Football
The Scots College Football Club offers a variety of options for football players of all levels to give football and go and work towards a football future after secondary school. The club hosts teams from Years 7 through to Years 13.
The Scots College Football Club is led by Martin Bueno, who brings an impressive football pedigree to Scots, having played professionally in Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Uruguay, and Peru. He is a FIFA Conmebol Pro Licensed coach, and was recognised by IFFHS as the world’s top goal scorer in 2020, and earned the Oceania Champions League Golden Boot.
The Club provides excellent training opportunities for both team and individualised players. The club also has national and international club relationships, offering opportunities for more experienced players to play club football in addition to College football. These relationships lead to students being able to compete in international tournaments, exchanges, and support towards study or future player pathways.
Junior Teams
The Football Club Year 7 and 8 programme runs in Terms 2 and 3, where our young players train on Thursday afternoons and play school fixtures throughout the school terms. These fixtures are mid-week games against other colleges.
Scots has four U15 teams entered in the CSW competiton. All of these teams have a qualified coach and manager, who is a staff member of the College and can coordinate between the club and school.
Senior Teams
Players moving up from the junior team and development squads have the opportunity to play for the College’s top five teams: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd XI Boys, and 1st and 2nd XI Girls. Players in this age group will have the opportunity to play both school and club football with good management from players and coaching staff. If there is demand for a social XI, the College happily facilitates this for the players.
The Senior Boys 1st XI team have had great success in 2025, winning the Wellington Regionals, as well as the Football National title.
Tottenham Hotspur and Scots College announced a partnership in 2020 that allows young footballers, female and male, to learn from this world leading Football Club. From 2021, Tottenham Hotspur’s global football development team has worked alongside the College’s own football coaches, using renowned methods taken directly from the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, in order to maximise the potential of young players. The players train regularly in Term 2 with the Tottenham coach, three mornings a week.
US Scholarships
Scots College have a very good link with US Colleges; this is a fantastic pathway for young players after they leave Scots College to carry on their studies at a high level and also play football within the US College system.
Staff Contacts
Martin Bueno
Head of Football Coaching and Performance
martin.bueno@scotscollege.school.nz
Will Struthers
Chair, Scots College Football Club