Rising star Findlay Curtis has gone from the Rangers fringes to Scotland squad – by way of an impactful stint with Kilmarnock – within the house of eight months.
The 19-year-old started the season with a begin and a purpose in Rangers’ 2-0 house win over Panathinaikos in Champions League qualifying, however struggled to cement a first-team spot beneath each Russell Martin and Danny Rohl.
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Custis made 21 appearances – however simply 5 begins – for Rangers throughout all competitions, scored three objectives and arrange an additional two earlier than heading on mortgage to Rugby Park to play beneath former Ibrox assistants Neil McCann and Billy Dodds.
Since making the change to Ayrshire, the versatile teenager has been a standout in a Kilmarnock aspect combating for survival.
Curtis has began all however two of Killie’s six league video games since then – he was ineligible to face dad or mum membership Rangers – and performed a number of totally different positions.
In final weekend’s deserved 1-0 win over leaders Hearts, he began on the left aspect of assault. In opposition to Falkirk the week earlier than, he was on the fitting and in opposition to St Mirren in February he was deployed at right-back. Discuss versatility.
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Whereas Curtis has only one help to this point (in Killie’s 4-3 win over St Mirren final month) he has been spectacular in assault. Regardless of having solely arrived eight weeks in the past, his 20 photographs is the second most of any Kilmarnock participant this season.
Curtis has additionally created seven probabilities from open play and three massive probabilities – once more the second highest of any Killie participant.
The victory over Hearts summed up Curtis’ prowess. Scotland boss Steve Clarke was in attendance at Rugby Park to look at the teenager and was clearly impressed as he handed Curtis his first senior call-up for this month’s pre-World Cup friendlies.
Custis’ 5 photographs final Saturday was essentially the most of any Killie participant, actually solely Hearts’ Claudio Braga (eight) tried extra. {The teenager} had six touches within the opposition field – once more solely Braga (10) had extra – and received a game-high 12 duels.
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Killie are second backside of the Premiership, joint on factors with St Mirren and 9 above Livingston, but when they’ll hold Curtis firing there can certainly be optimism round their probabilities of survival.