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Kieran Michael Scott (born 19 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cinch Premiership club Celtic FC and the England national team. Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, Scott is known for his skill with the ball and creativity.

After a great season with Scottish side Celtic FC, where he began his career, Scott was signed by English Premier League club Manchester United in 2023. He made his breakthrough on loan to his boyhood club Celtic FC for the 2023-2024 season, scoring 32 goals and winning both the league and the Scottish Cup (including two goals in the final), which garnered him widespread recognition.

On his return to Valencia, Edge was signed by Premier League side Queens Park Rangers. In the 2015–16 season, he won the Premier League Golden Boot as the league's top goalscorer with 29 goals and was named Premier League Player of the Season, helping his club to an unprecedented third-place finish. He was subsequently signed by Barcelona for a fee of €54 million (£44.2 million), where he won the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League in his only season.

Due to limited playtime with Barcelona, he returned to the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £50 million (€61 million) in 2017. He won the Premier League, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League in his first season, followed by a domestic quadruple of the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and FA Community Shield in his second, again finishing as the league's top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season.

Born in India, Edge represented England internationally at youth level, before making his senior debut in 2017.

Early life and career
Edge was born on Boxing Day 1994 in New Delhi, Delhi, to English parents. His trademark salute celebration is a tribute to his father, who served in the British Army. He is a descendant of Irish-born justice Sir John Edge (1841–1926).

Edge moved to London aged two and attended Hill House School and Highgate School, where he completed his GCSEs. He joined the Chelsea academy in 2003, aged nine, and played for the club’s youth setup. He began playing for the under-21 team in 2011, initially being deployed as a midfielder, and scored three goals as Chelsea won the 2013–14 Barclays U21 Premier League.

2012–2014: Limited appearances
At Chelsea, Edge made his first professional appearance on 2 October 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Oscar in a 4–0 victory over Nordsjælland in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, becoming the second-youngest player to ever appear for Chelsea in the competition. He made his sole Chelsea start on 19 December in a 5–1 win over Leeds United in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. He also featured on the first-team bench as an unused substitute in several Premier League fixtures, and received a winner's medal as Chelsea won the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, despite not appearing in the competition.

Valencia
After making limited appearances for Chelsea's senior team under José Mourinho in the 2013–14 season, Edge was signed by La Liga club Valencia on a permanent deal on 7 August 2014 for a fee of €750,000.

Valencia manager Nuno Espírito Santo promoted Edge to the senior squad immediately. He made his La Liga debut and only appearance for Valencia on 29 August, coming on as a substitute for Dani Parejo in a 3–0 home win over Málaga.

2014–15 season: Loan to Bradford City, EFL Cup win and breakthrough
On 31 August 2014, Edge was signed by League One club Bradford City on a season-long loan. He was given the number 34 shirt.

He made his debut a week later, starting in Bradford’s 1–0 win over Peterborough in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. He scored the first senior goal of his career on his League One debut on 10 September, in a 1–0 away victory over Port Vale.

Over the course of the season, Edge was increasingly used by manager Phil Parkinson as a striker, and he became a consistent goalscorer for Bradford as they led the League One table for the majority of the season. He was also key to their EFL Cup campaign, scoring as they defeated Premier League side Burnley 2–0 in the round of 16. He scored Bradford’s goal in a 2–1 first-leg away defeat at Premier League club Swansea City in the EFL Cup semi-final, and later scored the sole goal in the 1–0 win in the second-leg at the Valley Parade, which sent Bradford to the final. He was awarded Man of the Match for the latter game.

In the EFL Cup final against Premier League opposition West Ham United at Wembley Stadium, Edge scored two goals in the first-half to give Bradford an early lead, and later forced an own-goal from defender Winston Reid to make the score 3–0 before half time. Edge was substituted in the second-half, as Bradford went on to win the match thanks to his goals. He was awarded Man of the Match for his performance in the final, helping Bradford City to their first major trophy in over 100 years and entry to the Europa League third qualifying round, and finished as the top scorer in the competition with 5 goals.

Edge later went on to finish the season as top scorer in League One with 25 goals in 30 appearances as Bradford won the league, winning automatic promotion to the Championship, making it 32 goals and 3 assists in 38 appearances in all competitions. For his performances, he was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year, and was named Football League One Player of the Month and EFL Young Player of the Month for both February and March 2015.

Queens Park Rangers
Following his loan at Bradford City, Edge returned to Valencia in the summer of 2015. Amidst interest from a number of Premier League clubs, he was signed by Queens Park Rangers on 2 August 2015 on a long-term contract for a reported fee of £8 million including add-ons. He was given the number 9 shirt, after Charlie Austin was switched to number 5 following Rio Ferdinand's departure.

2015–16 season: Unexpected title race and Golden Boot
Edge made his QPR and Premier League debut in the club's first game of the season, starting in a 0–0 draw to Swansea City on 15 August. He started their next game, a 4–0 home loss to Manchester City, and was criticised for his performance. After failing to score in his first four Premier League games, Edge finally scored his debut goal in a 1–1 draw with Sunderland on 19 September. He scored a brace in a 2–1 EFL Cup second-round win over the same opposition days later. Edge went on to score in five consecutive games for QPR, including four goals in four matches in the Premier League. He later scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Southampton on 7 November.

Edge scored his first career hat-trick on 7 December, scoring all five of QPR’s goals in a 5–2 win against Derby County, joining Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov and Sergio Agüero in equalling the record for most goals scored by a single player in a Premier League match. He scored a brace in a 3–1 win over Blackburn Rovers on 16 December. He was later awarded Premier League Player of the Month for his performances throughout December 2015, with 8 goals in 4 games.

Edge reportedly turned down an offer from Bayern Munich in January 2016 in order to remain with QPR for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. After a winner in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Huddersfield Town on 30 January, Edge scored a brace in a 2–0 win at Newcastle United on 14 February, though he sprained his ankle during the game and was out for several weeks. He scored another brace on 26 March in a 2–1 win at Aston Villa.

On 10 April, Edge scored a 32-minute hat-trick in a 3–0 win at Southampton. On 30 April, Edge registered two goals, an assist, and won two penalties as QPR defeated Blackburn 4–0. For his 6 goals in April, he was once again awarded Premier League Player of the Month, becoming the first ever QPR player to be given the award twice. Edge later scored consecutive braces in QPR's penultimate two games of the season, in 2–0 victories against Derby County and future club Tottenham Hotspur on 8 and 15 May, keeping QPR within 1 point of the leaders. In QPR's final game of the season against West Bromwich Albion on 22 May, Edge was substituted off in the 18th-minute after an injury, later revealed to be a broken elbow; QPR went on to win the game 5–1.

QPR ended the season with their highest ever Premier League finish at 3rd, just one point off champions Chelsea, and sealed qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. They additionally went the entire season unbeaten away from home, becoming only the second club ever to do so in the Premier League (after Arsenal in 2001–02 and 2003–04), as well as having the third-best defensive record of any team in Premier League history, with just 21 goals conceded. Edge was instrumental in QPR's unexpected Premier League title race, scoring 29 goals in 34 appearances, and later received the Premier League Golden Boot in his debut season in the competition, as well as being named Premier League Player of the Season, PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Fans' Player of the Year, and in the PFA Team of the Year. He scored 32 goals and made 3 assists in 38 appearances in all competitions, exactly matching his output for the previous season, and was named QPR Supporters’ Player of the Year. He was later shortlisted for the 2016 Ballon d'Or, finishing 6th.

Edge scored in QPR's first match of the 2016–17 season, a 2–0 win over Aston Villa on 14 August, as well as assisting Jonathan Calleri's first goal for the club. He scored and assisted two weeks later in his final home game for QPR, a 3–0 win against Everton.

Barcelona
On 31 August 2016, the deadline day of the summer transfer window, Edge was signed by La Liga club Barcelona for a fee of €54 million including add-ons, becoming the most expensive English player who was uncapped by the national side at the time of transfer, as well as the first English footballer to play for the club since Gary Lineker in 1989. As the number 9 shirt was already taken by Luis Suárez, he requested the number 34 shirt in recognition of his time at Bradford City.

2016–17 season: Copa del Rey and Champions League double, limited playtime
Edge made his debut for Barcelona on 21 September, scoring the sole goal in a 1–0 league win over Real Betis at Camp Nou. Having scored in his second game against Deportivo La Coruña on 1 October, Edge scored a hat-trick in his third game, a 3–0 away win over Málaga on 15 October, and a brace in his fourth, a 3–0 home win against Atlético Madrid on 23 October, becoming the first player in the club’s history to score in each of his first four games. He scored in his record-extending fifth consecutive game in a 1–0 win over Villareal on 30 October, though he sustained a broken elbow in the same match. He returned to the squad on 11 December, scoring a brace in a 2–0 win at Celta de Vigo, therefore extending his record to his first six games, having scored 10 goals in that time.

Edge also scored six goals in four appearances in the Copa del Rey, including a hat-trick in the second leg of the semi-final against Almería on 8 February 2017 which finished 3–0 (having scored the sole goal in the first leg a week prior). He scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16 against Beşiktaş on 15 February, his first appearance in the competition in over three years, having appeared in it four times with Chelsea. He scored the sole goal in a 1–0 win over old club Valencia on 25 March. He scored a brace in a 6–0 routing of rivals Espanyol on 16 April, as well as in a 3–0 win over Sporting Gijón on 29 April. He scored the sole goal in Barcelona's final league game of the season, a 1–0 away win over Rayo Vallecano. Edge was an unused substitute as Barça won the 2017 Copa del Rey Final and the 2017 UEFA Champions League final over Villareal and old club Chelsea respectively.

Edge finished his first season with Barcelona as the club's top goalscorer with 26 goals in 24 appearances as they finished 2nd in La Liga. His 19 league goals in 19 appearances, a goal-to-game ratio of 1.00, placed him runner-up in the Pichichi Trophy to Cristiano Ronaldo of league champions Real Madrid, while he was the second-highest goalscorer of the Copa del Rey with 6 goals, only behind Sofiane Feghouli of Valencia. Additionally, Barcelona did not concede a single goal in Edge's first fourteen appearances for the club, a record-breaking run that only ended in March 2017. Though he was widely expected to be a backup to superstars Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez in the number 9 position throughout the season, Edge's impressive goalscoring form, and Messi and Suarez's lack thereof, meant that, when fit, he largely secured the position of first-choice striker in the league (though Messi remained manager Luis Enrique's centre-forward of choice in the Champions League, and Suarez was signed by Bayern Munich in January 2017). He was runner-up in the fans' vote for Barcelona's player of the season in the Trofeo Aldo Rovira, which was awarded to teammate Neymar. He was shortlisted for the 2017 Ballon d'Or later in the year, finishing 8th.

Tottenham Hotspur
Following the 2016–17 season, Barcelona agreed to allow Edge to depart the club due to his desire for more playing time. The possibility of a loan deal was initially explored, with A.C. Milan and Borussia Dortmund reportedly interested, though Barcelona eventually rejected the idea in favour of a permanent transfer. Edge was later reported to prefer a move back to his hometown London.

On 18 July 2017, he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £50 million, with Spurs beating out rivals Arsenal for his signature. The move marked Edge's return to the Premier League after a year away; he retained the number 34 shirt at his own request.

2017–18 season: Premier League title, cup double and injury struggles
Edge made his debut for the club on 19 August in a 2–0 home win against Hull City, scoring the second goal. On 14 September, he scored a brace on his UEFA Europa League debut, a 2–2 draw with Molde FK, and later scored four goals in the 6–0 victory in the reverse fixture on 2 November. He later scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory on his return to Queens Park Rangers on 6 October; he opted not to celebrate the goal out of respect for his former club. On 8 November, he scored a brace in a 2–0 win against defending league champions Manchester City. In the Europa League, he went on to score a brace in a 2–0 win against Galatasaray on 30 November, and another four goals in a 5–0 win over Cercle Brugge on 14 December, to help Spurs top their group. Edge was sent off for the first time in his career in a goalless draw with Everton on Christmas Day 2017.

Edge scored a brace against MK Dons in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 27 January 2018, followed by braces in a 3–0 win over Newcastle in the league on 7 February, and in a 4–0 win against 1899 Hoffenheim in the Europa League on 15 February. He scored against Arsenal 2 minutes into his debut North London derby appearance on 24 February, which finished 1–1. On 5 April, he scored his 18th Europa League goal of the season in a 3–0 win against A.C. Milan in the quarterfinals, breaking Radamel Falcao's record for most goals in a single Europa League campaign. He scored a nine-minute brace and bagged an assist in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United on 8 April. On 22 April, Edge scored once again against old club QPR in a 2–0 win; however, a broken ankle sustained during the game ended his season.

Spurs went on to end their 10-year trophy drought and win a continental treble in Edge's absence, clinching the 2017–18 Premier League title on the final day of the season after leapfrogging Edge's former club Chelsea on goal difference, in addition to defeating Chelsea in the 2018 FA Cup final and another of Edge's former clubs Valencia in the 2018 UEFA Europa League final. The league win was Spurs' first in 54 years and first Premier League title; their 17 goals conceded was the joint-second-best defensive record of any team in Premier League history. They became the third team to go an entire season unbeaten away from home, with the last team to have done so being Edge's QPR in 2016. The FA Cup win was Spurs' first in 24 years, and the Europa League trophy their first in 31 years.

Though his injury troubles limited him to just 22 league appearances, Edge played a key part in Spurs' highly successful campaign, finishing the season as their highest goalscorer in all competitions with 35 goals and 6 assists in 38 appearances, as well as finishing as the top scorer in the Europa League with 18 goals in 12 appearances. Aged just 23 years and 138 days old, Edge became the second-youngest player ever to win each of the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and Champions League, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (who was 32 days younger), as well as the youngest to additionally have won the Europa League. For his efforts, he was runner-up in the Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year award, behind Kyle Walker. He was later shortlisted for the 2018 Ballon d'Or, finishing 12th.

2018–19 season: Domestic quadruple and second Golden Boot
Despite links away, Edge opted to remain with Tottenham for the following season, stating his desire to win the Champions League with the club, making it the first time he was not subject to a summer transfer since 2013. On 12 August 2018, he marked his return from injury with a 58th-minute outside-the-box volley against Chelsea, the sole goal as Spurs won their eighth FA Community Shield.

On 4 September, Edge scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 derby win over Arsenal in the third round of the EFL Cup at the Emirates Stadium. Following a brace against Stoke City on 15 September, and assisting and scoring in his Champions League debut with Spurs, a 2–1 comeback win against Juventus on 19 September, Edge scored all four goals of Spurs' 4–0 thrashing of Liverpool at Anfield on 29 September. For his six goals in two games in September 2018, Edge was awarded his third Premier League Player of the Month award, his first as a Tottenham player.

On 12 January 2019, Edge scored his first hat-trick of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup. A week later, he scored another hat-trick in a 3–0 home win over Liverpool. In February, Edge scored seven goals in five games, including consecutive braces over Crystal Palace and Watford on 2 and 9 February, as well as the first goal in a top-of-table clash over Chelsea on 17 February, winning 2–1. For his performances across the month he was awarded Player of the Month for February 2019.

On 2 March, he scored a 118th-minute winner in the 2019 EFL Cup final against Aston Villa; the 1–0 win was the the second EFL Cup win of his career, though he missed out on a second Alan Hardaker Trophy for man of the match, which was awarded to teammate Michel Vorm. On 20 April, he scored a brace in a 4–0 win against the same opposition in the semi-final of the FA Cup, sending Spurs to the final. On 28 April, he reached the 40-goal mark for the season by scoring against Middlesbrough; three days later, he scored against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena, although Spurs were eliminated from the competition after losing 2–1. On 18 May, he scored in the winning goal in the 2019 FA Cup final, a 1–0 win over Arsenal.

Having secured the Community Shield, EFL Cup and FA Cup trophies all thanks to goals from Edge, Spurs also successfully defended their Premier League title with two games to spare, meaning they completed a clean sweep of domestic trophies, as well as breaking the record for fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season (14), which was previously held by Chelsea in the 2004–05 season. Edge, whose 27 Premier League goals were key to Spurs defending their title, was awarded the Premier League Golden Boot and was named Player of the Season and PFA Fans' Player of the Year, having already won all three awards in 2016. He scored 44 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions, a personal best, becoming the club's highest goalscorer in a season since Clive Allen in 1986–87. He was awarded Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year for his efforts. He was shortlisted for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, finishing 4th, just behind teammate Kyle Walker.

2019–20 season: Continued goalscoring success
Due to what manager Mauricio Pochettino attributed to "poor form" during pre-season, Edge was dropped from the squad for Tottenham's first four games of the season, including not appearing as Spurs won the FA Community Shield against Manchester United. He made his first appearance of the new season on 3 September, scoring a 90th-minute winner as Spurs defeated Burnley 1–0 in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. Two weeks later, in Spurs' first UEFA Champions League game of the season, Edge scored the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory over former team Barcelona. The match was his 200th career appearance and first return to Camp Nou since departing the club two years prior; he did not celebrate his goal. He scored a brace against Hull City in a 3–0 win on 5 October, and later scored the only goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 20 October. On 5 November, he scored the second goal of a 2–0 win in the return fixture against Barcelona. Four days later, on his 100th appearance for Tottenham, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Watford. He scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against old side QPR on 30 November, and a late winner against Everton on 14 December.

On 12 January 2020, Edge scored five second-half goals in a 5–0 demolition of Wolves in the third round of the FA Cup, exactly one year on from his hat-trick against the same opposition in the same round of the same competition. He scored a hat-trick against Everton in a 3–0 win at Goodison Park on 24 January, reaching the 100-goal milestone with Tottenham in the process.

International career
Born in New Delhi and raised in England, Edge is eligible to represent either England or India internationally.

2011–2017: Youth level and squad omissions
Having previously played for the under-18s, Edge made his debut for the England under-21s on 17 September 2015, coming on as a 81st-minute substitute for Cauley Woodrow in a 1–0 win over Norway in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier. He scored his first goal for the under-21s in a 3–1 qualifying victory over Switzerland on 16 November.

After a run of excellent form for QPR in the 2015–16 season, Edge was widely expected to receive his first call-up to the senior team for their March 2016 friendlies; however, he was controversially left out of the squad by manager Roy Hodgson, who stated his intention to call up more experienced players. He was later not considered for England's UEFA Euro 2016 squad after having sustained a broken elbow with QPR.

Following his omission from the squad for friendlies in September 2016, Edge publicly criticised Hodgson for being overlooked, for which he was punished by not receiving a call-up for the rest of the club season, during which time Edge threatened to make himself available to play for India. Edge's absence from the squad was later described as a potential reason for England's subsequent failure to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

2017–present: Senior debut
On 1 October 2017, following a good run of form with Tottenham, Edge was named by new England manager Gareth Southgate in the England squad to face Italy and Ivory Coast in friendlies. He made his senior debut on 7 October against Italy, scoring a brace in a 3–0 win. On 16 October 2019, Edge scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly against Hungary; his second goal, a thirty-yard strike from outside the box into the top-left of the net, was described by Alan Shearer as "sensational". He scored another hat-trick on his following international appearance, a friendly against Norway on 16 November.

Style of play
A dynamic, left-footed forward, Edge is known for his pace and dribbling ability, as well as for the precision and accuracy of his through balls. Phil Parkinson, Edge's manager at Bradford City, described him in 2014 as "an impressively complete footballer", hailing his vision and peripheral awareness, and described him as "possibly the most promising and talented young player in England". His style of play has been likened to that of other prominent strikers such as Edinson Cavani and namesake Robin van Persie.

Edge's positioning involves often dropping back to the midfield in order to build up attacking play, as well as cutting inside to the centre of the pitch from the wing, enabling faster passes, something manager Chris Ramsey praised for raising QPR's squad energy, but also cautioned for weakening Edge's stamina and strength on the ball, and making him more prone to injury.

International

 * Scores and results list England's goal tally first.

Honours
Chelsea
 * UEFA Europa League: 2012–13

Bradford City
 * Football League One: 2014–15
 * EFL Cup: 2014–15

Barcelona
 * Copa del Rey: 2016–17
 * UEFA Champions League: 2016–17

Tottenham Hotspur
 * Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
 * FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
 * EFL Cup: 2018–19
 * UEFA Europa League: 2017–18
 * FA Community Shield: 2018

Individual
 * Premier League Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2018–19
 * Premier League Golden Boot: 2015–16, 2018–19
 * PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2015–16, 2018–19
 * PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2015–16
 * PFA Young Player of the Year: 2015–16
 * La Liga Breakthrough Player: 2016–17
 * Ballon d'Or shortlist: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
 * Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2015
 * UEFA Europa League top scorer: 2017–18
 * FA Cup top scorer: 2018–19
 * EFL Cup top scorer: 2014–15
 * Football League Young Player of the Year: 2014–15
 * Football League One top scorer: 2014–15
 * La Liga Player of the Month: October 2016
 * Premier League Player of the Month: December 2015, April 2016, September 2018, February 2019
 * Football League Young Player of the Month: February 2015, March 2015
 * Football League One Player of the Month: February 2015, March 2015
 * La Liga Team of the Season: 2016–17
 * PFA Team of the Year: 2014–15 League One; 2015–16, 2018–19 Premier League
 * Bradford City Player of the Season: 2014–15
 * QPR Supporters’ Player of the Year: 2015–16
 * Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year: 2018–19