Who is Bristol Rovers footballer Scott Sinclair? What teams has he played for & his relationship with Helen Flanagan?

Scott Sinclair first broke onto the scene as a fresh-faced nine year old, and in his 25-year footballing career has gone on to play for some the best EFL and Premier League clubs.

He represented England at youth level, from the under-17s to the under-21s, and also played for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

So, who is Scott Sinclair? We’ve taken a look at the football star including his former teams and his famous partner?

Who is Scott Sinclair? 

Scott Sinclair was born in Bath, Somerset, on 25 March 1989, making him 34-years-old. He attended the comprehensive secondary school, Ralph Allen School in Combe Down, Bath.

He began his career with Bath Arsenal Juniors, and went on to join Bristol Rovers at the age of nine. Scott became the second-youngest Bristol Rovers first-team debutant, at the age of 15 years, 277 days. He played as a late substitute for Junior Agogo in the League Two game against Leyton Orient in December 2004.

Scott has a younger brother, Jake, who is also a professional footballer that has previously played for Southampton and Hibernian, and currently plays for Mangotsfield United.

Which teams has Scott Sinclair played for?

In 2005, Scott moved to Chelsea at the age of just 16, and then went on to make five appearances for the club. During his time at Stamford Bridge, he was also loaned on six occasions to Plymouth, Charlton, QPR, Birmingham, Crystal Palace, and Wigan.

At the age of 21, he went on to sign for Swansea, where he helped Brendan Rodgers lead the Welsh team to promotion. After performing exceptionally well in his first season in the Premier League, he earned himself a move to Manchester City, where he made a total of 13 appearances.

Scott was also loaned to West Midlands’ teams, West Bromwich and Aston Villa, after which he signed permanently with Villa, in 2015.

In 2016, Scott joined Scottish club, Celtic, where he won numerous Premiership titles and enjoyed a lot of professional success. Scott then went on to sign a two and a half year contract with EFL Championship club Preston North End, in January 2020.

In October 2022, Scott made a return to his first club, Bristol Rovers on a short-term basis. After returning, he made his second debut for the club as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw against a former club of Sinclair’s in Plymouth Argyle.

In early 2023, after weeks of negotiating, Scott signed a new 18 month contract with Bristol Rovers, as his most current deal was close to expiring.

Is Scott still with his actress ex-fiancee Helen Flanagan?

Scott and actress Helen Flanagan, 32, first became a couple in 2009, and made regular appearances on red carpet events as well as each other’s social media platforms.

In 2018, after two daughters together, and almost 10 years since they made it official, Scott got down on one knee and made a fairytale proposal at Disneyland Paris. Helen later admitted that she had been pestering Scott to ‘put a ring on it’, earlier that year, and even pointed him in the right direction when it came to engagement rings.

The couple already shared two daughters, Matilda and Delilah, when they announced that they will be welcoming a third child together, a son, Charlie, who was born March 2021.

After a rocky four-year engagement, which was reportedly plagued by endless delays, a ring disaster and long-distance struggles, the pair split up in October 2022.

Despite endless speculation that the former long-term couple are reuniting, after they appeared to be getting cosy on a family holiday in Dubai, it was later confirmed that it is just for the sake of co-parenting.

Helen later revealed that when her engagement ring broke, she felt deep down that it was a sign that she shouldn’t marry Scott. It was also widely reported that the couple spent long periods of time apart, and even when they were together they slept in separate rooms.