement with Canada would be up to coach

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. After missing Canada's 2022 World Cup qualifiers in March and June 2021, Arfield was named to the provisional 60-man squad for the

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, but did not make the final 23-man team. In January 2022 Arfield announced his international retirement.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arfield goal. Goals scored in unofficial friendlies and exhibition matches not counted.

Honours

Huddersfield Town *

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:

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Burnley *

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: 2015–16; runners-up: 2013–14 Rangers *

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:

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*

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2021–22 *

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runner-up: 2019–20 *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arfield, Scott 1988 births Living people Footballers from West Lothian People from Livingston, West Lothian People from Dechmont Scottish people of Canadian descent Citizens of Canada through descent People educated at St Margaret's Academy Scottish footballers Canadian soccer players Association football midfielders Falkirk F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Premier League players Scotland youth international footballers Scotland under-21 international footballers Scotland B international footballers Canada men's international soccer players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

Club career

Falkirk

Huddersfield Town

Burnley

Rangers

International career

Scotland

Canada

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

References

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