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Wrexham skipper Dom Hyam has earned a call-up to the Scotland squad for the World Cup.
The 30-year-old had an impressive first campaign in North Wales and has been rewarded for his outstanding displays with inclusion in Steve Clarke's squad this summer.
Hyam made 43 appearances across all competitions for Wrexham following his move from Blackburn Rovers for $3.62 million (£2.7 million) on Deadline Day of the summer window. He was handed the captain's armband just two months after his arrival and wore it for the majority of the season.
The Wrexham center back has accumulated only two senior caps for Scotland since making his debut in a European Championship qualifier against Norway in June 2023. He received a recall to the setup in March of this year and played the full 90 minutes of the friendly loss to Côte d'Ivoire.
Scotland has been placed in Group C of the tournament and will take on Haiti in their opening match before facing Morocco and Brazil. The Tartan Army are famously yet to advance beyond the group stage of any major international tournament, despite being one of the oldest national teams in the world.
Hyam becomes the second Wrexham player set to appear at the World Cup this summer, following fellow defender Liberato Cacace's selection by New Zealand.
Scotland World Cup Squad
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Craig Gordon, Angus Gunn, Liam Kelly. |
Defenders | Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, Aaron Hickey, Dom Hyam, Scott McKenna, Nathan Patterson, Anthony Ralston, Andy Robertson, John Souttar, Kieran Tierney. |
Midfielders | Ryan Christie, Findlay Curtis, Lewis Ferguson, Ben Gannon-Doak, Billy Gilmour, John McGinn, Kenny McLean, Scott McTominay. |
Forwards | Che Adams, Lyndon Dykes, George Hirst, Lawrence Shankland, Ross Stewart. |
Hyam's Journey to the World Cup
Hyam was on international duty with Scotland when he completed his move to Wrexham during the summer transfer window, and his exceptional debut season at the club played a significant role in securing his place in the World Cup squad.
The seasoned central defender began his career at Reading without ever making a senior league appearance for the club. He had loan spells at Hemel Hempstead Town, Basingstoke Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and Aldershot Town before completing a permanent move to Coventry City in 2017.
During his spell at Coventry, he helped the club gain promotion from both League Two and League One before making the switch to Blackburn in August 2022. He was a pivotal figure at Ewood Park over two seasons before his transfer to Wrexham.
"It's really important to remember what your past self has done," he told reporters in March. "What Dom of 10 years ago might be thinking of how Dom is now. Every opportunity I get, I put 100% into every game that I have.
"I think it's really good to appreciate the journey that you've been on and how not every season and every game is plain sailing.
"You're going to make mistakes, you're going to learn along the way, but it's the belief and the drive that you have internally that keeps you going—or keeps me going, anyway.
"I don't want to slow down. I want to keep going and try to win games of football."