David Wallace Wotherspoon (born 16 January 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.
[3] Wotherspoon was part of Celtic's youth setup, but moved to Hibernian in the belief that he would have more opportunity to break into senior football.
[6][7] Wotherspoon made his senior debut in the 2–1 home win over St Mirren at the start of the 2009–10 season, scoring Hibs' first goal.
He scored a late winning goal in the Scottish Cup tie against holders and Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts.
[16] On 26 October 2019, he made his 250th appearance for the club, and marked the occasion by scoring twice as St Johnstone won 3–2 against Hamilton Academical.
In the Scottish Cup Final, Wotherspoon had an assist on Shaun Rooney's goal and was named Man of the Match for his efforts.
[18] In November 2021 Wotherspoon suffered an ACL injury during St Johnstone's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Celtic, ruling him out for eight months.
[20] Two months later Wotherspoon made his first appearance for St Johnstone since his injury on 15 October, subbing into their league match against Livingston which ended in a 1-0 defeat.
[22] In October 2023, Wotherspoon joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a deal until January 2024.
Wotherspoon scored his first goal for Canada against the Cayman Islands in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 29 March 2021.
[38] On 18 June he was named to the 60-man provisional squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[39] but it was decided due to his heavy club schedule, he would not be a part of the final 23-man team.