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Scott Shepherd (born 29 May 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Falkirk. Shepherd has previously had loan spells with Stirling Albion and Brechin City.
Career
Born in Perth, Shepherd began his career with Falkirk. He was first included in a matchday squad on 20 August 2013, in a Scottish Challenge Cup second round match at Ayr United, coming on in the 96th minute for Thomas Grant and heading the winner in a 2–1 win. He made his professional debut four days later in a 0–3 Scottish Championship win at Livingston, replacing hat-trick scorer Philip Roberts for the final 22 minutes. On 23 November, he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Rory Loy, and two minutes later scored his first league goal to conclude a 4–0 home win over Cowdenbeath.
On 2 August 2014, Shepherd scored four minutes after replacing Botti Biabi to conclude a 3–1 comeback win at Montrose in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup. From 8 January to 28 March 2015, Shepherd was loaned to Stirling Albion, where he made eight Scottish League One appearances. In January 2016, he joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on loan until the end of the season. After scoring once in eight appearances for the Glebe Park side, Shepherd returned to Falkirk at the end of March.