Combe was born in Edinburgh. He was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season.[2] He was released by Kilmarnock on 31 January 2011.[3]
Combe joined Alloa Athletic in August 2011 as a goalkeeping coach.[4] In November 2011, Combe played for Clyde against Annan Athletic and kept a clean sheet.[5] He went on trial with Hamilton Academical in December 2011, making his debut on 27 December 2011.[6]
In March 2012, Combe signed a deal with Greenock Morton[7] that was due to run until the end of the 2012–13 season. He left Morton in September 2012 to Join Hearts, primarily as a goalkeeping coach.[8] Combe retained his playing registration during spells with Hearts and Hibernian, but did not appear in a first team match for either club.
International career
Combe was named in the senior Scotland squad on a few occasions but was not capped. Combe did however appear for the Scotland B team in 2005, playing in the second half of a 2–0 victory against Poland B.
Coaching career
While playing for Morton, Combe worked as a goalkeeping coach at Alloa Athletic.[9] Combe was released from his contract with Morton in 2012 to become a goalkeeping coach at Hearts, although he retained his playing registration in case of emergency.[8][10] After being released by Hearts in 2014, in July Combe joined boyhood club Hibernian as a player-coach.[11] He left Hibernian during the 2020 close season.[12] Combe joined Cove Rangers as a goalkeeping coach in September 2020.[13] In July 2021, Combe was announced as the new goalkeeping coach for Dundee, following the departure of Bobby Geddes.[14]
Personal life
Combe is the great nephew of Bobby Combe, who played for Hibs and Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s.[15]
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition