Wolves left-back Barry Douglas had to wait 10 years before earning his debut for Scotland, which he finally achieved last night.
At 28-years-old, with the recent emergence of Kieran Tierney and Andrew Robertson as two of Europe’s most promising left-backs, Barry Douglas surely never thought the day would come when he pulled on Scotland jersey to represent his country at full international level.
The Wolves ace has been terrific from start to present this season in what has been his first year in English football, joining in the summer from Konyaspor after winning the Turkish Cup last term.
The former Queen’s Park youth player spent three years with Dundee United in Scotland’s top flight before making the decision to move abroad to Poland, and since then, had somewhat slipped under the radar.
Having never previously made it into a Scotland squad until this month, Douglas was evidently ecstatic to have earned his debut for his home country, and summed his emotions up in a tweet to the fans, expressing his gratitude for finally achieving a life long dream.
The tweet read…
As mentioned above, it is difficult to predict how much game time the left-back will get under Alex McLeish, simply due to the fact he is up against two of Europe’s top talents in his position, but with Wolves looking certain to win promotion to Premier League, Douglas is a fine player himself and could rival his compatriots if he continues his strong run of form into next season.
In typical fashion, many fans took to Twitter to express their congratulations to Douglas, wishing him the best with many stating that his Scotland debut was long overdue.
Here is a round up of the reaction…
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