Findlay Curtis has his sights set on becoming a Rangers and Scotland regular

Findlay Curtis insists he is there for the long run at Rangers and Scotland as he looks to cement his place for club and country.

The 20-year-old attacker, who came through the Ibrox academy, had a successful loan spell at Kilmarnock last season and returned to the Light Blues looking to kick on.

However, he has made most of his recent appearances off the bench as Derek McInnes’s side have gone on a 11-game unbeaten run which has taken them into second place in the William Hill Premiership ahead of the trip to St Mirren on Saturday and secured a place in the Premier Sports Cup final against Hibernian next month.

Despite a lack of recent starts Curtis was named in Sebastien Pocognoli’s first Scotland squad for the Nations League camp in September and October and then dropped to the Under-21s where he starred in the 5-2 victory over Azerbaijan Under-21s at Rugby Park.

Curtis returned to the senior squad and came off the bench in the 2-1 home defeat to Slovenia and on Tuesday it was revealed that he had retained his place in the squad for this month’s final two Group B1 matches against North Macedonia and Switzerland.

The Gers youngster is ready to do whatever it takes to become a regular for the Light Blues and in dark blue.

He said: “He (Pocognoli) just wanted me to be myself. You saw it in the last camp. I was in for the first couple of days and then I dropped down to the Under-21s. I knew I wasn’t going to get enough game time, so I think I had to go and prove myself a bit.

“I did that against Azerbaijan and he called me back up to the camp. I came on for the last 25 minutes. It was an enjoyable couple of weeks away, but I’m looking forward to this one as well.

“I just needed to take it in my stride. It was hard at the time because all I wanted to do was play for Scotland’s first team.

“It’s every young boy’s dream. I’m just delighted to be back up for this camp and hopefully I can make that impact again.

“I think if you have to drop down a level, all you can do is be the best you can be. I think I did that. I’m not going to chuck it at any time, whether it’s at club level, with Scotland or with Scotland Under-21s.

“I’m enjoying this year and hopefully, as a club and as Scotland, we can kick on.

“I think it’s about working hard. Listen, all the boys in my position (at Rangers) are doing really well and the team is winning. That’s the main thing at the club.

“All I need to do is impress in training, whether it’s coming on from the bench or starting games, and make sure I make that spot my own.

“But all the boys have been brilliant so far and hopefully we can have success this year.”