Former Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has written his name into Scottish football history.
Scotland face North Macedonia in the Nations League on Saturday, and the national team captain has been named in the starting line up, a selection that brings up a landmark moment in his international career.
In more than 150 years of international football, only one other man has reached that mark for Scotland.
He is now just two caps short of the all time record, held by none other than Kenny Dalglish on 102.
Now 32 and playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Robertson could overtake Dalglish as soon as November if he features in each of Scotland’s remaining Nations League fixtures this year.
Fittingly, the two have become close friends through their shared Liverpool connection.
Dalglish, however, is not making it easy for him.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Robertson joked that the Liverpool legend constantly reminds him that the Nations League did not exist in his day.
Robertson’s journey began in March 2014, when Gordon Strachan handed him his debut as a 19 year old Dundee United left back in a win over Poland.
Four years later, Alex McLeish made him captain at just 24, when he had only 22 caps to his name but was already established at Liverpool as they reached the Champions League final.
According to BBC Sport Scotland, he has since captained his country 29 times more than any other player.
He is also the only man to lead Scotland out at three major tournaments, a milestone he reached at the World Cup this summer.
Much of that success came under Steve Clarke, with Robertson playing 68 times for the former head coach, every one of them as captain.
He has now played twice for new boss Sebastien Pocognoli.
His consistency has been remarkable.
Robertson has started 97 of his first 99 caps, averaging 83 minutes per game, and has not missed a Scotland camp in three years.
He also tops the national team’s assist charts since his debut.
Goals have been rarer, with just four to his name, but two stand out: a strike against Cyprus that helped Clarke’s reign begin with a win in 2019, and a last minute winner against Poland in 2024.
The one regret will be tournament results.
Of his nine appearances at major finals, Scotland have won only once, beating Haiti in Boston at this summer’s World Cup.
For Liverpool supporters, the milestone brings back fond memories of a player who arrived from Hull City in 2017 and went on to win two Premier League titles and the Champions League at Anfield.
With John McGinn only eight caps behind him, Scotland’s centurion club may soon grow again.
For now, though, the day belongs to Robertson.
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