Armand Gnanduillet celebrates a great debut for Hearts. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)Armand Gnanduillet celebrates a great debut for Hearts. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)
Armand Gnanduillet celebrates a great debut for Hearts. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

An Armand Gnanduillet inspired look at Scottish football's best and worst debuts featuring Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Hibs

Armand Gnanduillet made a huge impact on his first Hearts appearance on Tuesday night, against Raith Rovers.

The towering striker hit a brace from the bench on a memorable debut which drew high praise from most on-lookers.

His half-hour cameo ranks up there with the most promising starts to life in Scotland, but it doesn’t always go so well.

Inspired by the Jambos’ new hero we took a look at some of the best – and some of the worst starts in Scottish football.

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