AS we welcome the former Celtic hotshot to Teesside, we bring you ten things you might not know about Boro's very own Supermac.

1. Scott made his Australian National Soccer League debut for Gippsland Falcons at the age of just 14.

2. He played in the U17 World Cup final for Australia against Brazil in New Zealand when he was still only 16, suffering the agony of losing on penalties after a 0-0 draw.

3. When he was growing up in Melbourne his great hero was Aussie cricketer Allan Border.

4. He helped Australia win their group in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships in the United Arab Emirates. England, whose squad included Gary O'Neil, Andrew Taylor and Ross Turnbull, finished bottom of their group.

5. Gordon Strachan was Scott's manager when Southampton released him after he'd played just two league games for the club in 2002. He then signed him for Celtic and now Boro.

6. He allegedly failed to win a contract while on trial with Dundee United in 2004 after recording a bad time during a run round Camperdown Park, when boss Ian McCall didn't realise it was because he had to go into some woods to answer the call of nature. However, he denies the story, saying he just wasn't fit enough at the time!

7. His favourite film is Gladiator, he also thinks Braveheart is pretty good and he doesn't believe in ghosts.

8. Despite being a lifelong Celtic fan (his parents are both Scottish), Scott's goals once won the Scottish Premier League title for Rangers. He scored twice late on to give Motherwell a 2-1 win over Celtic to hand Gers the championship on the last day of the 2004/05 season.

9. When his new Boro team-mate Stephen McManus was injured this summer, Scott was handed the captain's armband for Celtic's pre-season game against Brisbane Roar in Australia.

10. He was the SPL's top scorer in the 2007/08 season with 25 league goals and 31 in all competitions. He blasted 51 goals in just 88 league appearances in his time with Celtic, 65 in 126 overall, including the famous Champions League strike against Manchester United, pictured above.

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