His incredible goal return in the last 12 months has put Sam Cosgrove firmly on the radar of clubs in England – but Aberdeen assistant manager Tony Docherty is delighted the Dons striker’s hard work is paying off.
Aberdeen captain Joe Lewis made a late penalty save – having given away the spot kick – as Aberdeen beat St Mirren 2-1 to remain third in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
Under Derek McInnes, Aberdeen have had a signature style, opponent-specific departures from which have tended to work only rarely. Saturday was a resounding exception.
Aberdeen secured a comfortable 3-0 Ladbrokes Premiership victory over Kilmarnock thanks to Curtis Main, Sam Cosgrove and Scott McKenna – but lost their top scorer to injury.
They were a mile off where their manager wants them to be but if nothing else Aberdeen deserve credit for showing resiliency and no lack of character as they rescued a point against Hibernian.
He has scored 13 goals in 13 games for his club but Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove wants to be recognised as the number one marksman in the Scottish Premiership this season.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes absolved striker Sam Cosgrove and his team-mates of any blame after the Dons missed all three penalties in the shootout of the Betfred Cup quarter-final at Hearts.
Sam Cosgrove converted two spot-kicks in normal-time before missing in the decisive penalty shoot-out as Hearts progressed to the semi-final of the Betfred Cup at the expense of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen defender Andy Considine reckons it is only natural clubs south of the border will have taken notice of forward Sam Cosgrove’s goalscoring streak.
Sam Cosgrove notched a hat-trick as Aberdeen eased into the third qualifying round of the Europa League with a 5-0 victory against Chikhura Sachkhere at Pittodrie.
Sam Cosgrove says there is no chance Aberdeen will look to sit back and defend their slender advantage against Chikhura Sachkhere when they bid to secure a reunion with Croatian side Rijeka in the Europa League.
Sam Cosgrove bailed out Aberdeen with a second-half penalty to hand the Dons a 1-1 draw with Georgian side Chikhura Sachkhere in the Europa League second qualifying round.