{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Higgins | fullname = <!-- If different--> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|4|8}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | height = 183cm | position = Defender | currentclub = Cumnock Juniors | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2011–2017 |youthclubs1 =Celtic | years1 = 2017 | clubs1 = Dundee | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = Kilmarnock | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → Airdrieonians (loan) |caps3 = 8 |goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → Stranraer (loan) |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Cove Rangers |caps5 = 5 |goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = East Fife |caps6 = 19 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Stenhousemuir |caps7 = 20 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Broomhill |caps8 = 8 |goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Cumnock Juniors | caps9 = | goals9 = | club-update = 20 April 2024 }} '''Daniel Higgins''' (born 8 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays for {{Scottish football updater|CumnockJ}} club Cumnock Juniors.<ref>{{soccerway|daniel-higgins/400640|accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref> Higgins has previously played for Dundee, Kilmarnock, Airdrieonians, Stranraer, Cove Rangers, East Fife , Stenhousemuir and Broomhill.
==Playing career== Higgins made his professional debut for Dundee on 8 April 2017, in a 1–0 defeat away to Heart of Midlothian<ref>{{cite web|title=Hearts 1–0 Dundee|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39463937|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Spence|first=Jim|date=8 April 2017|accessdate=23 May 2017}}</ref>
Higgins signed for Kilmarnock on 23 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Higgins signs for Killie|url=http://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=5793|publisher=Kilmarnock FC|last=KFC|date=23 June 2017|accessdate=23 June 2017|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192850/http://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=5793|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was loaned to League One club Airdrieonians on 31 January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/completed-transfers-deadline-day-january-2018/?rid=13929 |title=Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018 |publisher=Scottish FA |date=31 January 2018 |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
In September 2018, he joined Stranraer on loan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innes Cameron and Daniel Higgins join Stranraer on loan|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=7696|publisher=Kilmarnock F.C.|date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921190946/http://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=7696|archive-date=21 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 16 July 2019, Higgins signed for newly promoted Scottish League Two club Cove Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cove Rangers add former Dundee and Kilmarnock youngster Daniel Higgins|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/cove-rangers/1797951/cove-rangers-add-former-dundee-and-kilmarnock-youngster-daniel-higgins/|publisher=The Press and Journal|last=Durent|first=Jamie|date=16 July 2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref>
Higgins moved to East Fife in August 2021 for the season then when the club got relegated to league 2 he left the club for Stenhousemuir. After a year with the larbert outfits he left the club for newly reformed Broomhill in June 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://coverangersfc.com/2021/08/13/daniel-higgins-departs/ |title=DANIEL HIGGINS DEPARTS |publisher=Cove Rangers FC |date=13 August 2021 |accessdate=4 September 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 7 September 2019}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |Dundee |2016–17<ref name="DH16">{{soccerbase season|93060|2016|accessdate=22 October 2017}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |rowspan=3|Kilmarnock |2017–18<ref name="DH17a">{{soccerbase season|93060|2017|accessdate=22 October 2017}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC20">Appearances for Kilmarnock under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs</ref>||0||2||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=dh1819>{{soccerbase season|93060|2018|accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC20"/>||0||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0 |- |Airdrieonians (loan) |2017–18<ref name=DH17a/> |Scottish League One |8||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||2 |- |Stranraer (loan) |2018–19<ref name=dh1819/> |Scottish League One |11||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 |- |Cove Rangers |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|93060|2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> |Scottish League Two |5||1||0||0||3||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=SCC>Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||10||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !28!!3!!0!!0!!4!!0!!4!!0!!36!!3 |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Daniel}} Category:1998 births Category:Footballers from Glasgow Category:Living people Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Celtic F.C. players Category:Dundee F.C. players Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:Stranraer F.C. players Category:Cove Rangers F.C. players Category:East Fife F.C. players Category:Stenhousemuir F.C. players Category:Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players Category:Cumnock Juniors F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Lowland Football League players