Andrew Driver

Driver ended the MLS regular season with 3 goals and 1 assist from 26 appearances, helping Houston finish 4th in the Eastern Conference and qualify for the playoffs.

In the playoffs, Driver made 5 appearances, 1 start, as the Dynamo reached the Eastern Conference Final, where they lost to Sporting Kansas City 2–1 over two legs.

Driver ended the MLS regular season with 34 appearances and 1 assist as Houston finished 8th in the East, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

was a 62nd-minute substitute against Motherwell the following weekend replacing David Templeton.

Andrew David Driver (born 20 November 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He has represented Scotland at schoolboy level and England, where he was born, for the under-21 side.

Driver was born in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, but moved to Gullane, East Lothian at the age of eleven.

He began playing for Hutchison Vale AFC in Edinburgh, from where he joined the Hearts youth academy.

He first made his mark on Hearts' first team during a pre-season tour of Austria in 2006, where he started all three friendlies, creating four goals in the process with his direct play and crossing ability.

In August 2006 Driver signed a five-year extension to his contract with Hearts, committing him to the club until 2011.

He made his home debut in the league on 26 August 2006 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, coming on as a substitute with 15 minutes to go and scoring four minutes later.

Driver also scored a free kick in a 3–1 victory over Celtic at Celtic Park on 29 April 2007.

In July 2008 Driver signed an amended contract with the club for another five years committing himself to the club until 2013.

Driver was the subject of two bids totalling £500,000 from Championship club Burnley in the summer of 2008, which was rejected by Hearts.

Coventry City too made a £1 million bid in the 2009 January transfer window, which was also rejected.

On 6 July, the BBC reported that Burnley had opened signing talks with Hearts.

Joop Munsterman the FC Twente CEO reported on RVT Oost that Hearts had turned down a £3m offer for Driver.

In all five clubs enquired about his availability including Chelsea.

In his first appearance on his return from injury Driver made his European debut against Paks in the Europa League scoring the third goal in their 4–1 win.

Despite being fit Driver only appeared in seven of the first 20 competitive appearances under new manager Paulo Sérgio and a loan deal was considered, but did not come to fruition as Hearts were seeking a fee for the loan.

On 16 December the press reported that Driver was due to hand in a transfer request as he no longer wished to play under new manager Paulo Sérgio.

The following day he was included in the squad as a substitute to face Dunfermline but was dropped after confirming to Sergio that he did not wish to play under him.

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On 20 February 2013, Driver joined MLS side Houston Dynamo on loan until the end of the season with his contract at Hearts due to expire in June.

He made his Dynamo debut on 5 March, making a substitute appearance in a 1–0 win over Mexican-side Santos Laguna in leg 1 of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Houston lost leg 2 3–0, with Driver appearing as a sub.

Driver made his MLS debut on 17 March, coming off the bench and scoring once in a 3–2 loss to Texas Derby rivals FC Dallas.

On 5 May he scored to give the Dynamo a 1–0 win over the LA Galaxy.

He then scored against D.C. United on 8 May in a 4–0 Dynamo win.

During the group stage of the 2013–14 CCL, Driver played twice as Houston failed to advance out of their group.

He also made 2 appearances in the U.S. Open Cup during the season.

Rumours circulated that he was to rejoin old club Heart of Midlothian; however this did not happen and he went on trial at then EFL Championship club Yeovil Town.

On 24 January 2014, it was confirmed that Driver has signed a new contract with Houston.

Driver and the Dynamo opened the 2014 season on 8 March with a 4–0 win over the New England Revolution.

He got his first start of the season in Houston's next match, a 1–0 victory against the Montreal Impact.

On 25 November 2014, Houston declined the option on Driver's contract.

On 8 December 2014, his MLS rights were traded along with a 4th round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Houston to D.C. United in exchange for Samuel Inkoom and Joe Willis.

On 11 March 2015, it was announced that Driver would join Aberdeen on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

He made his Aberdeen debut on 21 March, starting a 1–1 draw with Dundee.

On 14 May Aberdeen announced that Driver would not be offered a new deal and would leave the club at the end of his contract.