Guernsey footballer signs professional contract for Bristol City and is called up for England squad

Alex Scott is arguably the most exciting footballing prospect to come out of The Channel Islands in decades.

Such an argument to that claim may well be made by his good friend Maya le Tissier. But in the men's game, it is not since Matt Le Tissier that Guernsey have had a footballer with quite so much promise.

Scott was not born when Matt Le Tissier scored his last Southampton goal, but the 17-year-old is beginning to pick up where The Saints legend left off - by flying the Guernsey flag on the mainland.

It has been a brilliant start to 2021 for Scott whose dream few months began with a first professional contract.

In the last few weeks Scott has begun knocking on the door of Bristol City's first team.

He has been on the bench twice (the second in Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Coventry) and a Championship debut is his ultimate goal for the rest of this campaign.

A fine few weeks was recently capped with an England under 18s call up. Scott impressed on debut in a 2-0 win against Wales, twice coming close and looking well at home on the international stage.

Praise from his old boss has been echoed by many at Bristol City with supporters beginning to get wind of the Guernsey gem they have in their ranks.

It has been a near perfect few months for Alex Scott with many fans both in Bristol and Guernsey now hoping he will make that next step - a football league debut.