View source for Scott Arfield

{{Short description|Association Football Player (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2016}}
{{infobox football biography
| name = Scott Arfield
| image = SM-Rangers18 (18).jpg
| caption = Arfield with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 2018
| full_name = Scott Harry Nathaniel Arfield<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/41732c7a-5319-fd6c-8648-65e8e1b78706/Group_B.pdf |title=National team roster: 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada |page=3 |publisher=CONCACAF |access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|11|1}}<ref name="Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013">{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline Publishing Group|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=476|edition=43rd}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dechmont]], Scotland
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}<ref name="Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| clubnumber = 37
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| years1 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| caps1 = 108
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2010–2013
| clubs2 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2013–2018
| clubs3 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| caps3 = 177
| goals3 = 21
| years4 = 2018–2023
| clubs4 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps4 = 144
| goals4 = 29
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = [[Charlotte FC]]
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 2<!--MLS regular season matches only here-->
| years6 = 2024–2025
| clubs6 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2009
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2016–2019
| nationalteam4 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 14:03, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
}}

'''Scott Harry Nathaniel Arfield''' (born 1 November 1988) is a professional [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]. Born and raised in Scotland, Arfield represented his nation of birth at international youth levels before switching to [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in 2016.

He began his career at [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] before moving to the English leagues for eight years with [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. He returned to Scottish football in 2018, playing five seasons for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. In 2025, 18 years after making his debut for the club, he returned to Falkirk.

==Club career==

===Falkirk===
Arfield came up through the [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] Youth Academy and earned promotion to the first team squad. He made his Falkirk debut on 4 August 2007, in their 4–0 win away at [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]] on the opening day of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gretna 0–4 Falkirk|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6929534.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 August 2007|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> His first goal came in Falkirk's 4–2 defeat at [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Inverness CT 4–2 Falkirk|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7017193.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 September 2007|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> He then scored twice in a 4–0 win over [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]. He won the [[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|Scottish Premier League ''Young Player of the Month'' award]] for December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arfield wins monthly player prize|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7198968.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2008|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> Arfield signed a new five-year contract with Falkirk in February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arfield pens new Bairns contract|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7269756.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 February 2008|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> He finished the season with three goals in 35 [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] appearances.
[[File:Scott Arfield - falkirk 2.jpg|thumb|right|Arfield playing for Falkirk in 2009]]

During the [[2008–09 Falkirk F.C. season|2008–09 season]] Arfield won his second Young Player of the Month award, this time winning for September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arfield wins young player award|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/7652436.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 October 2008|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> He was in the Falkirk side that were [[2008–09 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] runners-up, losing 1–0 to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|final]] at [[Hampden Park]]. 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 [[Steven Pressley]], for the [[2009–10 Falkirk F.C. season|2009–10 season]]. [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 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".<ref>{{cite web|title=Falkirk reject Arfield bid|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11708/5471455/falkirk-reject-arfield-bid|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 August 2009|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

Arfield's first appearance of the 2009–10 season came in a 1–0 home win over [[FC Vaduz]] in the [[UEFA Europa League]], the club's first ever match in European competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Falkirk 1–0 Vaduz|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8152287.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2009|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> 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 [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]]. On 17 May 2010, it was confirmed that Arfield was having talks with [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and was to have a medical at the club. Falkirk had already turned down offers from [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]], [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Arfield happy at Falkirk|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11708/5529492/arfield-happy-at-falkirk|publisher=Sky Sports|date=1 September 2009|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] and [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]].

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 F.C.|Kilmarnock]] that confirmed relegation on the last day of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kilmarnock 0–0 Falkirk|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8666163.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|date=8 May 2010|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

===Huddersfield Town===
On 21 May 2010, it was reported that Arfield had signed for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] for a reported fee initially in the region of £400,000 but potentially rising to over £600,000 after a certain number of appearances.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/8700719.stm | work=BBC News | title=Arfield joins Huddersfield Town | date=24 May 2010}}</ref> 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 [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] at [[Meadow Lane]] on 7 August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notts County 0–3 Huddersfield|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8842034.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 August 2010|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> On 11 September 2010, he scored his first goal for the ''Terriers'' at [[Brisbane Road]] against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]], where ''Town'' won 2–1. A week later, he scored his first goal at the [[Galpharm Stadium]] against [[Yeovil Town F.C.|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 [[Football League Championship|Championship]] after beating [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on penalties in the [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] final, Arfield scoring his penalty to make it 2–1 as Huddersfield won by 8–7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.htafc.com/page/PostMatchComments/0,,10312,00.html |title=Huddersfield Town &#124; Match &#124; Post-Match Comments &#124; GRAYSON: IT WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE GAME |access-date=3 August 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623213810/http://www.htafc.com/page/PostMatchComments/0,,10312,00.html |archive-date=23 June 2012}}</ref> 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 (footballer, born 1987)|Tom Clarke]] and [[Alan Lee (footballer)|Alan Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Town's retained list confirmed|url=http://www.htafc.com/news/article/first-team-news-retained-list-809571.aspx|publisher=htafc.com (Huddersfield Town F.C.)|last=Sykes|first=Dave|date=6 May 2013|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref>

===Burnley===
After leaving Huddersfield, Arfield went on trial with [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] and scored in the 3–0 win over [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] on 15 July 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=David Jones appears in Burnley friendly win at Cork City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23003369|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2013|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> before signing a two-year deal 4 days later with the ''Clarets''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Burnley complete move for Huddersfield midfielder Scott Arfield|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11708/8831748/burnley-complete-move-for-huddersfield-midfielder-scott-arfield|publisher=Sky Sports|date=19 July 2013|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/burnley-star-scott-arfield-honours-3492899#YK0DcJgf52LazrBk.97|title=Burnley star Scott Arfield honours memory of tragic Falkirk youngster Craig Gowans|author=Scott McDermott|date=4 May 2014|work=dailyrecord}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal for Burnley on 6 August 2013, in a 4–0 win against [[York City F.C.|York City]] in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=York 0–4 Burnley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23499462|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2013|access-date=4 April 2014}}</ref> Arfield scored 9 goals in 49 competitive appearances for Burnley during the 2013–14 season.<ref name = "new burnley deal"/> Burnley won promotion to the [[Premier League]] and Arfield signed a three-year contract with the club in July 2014.<ref name = "new burnley deal">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28234645 Burnley extend contract for midfielder Scott Arfield], BBC Sport.</ref> Arfield scored on his Premier League debut for Burnley against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/gers-welcome-arfield-to-ibrox/ |title=Gers Welcome Arfield To Ibrox |publisher=Rangers Football Club |access-date=15 June 2018 |date=14 May 2018 |first=Nick |last=Thomson}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 12 July 2018 in a [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|Europa League qualification]] tie against [[FK Shkupi]] of [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]], and made his [[2018–19 Scottish Premiership|Scottish Premiership]] debut a few weeks later on 5 August, against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Frank|last=Gilfeather|date=5 August 2018|title=Steven Gerrard fumes at officials after Aberdeen deny 10-man Rangers at death|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/05/aberdeen-rangers-scottish-premiership-match-report}}</ref> On 7 April 2019, Arfield scored his first professional hat-trick in a 3–0 victory against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47762987|title=Motherwell 0-3 Rangers: Scott Arfield hat-trick seals comfortable win|date=7 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47850572|title=Rangers: Scott Arfield thanks unselfish Jermain Defoe for first hat-trick|date=8 April 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

In May 2023, Rangers announced Arfield would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-confirm-departing-players/7Jl4PSUi4LYtPYRIrM3la9|work=[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]|date=23 May 2023|title=RANGERS CONFIRM DEPARTING PLAYERS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65683907 |title=Rangers: Ryan Kent, Allan McGregor and Alfredo Morelos to leave Ibrox |website=BBC Sport |date=23 May 2023 |accessdate=3 June 2023}}</ref>

===Charlotte FC===
In June 2023, Arfield joined [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Charlotte FC]] on a contract through the end of 2024, with an option for 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-signs-midfielder-scott-arfield|date=22 June 2023|title=Charlotte FC Signs Midfielder Scott Arfield}}</ref> He made his debut for his new club on 5 July, as a substitute against [[New York City FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/scott-arfield-post-rangers-life-27265642|date=6 July 2023|title=Scott Arfield post-Rangers life begins as Charlotte FC debut nearly capped off with 'great goal'|work=Glasgow Live}}</ref> Arfield scored his first goal for Charlotte on 29 July, netting the third goal in an eventual 4-1 victory against [[Necaxa]] in the [[2023 Leagues Cup group stage|2023 Leagues Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-ride-dominant-first-half-against-club-necaxa-to-advance-to-leagues-|date=29 July 2023|title=Charlotte FC Ride Dominant First Half Against Club Necaxa to Advance to Leagues Cup Round of 32|first=Will|last=Martin|work=[[Charlotte FC]]}}</ref>

===Bolton Wanderers===
On 12 July 2024, Arfield signed a one-year contract with [[EFL League One]] club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0jql14vyevo|title=Arfield joins Bolton on one-year deal|date=12 July 2024|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and made his debut on 10 August in a 2-1 victory at [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/match-report-leyton-orient-1-wanderers-2|date=10 August 2024|title=Match Report Leyton Orient 1 Wanderers 2}}</ref>

===Return to Falkirk===
On 3 February 2025, 15 years after originally departing the club, Arfield returned to Falkirk on a six month deal with the option of a further year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2025/02/04/scott-arfield-returns/|date=3 February 2025|title=Scott Arfield returns|website=Falkirk FC}}</ref> Five days later he scored 45 seconds into his return debut, a [[Scottish Championship]] fixture against [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], and went on to complete a hat-trick as Falkirk won 5–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/sport/24920719.former-rangers-star-scott-arfield-scores-seconds-falkirk-debut/|last=Irvine|first=David|date=8 February 2025|title=Former Rangers star scores seconds into Falkirk debut|website=The National|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Scott Arfield - Schottland U-21 (1).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Arfield in the Scotland U21 Squad]]

===Scotland===
Arfield represented Scotland at [[Scotland national under-19 football team|under-19]], [[Scotland national under-21 football team|under-21]] and [[Scotland national football team|B international]] levels.<ref name = "scotland u19">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=38727&squadID=9|title=Scott Arfield – U19 Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref><ref name = "scotland u21">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=38727&squadID=5|title=Scott Arfield – U21 Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref><ref name = "scotland b">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=38727&squadID=3|title=Scott Arfield – U21 Squad|publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]]|access-date=10 September 2011}}</ref> He made his debut for [[Scotland national under-19 football team|Scotland under-19]] in a 3–1 away friendly victory over Austria.<ref name = "scotland u19"/> His second and last outing for the under-19s came four days later in the 2–1 home win over Norway,<ref name = "scotland u19"/> coming on as a substitute for [[Alex Pearce (footballer, born 1988)|Alex Pearce]] in the 65th minute of the game.

Arfield was then a member of the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21 squad]], being called up for the first time in October 2007. His debut came in a 4–0 defeat against [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]] on 16 October 2007.<ref name = "scotland u21"/> He was a regular in [[Billy Stark]]'s squad throughout the 2009 and 2011 European qualifying campaigns.<ref name = "scotland u21"/> Arfield's first goal for the under-21s came in a 2–2 draw with [[Ukraine national under-21 football team|Ukraine]] on 6 February 2008.<ref name = "scotland u21"/>

Arfield received his first cap for [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] against [[Northern Ireland B national football team|Northern Ireland]] at the [[Excelsior Stadium]] in [[Airdrie, North Lanarkshire|Airdrie]] on 6 May 2009.<ref name = "scotland b"/> Scotland won the game 3–0.<ref name = "scotland b"/>

===Canada===

Arfield also qualified to play for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]], because his father was born in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32816700 |title=Scott Arfield: Scotland call-up would be 'pinnacle' of career |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/14258733.Canada_calling_for_Burnley_s_proud_Scott/|title=Canada calling for Burnley's proud Scott|last=Marshall|first=Tyrone|date=6 February 2016|work=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/02/06/report-burnley-midfielder-scott-arfield-be-called-canadas-world-cup-qualifiers-vs|title=Report: Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield to be called up for Canada's World Cup qualifiers vs. Mexico|work=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref> In March 2016, Arfield was included in Canada's 23-man squad for their [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup Qualification]] match against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=project&sid=1049|title=Canada Soccer|date=21 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/arfield-receives-first-canada-call-up-3014632.aspx|title=Arfield Receives First Canada Call-Up}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/710896412683345920|title=Canada Soccer on Twitter|work=Twitter}}</ref> He made his debut on 25 March as a second-half substitute for [[Tosaint Ricketts]] in a 3–0 home defeat to Mexico at [[BC Place]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/scott+arfield+first+canadian+even+opening+loss+mexico/11811278/story.html|title=Scott Arfield|work=www.theprovince.com}}</ref> Arfield was named to Canada's squad for the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] on 27 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Zeitlin|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/27/canada-names-nine-mls-players-23-man-concacaf-gold-cup-roster|title=Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster|date=27 June 2017}}</ref> His first goal for Canada came in the tournament opener against [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]] on 7 July.<ref>{{cite web|first=Oliver|last=Platt|date=7 July 2017|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2017/7/7/15940314/french-guiana-canada-alphonso-davies-shines-avert-meltdown-gold-cup-recap|title=French Guiana 2-4 Canada: Alphonso Davies shines to avert meltdown}}</ref>
In 2018, at the opening of Canada's [[2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying|Nations League campaign]], Arfield was named captain of the squad in their match against [[United States Virgin Islands national soccer team|U.S. Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Your 🍁 captain Scott Arfield |url=https://twitter.com/CanadaSoccerEN/status/1038863335737966592 |website=Twitter |publisher=Canada Soccer |access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, Arfield was named to the squad for the [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/together-we-rise-canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-the-2019-concacaf-gold-cup-p162198|date=30 May 2019|title=Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup|access-date=24 June 2019|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530195444/https://www.canadasoccer.com/together-we-rise-canada-soccer-announces-squad-for-the-2019-concacaf-gold-cup-p162198|url-status=dead}}</ref> During an unofficial training match prior to the 2019 Gold Cup on 10 June, he scored both goals in a 2–0 win against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/arfield-brace-leads-canada-over-trinidad-tobago-gold-cup-tune|first=Dylan|last=Butler|work=[[Major League Soccer]]|date=11 June 2021|title=Arfield brace leads Canada over Trinidad & Tobago in Gold Cup tune-up}}</ref>

In October 2020 [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] coach [[Steven Gerrard]] suggested that Arfield had retired from international duty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rangersnews.uk/columnist/rangers-boss-gerrard-appears-to-suggest-scott-arfield-has-ended-canada-involvement/|first=Jordan|last=Carlisle|work=Rangers News|title=Rangers boss Gerrard appears to suggest Scott Arfield has ended Canada involvement|date=17 October 2020}}</ref> Arfield later refuted the claim in an interview with [[Rangers TV]], stating that his continued involvement with Canada would be up to coach [[John Herdman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transfermarkt.us/scott-arfield-clarifies-international-future-quot-up-to-the-canada-manager-quot-/view/news/373530|first=Manuel|last=Veth|date=26 October 2020|title=Scott Arfield clarifies international future - "Up to the Canada manager"|work=[[Transfermarkt]]}}</ref> After missing Canada's [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round|2022 World Cup qualifiers]] in March and June 2021, Arfield was named to the provisional 60-man squad for the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canmnt-names-60-man-preliminary-roster-for-concacaf-gold-cup|title=CanMNT names 60-man preliminary roster for Concacaf Gold Cup; Jebbison & Akinola included|date=18 June 2021|first=Charlie|last=O'Connor-Clarke|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]}}</ref> but did not make the final 23-man team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/canada-gold-cup-roster-men-national-soccer-team/9bvnqwly9pom10vy1kr522khs|first=Simon|last=Borg|title=Canada unveils 2021 Gold Cup roster: Who made the Canada men's national soccer team?|date=1 July 2021|work=Sporting News}}</ref>

In January 2022 Arfield announced his international retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/canada-scott-arfield-international-retire/|first=John|last=Jacques|work=Northern Tribune|date=16 January 2022|title=Arfield Retires From International Football}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|6 May 2025}}<ref name="S. Arfield" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|[[2007–08 Falkirk F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2007|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|35||3||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||39||3
|-
|[[2008–09 Falkirk F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2008|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|37||7||4||3||4||0||colspan="2"|—|||45||10
|-
|[[2009–10 Falkirk F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="2009-10">Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:<br>{{Soccerbase season|44433|2009|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}<br>{{cite news
| title = Falkirk 1–0 Vaduz
| url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8152287.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 16 July 2009
| access-date = 26 February 2015}}<br>{{cite news
| title = Vaduz 2–0 Falkirk (agg 2–1)
| url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8163938.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 23 July 2009
| access-date = 26 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|36||3||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||40||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!108!!13!!7!!3!!7!!0!!2!!0!!124!!16
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|[[2010–11 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2010|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|40||4||5||1||2||0||6{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]], two appearances in [[EFL League One play-offs|League One play-offs]]}}||1||53||6
|-
|[[2011–12 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2011|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|League One
|35||2||1||0||1||0||3{{efn|One appearance in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs}}||0||40||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2012|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|21||1||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||26||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!7!!10!!1!!4!!0!!9!!1!!119!!9
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|[[2013–14 Burnley F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2013|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|45||8||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||49||9
|-
|[[2014–15 Burnley F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2014|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|37||2||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||40||2
|-
|[[2015–16 Burnley F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2015|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref>
|Championship
|46||8||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||49||8
|-
|[[2016–17 Burnley F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2016/2017">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2016|name=Scott Arfield| access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|31||1||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||1
|-
|[[2017–18 Burnley F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2017/2018">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2017|name=Scott Arfield| access-date = 14 August 2017}}</ref>
|Premier League
|18||2||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||20||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!177!!21!!8!!0!!8!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!193!!22
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2018–19 Rangers F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2018/2019">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2018|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|29||11||4||0||2||0||11{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||46||12
|-
|[[2019–20 Rangers F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2019/2020">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2019|name=Scott Arfield|access=date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|26||5||3||3||3||0||17{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||49||9
|-
|[[2020–21 Rangers F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2020/2021">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2020|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|28||4||2||0||2||0||13{{efn|name=UEL}}||3||45||7
|-
|[[2021–22 Rangers F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2021/2022">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2021|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|29||4||2||1||3||1||16{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], fourteen appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||50||6
|-
|[[2022–23 Rangers F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2022/2023">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2022|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|31||5||3||1||3||2||6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||1||43||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!144!!29!!14!!5!!13!!3!!63!!6!!233!!43
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Charlotte FC]]
|[[2023 Charlotte FC season|2023]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2023/2024">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2023|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|13||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Five appearances and one goal in [[Leagues Cup]], one appearance in [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]}}||1||19||3
|-
|[[2024 Charlotte FC season|2024]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2024/2025">{{Soccerbase season|44433|2024|name=Scott Arfield|access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>
|Major League Soccer
|14||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||14||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!1!!33!!3
|-
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2024–25 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2024/2025"/>
|League One
|12||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|Falkirk
|[[2024–25 Falkirk F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2024/2025"/>
|[[Scottish Championship]]
|13||9||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||13||9
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!568!!77!!40!!9!!35!!4!!80!!8!!731!!102
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|63563|name=Scott Arfield|accessdate=30 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
|2016||6||0
|-
|2017||6||1
|-
|2018||1||0
|-
|2019||6||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!19!!2
|}

:''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.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Scott Arfield
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
| 7 July 2017 || [[Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)|Red Bull Arena]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], United States || align="center"|8 || {{fb|GUF|local}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–2 || [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A|2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|2
| 15 June 2019 || [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States || align="center"|14 || {{fb|MTQ|football-old}}  || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A|2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|}

==Honours==

'''Falkirk'''

* [[Scottish Cup]]: runner-up: [[2009 Scottish Cup final|2008-09]]
* [[Scottish Championship]]: [[2024-25 Scottish Championship| 2024-25]]

'''Huddersfield Town'''
*[[Football League One play-offs]]: [[2012 Football League One play-off final|2012]]<ref name="Games played by Scott Arfield in 2011/2012"/>

'''Burnley'''
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2015–16 Football League Championship|2015–16]]; runners-up: [[2013–14 Football League Championship|2013–14]]<ref name="S. Arfield">{{cite web| title = S. Arfield| url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/scott-arfield/20164/| publisher = Soccerway| access-date = 26 April 2015}}</ref>

'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Premiership]]: [[2020–21 Scottish Premiership|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Rangers top-flight champions for first time since 2011 after Celtic drop points |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56306235|work=BBC Sport|date=7 March 2021|access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2021–22 Scottish Cup|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Rangers 2-0 Hearts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447048|work=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[Scottish League Cup]] runner-up: [[2019–20 Scottish League Cup|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/08/rangers-celtic-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report|title =Fraser Forster the hero as 10-man Celtic earn final victory over Rangers|date=8 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Europa League]] runner-up: [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Rangers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61446268|work=BBC Sport|date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/players/scott-arfield/ Profile] at the Charlotte FC website
* {{MLS player}}
* {{SFA profile}}
* {{Canada Soccer}}
* {{Soccerbase}}

{{Falkirk F.C. squad}}
{{Canada squad 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Canada squad 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arfield, Scott}}
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Livingston, West Lothian]]
[[Category:People from Dechmont]]
[[Category:Scottish people of Canadian descent]]
[[Category:People educated at St Margaret's Academy]]
[[Category:Scottish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Canadian men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Falkirk F.C. players]]
[[Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Burnley F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Charlotte FC players]]
[[Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League players]]
[[Category:Scottish Professional Football League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Scotland men's B international footballers]]
[[Category:Canada men's international soccer players]]
[[Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen]]