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Scott's football journey has not been a conventional one. He spent four and a half years as part of Southampton's academy setup from the age of eight, leaving school early every Friday to fly from his home on Guernsey to the south coast so he could attend training and play for the Saints' youth teams. Before he turned 13, however, they decided to let him go. Bournemouth were willing to offer Scott an opportunity and he was on the Cherries' books for a while but, by the player's own admission, his heart was not in it. Instead, he opted to stay on Guernsey and play for his local team. "I wasn't playing very well and flying over every week was becoming a bit too much," he told BBC Sport in 2023. "I just wanted to chill at home with my friends at weekends because I missed almost four and a half years of doing that. To have that little bit of childhood back was something I definitely needed. "To gain some confidence by coming back and playing local football was huge for me. It was probably one of the most important things that got me where I am today." At the age of 16, Scott became the youngest player in Guernsey's history when he came on as a 57th-minute substitute in their Isthmian League Division One South East game at Phoenix Sports. "I've been having sleepless nights because I was trying to work out how I could get him in the team because he's that good," Guernsey boss Tony Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey at the time. "Everyone's now seen that - his retention of the ball is outstanding, the way he runs with the ball, he's a class act."
