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title: "Andrew Robertson named as Scotland captain"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-09-03T12:05:26Z"
modified: "2018-09-03T12:18:33Z"
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# Andrew Robertson named as Scotland captain

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson has been named as the new Scotland captain.

The 24-year-old left-back has been given the honour by Alex McLeish and he’ll lead his side out at Hampden Park on Friday evening when they host World Cup semi-finalists Belgium in a friendly game.

Robertson has 22 caps to his name already and he’ll be looking to add many more whilst wearing the armband.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/09/1015514742.jpg)

Following the retirement of Scott Brown, both Charlie Mulgrew and Scott McKenna had captained Scotland in recent friendly games but McLeish has decided to give Robertson the role on a permanent basis.

The honour caps a great rise over the last 12 months for the defender, who signed for Liverpool from Hull City last summer.

After a relatively low-key start to his Anfield career, Roberston quickly established himself as a key player in Jurgen Klopp’s side and he’s now firmly a first-team regular, ahead of Alberto Moreno