Lachlan Scott

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lachlan Scott

| image = Lachlan Scott-20170401.jpg

| caption = Scott with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2017

| fullname = Lachlan John Scott

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wollongong, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| currentclub = Wollongong Wolves

| clubnumber = 24

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007

| youthclubs1 = Balgownie Rangers

| youthyears2 = 2007–2012

| youthclubs2 = Wollongong Wolves

| youthyears3 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs3 = APIA Leichhardt

| youthyears4 = 2015

| youthclubs4 = Sydney FC

| youthyears5 = 2016

| youthclubs5 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| years1 = 2015

| caps1 = 7

| goals1 = 0

| clubs1 = APIA Leichhardt

| years2 = 2016–2018

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 22

| clubs2 = Western Sydney Wanderers NPL

| years3 = 2016–2019

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 1

| clubs3 = Western Sydney Wanderers

| years4 = 2019–

| caps4 = 115

| goals4 = 59

| clubs4 = Wollongong Wolves

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Australia U-23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19 July 2017

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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}}

Lachlan John Scott (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Wollongong Wolves.

Club career

=Western Sydney Wanderers=

In May 2016, Scott was promoted by Western Sydney Wanderers to the senior squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/wanderers-sign-academy-products-to-first-team/1qm0clr6n8gb0158quxlxgmxz9|title=Wanderers sign Academy products to first team|publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers|date=11 May 2016|access-date=3 August 2016|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422004932/http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/wanderers-sign-academy-products-to-first-team/1qm0clr6n8gb0158quxlxgmxz9|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut for the Wanderers in the 2016 FFA Cup against A-League side Wellignton Phoenix, scoring the first two goals of the Wanderers' comeback from trailing 0–2 to a 3–2 victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/western-sydney-wanderers/western-sydney-wanderers-seal-impressive-ffa-cup-comeback-against-wellington-phoenix-20160802-gqjkk1.html|title=Western Sydney Wanderers seal impressive FFA Cup comeback against Wellington Phoenix|first=Dominic|last=Bossi|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 August 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11686282|title=Debutant's heroics sink Wellington Phoenix|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=3 August 2016}}

=Wollongong Wolves=

In February 2019, Scott was released by mutual consent by Western Sydney Wanderers and a few days later signed for Wollongong Wolves.{{cite news|url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5923826/wanderers-exit-sees-scott-pen-wolves-deal/|title=Western Sydney Wanderers exit sees Lachlan Scott pen Wollongong Wolves deal|first=Mitch|last=Cohen|newspaper=Illawarra Mercury|date=25 February 2019}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan=2\|Western Sydney Wanderers \|2016–17 \|16	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	17	3
\| Total !16	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	17	3
colspan=2 \| Career total !16	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	17	3