Scott High

Scott John High (born 15 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barnet. Born in England, High has represented Scotland at under-21 level.

Scott High

Personal information
Full name	Scott John High[1]
Date of birth	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Dewsbury, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Barnet
Number	7
Youth career
	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2025	Huddersfield Town	47	(0)
2019	→ Concord Rangers (loan)	3	(0)
2020	→ Concord Rangers (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Rotherham United (loan)	13	(0)
2023–2024	→ Ross County (loan)	2	(0)
2024	→ Dundalk (loan)	14	(1)
2024	→ FC Halifax Town (loan)	10	(1)
2024–2025	→ FC Halifax Town (loan)	11	(1)
2025–	Barnet	1	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Scotland U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:30, 3 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:02, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dewsbury,^[3] High began his career with Huddersfield Town. He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in November 2019 until January 2020,^[4] but was recalled by Huddersfield a month later.^[5] He returned to Concord Rangers in February 2020 for a second loan spell.^[5][6]

High made his senior debut for Huddersfield on 22 July 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 season.^[3] On 3 August 2020, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.^[7] He scored his first senior career goal on 4 September 2020, netting for Shrewsbury in a 4–3 away defeat to Middlesbrough in an EFL Cup match.^[8] On 29 December 2020 it was announced that his loan deal had ended.^[9] He joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan on 29 July 2022.^[10] However, his loan was terminated on 11 January 2023.^[11]

In September 2023 he signed on loan for Scottish club Ross County.^[12] On 8 January 2024, High returned to Huddersfield following a lack of playing time.^[13]

On 4 February 2024, High was loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk until the summer.^[14]

On 7 September 2024, High joined National League club FC Halifax Town on loan, initially until 3 November 2024.^[15] Halifax wanted to extend the loan,^[16] but due to injury it was not, although High returned to Halifax on loan in December 2024.^[17]

On 5 May 2025, Huddersfield announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired.^[18]

On 25 June 2025, Barnet confirmed they had signed High for the 2025-26 season.^[19]

International career

High was first named in the Scotland under-21 squad in August 2021.^[20] He made seven appearances without scoring.^[21][22]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024-2025 season

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2019–20[23]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21[24]		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2021–22[25]		23	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
	2022–23[26]		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2023–24[27]		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2024–25[28]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		47	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50	0
Concord Rangers (loan)	2019–20[2]	National League South	4	0	0	0	—		4[a]	1	8	1
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2020–21[24]	League One	12	0	1	0	1	1	3[b]	1	17	2
Rotherham United (loan)	2022–23[26]	Championship	13	0	0	0	2	0	—		15	0
Ross County (loan)	2023–24[27]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Dundalk (loan)	2024[2]	LOI Premier Division	14	1	—		—		0	0	14	1
FC Halifax Town (loan)	2024–25[2]	National League	21	2	1	0	—		1[c]	0	23	2
Career total			113	3	2	0	5	1	8	2	128	6

1. Three appearances in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Essex Senior Cup.
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
3. One appearance in National League playoffs