Full name Scott Tancock Years Team Weight 75 kg Name Scott Tancock Career start 2012 | Playing position Role Footballer Height 1.85 m Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 21) Number 37 (Swansea City A.F.C. / Defender) | ||
Scott Russell Tancock (born 29 December 1993) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a central defender for Merthyr Town after being released by Swansea City.
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Club career
Born in Swansea, Wales, Tancock is a product of the Swansea City academy, where he began his career at and eventually become the club's U21 captain. In the summer of 2012, Tanock signed his first professional contract at the club.
In September 2014, he joined Football League Two side Newport County on a one-month loan deal. Tancock made his football league debut for Newport against Wimbledon on 27 September 2014. After the match, Wales based newspaper Wales Online praised Tancock's performance. On 23 October 2014, Tancock extended his loan for a further month. After two months at Newport County, Tancock's loan spell came to an end and returned to his parent club.
On his return from Newport County, Tancock immediately joined Conference Premier team Wrexham on a one-month loan deal. Tancock made his Wrexham debut the next day, playing 90 minutes, in a 3–2 defeat to Altrincham. Tancock made one more appearance for Wrexham before returning to his parent club once again.
On 28 May 2015 Swansea City confirmed that Tancock had been released by the club. After a trial at Torquay United, Tancock joined Welsh side Merthyr Town.
International career
Because Tancock was born in Wales, he was among seven uncapped players to be called by Wales under-21. Tancock made his Wales U21 debut on 6 February 2013, in a 3–0 win over Iceland U21. Tancock went on to represent Wales under-21 on six occasions.