Mark Reynolds

Motherwell

Born in Motherwell, Scotland, Reynolds started his career at Hibernian, where his Dad was working at the time when he was somewhere 9 or 10 years old. Reynolds then joined hometown club Motherwell when he was sixteen years old and progressed through the club's youth system. Reynolds then signed a two–year contract youth training scheme with Motherwell following the intervention of manager Terry Butcher. During the 2005–06 season, he was promoted to the club's first team and appeared as an unused substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Dunfermline Athletic on 28 January 2006. On 3 May 2006, Reynolds made his professional debut for Motherwell, starting a match and played 80 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 win over relegated Livingston. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, newspaper The Herald expected Reynolds to make a first team breakthrough at Motherwell. On 12 August 2006, he made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Aberdeen. Since the start of the season, Reynolds became a first team regular, forming a centre–back partnership with Stephen Craigan. On 30 September 2006, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–0 win over Kilmarnock. Reynolds then signed a four–year contract with the club. On 16 December 2006, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 loss against Dundee United. His performance attracted interests from Rangers. Reynolds' performance through April saw him named the league's Young…

In May 2006, Reynolds was called up to the Scotland U19 squad and appeared as an unused substitute twice that saw the under-19 team qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Poland. He was then called up to the UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad. Reynolds made his only appearance of the tournament, in a 4–0 loss against Spain U19 on 20 July 2006. Scotland U19 went on to reach the UEFA European Under-19 Championship final, where the under–19 team lost 2–1. On 2 May 2007, he scored his first Scotland U19 goal, in a 3–1 win against Austria U19. Reynolds represented Scotland at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada when he was called up for the under–20 squad. Reynolds scored Scotland's U20 first goal, in a 2–1 loss against Costa Rica and was out of the tournament. In January 2007, Reynolds was called up to the Scotland U21 squad for the first time. On 6 February 2007, he made his debut for the under-21 side, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Germany U21. In August 2007, Reynolds was called up to the Scotland U21 once again. He helped the under-21 side kept a clean sheet and was impressive throughout the match, in a 1–0 win against Czech Republic on 22 August 2007. Reynolds had made eight appearances for Scotland U21. In April 2009, Reynolds was called up to the Scotland B squad for the first time. On 6 May 2009, he played once for the Scotland B side. On 16 May 2014, Reynolds was called into the senior Scotland squad for the first time, for the…

As of 31 December 2021

His father Brian is a former football player and current coach who has also worked at Motherwell as well as at Queen's Park, where his son joined in training sessions at Hampden Park as a child. Reynolds is the youngest of the three brothers. Reynolds attended Our Lady's High School in Motherwell, where he passed his Higher examinations with five As. Reynolds revealed that he almost quit football when he was "accepted into almost every top university in Scotland." He was held up as an example to aspiring local footballers (such as future Aberdeen teammate Mikey Devlin who lived on the same street) for achieving academically as well as in sport. During his time at Motherwell, Reynolds has become involved in a project to encourage literacy. During the pandemic, Reynolds, Connolly, Calum Butcher and Dillon Powers were part of Dundee United's leadership group to help and monitor their teammates' well-being. The club were also placed their players (including Reynolds) on Furlough. In June 2019, while still playing, Reynolds completed a degree course in mechanical and offshore engineering. Since playing part–time, he began working in a full-time job as a mechanical engineer with firm Katoni Engineering. Reynolds is married and together, they have two children. They currently reside in Aberdeen, Scotland, due to his job.