Josh Doig

Josh Thomas Doig (born 18 May 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for club Sassuolo and the Scotland national team.

Early life Josh Thomas Doig was born on 18 May 2002 in Edinburgh. He attended Newcraighall Primary School and Portobello High School.

Club career Hibernian Doig was released the youth system in 2019 of Edinburgh club, Hearts. He joined Hibernian in the summer of 2019. At this point, Doig still played as a centre-back. It was at Queen's Park when Doig moved from centre-back to left-back. and he made his first competitive appearance for the club on 1 August 2020 in a 2–1 win against Kilmarnock. Doig played regularly for Hibs during the 2020–21 season, and in January 2021 it was reported by BBC Sport that English Premier League clubs and Celtic had expressed interest in signing him. Doig scored his first senior goal on 20 February 2021, in a 2–0 win for Hibs against Hamilton. Doig then signed a new contract with Hibs, which was due to expire in the summer of 2025. At the end of his breakthrough season with Hibs, Doig won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award.

On 20 November 2021, Doig signed a new long-term contract at Hibernian. Hibs accepted an offer of over £3 million for Doig from Italian club Hellas Verona in July 2022.

Hellas Verona

Doig completed his move to Hellas Verona on 13 July 2022, signing a four-year contract with the Italian side. He later admitted that he wanted to escape the pressures of playing for one of the big two Edinburgh clubs. He made his Serie A debut in a 1–0 loss to Atalanta. Doig provided an assist on his second appearance a week later. He scored a goal on his first start for Verona, a 2–1 win against Sampdoria on 4 September. On 3 October 2022, Doig scored his second goal for Hellas Verona, a volley, later voted one of the best goals of the season in Serie A. He made 22 appearances in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, and recorded two goals and four assists. In the following 2023–24 season, he made twelve Serie A appearances, missing four games through injury.

Sassuolo After Hellas Verona refused to allow a transfer to Marseille in France, Doig joined fellow Serie A club Sassuolo on 20 January 2024 for a fee of €6 million, plus €1 million in add-ons, with a 10% sell-on clause in favour of Verona on a future transfer. He was given the number 43 shirt.

On 28 January 2024, Doig made his debut during the 22nd Serie A matchday against AC Monza as a left-back. He provided two assists and played his 50th Serie A match against Lazio in a 1–1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico. Sassuolo were relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season but they won promotion back to Serie A at the first attempt by winning the 2024–25 Serie B.

International career Doig was selected in a Scotland U18 squad in September 2019, and played in a 2–1 win against Paraguay. The following month, he was selected in the Scotland U19 squad.

In May 2021, after a successful individual season for Doig in which he was named the SFWA Young Player of the Year, he was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad. He was later forced to withdraw through injury.

Doig was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in September 2022. He was selected for the full squad again in November 2023, following injuries to Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney. Doig made his debut on 9 June 2025 against Liechtenstein, coming on in the 59th minute to replace Robertson, as Scotland won 4–0. He made his debut at the same time as Andy Irving, who had attended the same schools as Doig.

Honours Hibernian Scottish Cup runner-up: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2021–22

Sassuolo Serie B: 2024–25

Individual SPFL Premiership Team of the Season: 2020–21 SFWA Young Player of the Year: 2020–21 Hibernian Young Player of the Year: 2020–21 PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year nominee: 2021–22 SFWA Young Player of the Year nominee: 2021–22