Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Scots abroad: Barry Douglas

Barry Douglas has established himself as a fans' favourite with the Lech Poznan faithful for his tough tackling
Barry Douglas has established himself as a fans' favourite with the Lech Poznan faithful for his tough tackling

In the first of our looks at Scottish players playing abroad, we visit Poland where former Dundee United and Queens Park full back Barry Douglas now plies his trade.

Douglas made the move abroad last summer when he joined Lech Poznan from Dundee United.

Douglas made 75 appearances for Dundee United before moving to Poland
Douglas made 75 appearances for Dundee United before moving to Poland

Since making the move, the 25-year-old full back has established himself as a key player for the Polish top flight club, proving himself to be both reliable defensively and a dangerous threat in attack.

Did you know?

  • The left back made 76 appearances over two seasons for Queens Park before moving to Dundee United
  • In his second season at Queens Park Douglas scored an impressive nine goals
  • Over his three seasons at Dundee United he made 75 appearances, scoring four goals
  • Douglas made 18 appearances in his first season in Poland
  • He has already featured seven times this season
  • He has scored one goal (against Wisla Krakow on the opening day of this season)
  • Douglas has been booked seven times in Poland

In Poland Douglas has carved out a reputation as an ‘aggressive tackler’ and he certainly seems to be enjoying his Polish adventure.

 

Douglas was in action last Saturday when Poznan fell to a 1-0 defeat against Jagiellonia. Despite showing his disappointment with the result, Douglas was confident he and his team mates have what it takes to bounce back this season.

And right enough, Poznan bounced back on Saturday to beat Zawiska Bydgoszcz 6-2, with Douglas’ ‘aggressive tackling’ earning him his latest booking.

While we have seen a number of Polish footballers in Scotland, including Lukasz Zaluska, Artur Boruc,  Maciej Żurawski and Jaroslaw Fojut, it is great to see a young Scottish player travel in the opposite direction, prove himself and win the hearts of the Polish support.