Andy Robertson one Scotland appearance from 100 as career figures show his impact

Andy Robertson remains one appearance short of 100 Scotland caps before Saturday’s Nations League match away to North Macedonia on 3 October. BBC Sport Scotland reported on 2 October that the captain is poised to become only the second man to reach the mark. He must play in the match for the milestone to count.

NewsJaws’ earlier look ahead to Robertson’s 100th Scotland cap covered his approach to the milestone. BBC Sport Scotland’s 2 October career breakdown adds a closer account of how he reached 99 appearances: 97 starts, nine games at major tournaments and a captaincy record that stretches back to 2018.

How many Scotland caps does Andy Robertson have?

Robertson earned his 99th cap against Switzerland on 29 September, according to his club, Tottenham Hotspur. He started at left-back and played 74 minutes in Scotland’s 3-0 Nations League defeat at Hampden Park. That appearance left him one short of 100; the century is a prospective achievement, rather than a cap already awarded.

The Scottish Football Association’s player profile also lists Robertson at 99 caps, alongside four goals and 11 assists. BBC Sport Scotland says he has started 97 of those 99 matches and averaged 83 minutes per appearance. Those figures show how often he has been in the starting side across his international career.

What would 100 caps mean in Scotland’s record books?

Tottenham says Dalglish’s record was set in November 1986. After Robertson’s Switzerland appearance, the club described him as three games away from equalling 102. BBC Sport Scotland says he could pass that total in November if he features in each of Scotland’s remaining Nations League games this year. That possibility depends on future selections and appearances.

From a 2014 debut to Scotland captain

Robertson’s senior Scotland career began in March 2014, when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 friendly win over Poland in Warsaw, according to the Scottish FA. Then a Dundee United player, he scored his first international goal on his fifth cap, in a friendly against England at Celtic Park that November.

Alex McLeish appointed Robertson captain in September 2018. The Scottish FA says he has since broken the men’s national team record for matches as captain. BBC Sport Scotland puts him 29 captaincies ahead of any other player and says he has led Scotland at three major finals. He has held the role through changes of manager as well as tournament campaigns.

BBC Sport Scotland says Robertson has played under four permanent Scotland managers: Gordon Strachan, who gave him his debut; McLeish; Steve Clarke; and current manager Sébastien Pocognoli. It records 68 appearances under Clarke, every one as captain. Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay told the BBC that Robertson combines frank words when standards slip with support for younger players and work with the manager.

Robertson’s tournament appearances, goals and assists

The Scottish FA says Robertson played in all three of Scotland’s group matches at both Euro 2020 and Euro 2024. BBC Sport Scotland counts nine appearances for him at major tournaments altogether, with one win in those games: Scotland’s victory over Haiti at the 2026 World Cup in June. The tournament record places his individual longevity alongside the team’s results.

Robertson has four Scotland goals, according to the Scottish FA. BBC Sport Scotland identifies two with particular consequences: a goal against Cyprus that helped Clarke’s tenure begin with a win in 2019, and a last-minute winner against Poland in 2024 that temporarily kept Scotland from Nations League relegation. The Poland goal remains his most recent for Scotland.

His contributions have also come through creating chances from left-back. The Scottish FA player profile lists 11 assists, while BBC Sport Scotland says he leads Scotland’s assist charts for the period since his 2014 debut. Together with the appearance and starting figures, those totals describe a player whose international role has extended beyond goalscoring.