Robbie Ure is delighted his "unusual route" in football has earned him a place in Sebastien Pocognoli's first Scotland squad.

The 22-year-old striker came through the Rangers academy before a lack of first-team opportunities meant a move to Anderlecht in 2023. A spell at Swedish club IK Sirius followed, where 31 goals in 50 games made him a target for clubs across Europe in the summer.

He signed for La Liga side Sevilla for an initial fee of £5.5m last month, and his rapid rise has been rewarded with a first senior call-up to the Scotland national team.

"At Rangers I didn't believe I could go further and I needed a step before the step and Anderlecht was able to give me that," he told Sky Sports News. "Looking back now, it's clear that it was the right decision to make. It's a bit unusual for a Scottish player to take that route."

It is a new-look Scotland under Pocognoli, with 12 players who were in Steve Clarke's final squad for the World Cup missing out. The Pocognoli era officially gets under way in Ljubljana on Saturday, with a game against Switzerland at Hampden Park three days later.