Andy Robertson made his Scotland debut a week before his 20th birthday when he came off the bench against Poland in 2014.
The teenage Robertson was at Dundee United at the time and as his domestic career went from strength to strength, he became a key player for his country.
Now, 12 years on, as he prepares to skipper the Scots at their first World Cup for a generation, he is eyeing up a major milestone.
Robertson on chasing down Kenny Dalglish
In the March friendlies this year, Robertson made his 92nd appearance for his country, passing former Manchester United goalkeeper Jim Leighton to rise up to number two in Scotland’s all-time caps list.
Next in is his sights is another Liverpool great - Sir Kenny Dalglish, who holds the record with 102 caps.
So has Robertson spoken to the Anfield legend about potentially claiming his record?
“It’s something we have a laugh and a joke about every time I see him,” Robertson tells FourFourTwo.
But as the 32-year-old, who announced last month that he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, reflects on potentially surpassing the man many believe to be the greatest Scottish player ever, he admits that his journey began with far more modest ambitions.
“For me, to get one cap for my country was the dream, I just wanted to represent my country and achieve that goal. I managed to do that at a pretty early age, which was amazing.
“To now have overtaken Jim Leighton, who was such an amazing goalkeeper for our country, and to even be in the conversation of trying to catch Kenny Dalglish’s record – our greatest player of all time – is a bit surreal.”
While some players may be overawed by the prospect of chasing down history, Robertson is fuelled by it.
“It gives me motivation to keep pushing,” he admits.
“I’ve never been in football for individual awards or recognition, but just to be on the list with those kinds of players is amazing.”
