St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of James Scott until the end of the season subject to clearance.
The forward joins the Buddies on the temporary transfer from Exeter City for the remainder of the 2023/24 campaign. James will then join on a permanent two-year-deal with Saints in the summer.
The 23-year-old came through the ranks at Motherwell under Saints manager Stephen Robinson and his performances at the Steelmen saw him win a move to English Championship side Hull City for a seven-figure fee.
After 36 appearances for the Tigers, James returned to Scotland on loan to Hibernian in 2021/22 where he scored four goals for the Hibees. The forward would leave Hull City to join League One side Exeter City on a permanent deal in 2022.
Speaking to stmirren.com, manager Stephen Robinson said: "James is a player I worked with at Motherwell and we sold him for a substantial fee so that tells you the kind of quality he has.
"He had an injury when he first went to Hull that kind of scuppered his chances of success there. Sometimes you need picked back up and I believe I can do that with James.
He has a lot of talent. He can play anywhere across the front three so he fits in to our system and our squad. He’s someone I’m really looking forward to working with again.
"He’s only 23 with loads of potential and he adds a little spark that, at times, we could be missing in that final third.
"He’s very technical and can play with his left and right foot. He needs to get up to speed with his fitness but if we get a James Scott working as hard as we had him at Motherwell then we’ve got a very good player on our hands."
Speaking on his signing, James added: "I'm absolutely delighted to get it over the line. When I got the phone call from Stephen Robinson it was a no brainer.
"I feel like the gaffer got the most out of me as a player. I did really well under him at Motherwell and I feel like he can get the best out of me."
