STEPHEN O’Donnell has admitted he is unsure if he did enough on is Scotland debut against Peru on Tuesday night to be involved with Alex McLeish’s side in future.

O’Donnell became the first Kilmarnock player to feature for the national team since Ian Durrant came on against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin in 2000 in the Lima friendly.

But the 26-year-old was bitterly disappointed that his side were beaten 2-0 by the Russia 2018 finalists in front of a capacity 45,000-strong crowd in the National Stadium.

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Right back is a problem position for McLeish - who has said that Celtic left back Kieran Tierney will not be used there under him – as Callum Paterson is now playing further forward for Cardiff City.

But the national manager experimented with a three man backline in the matches against Costa Rica at Hampden and Hungary in Budapest in March.

O’Donnell, who was called into the squad when Ryan Fraser pulled out last month, suspects he may not play when the Nations League gets underway in September.

“It’s for other people to talk about if I can fill the position,” he said. “I certainly enjoyed the experience and I hope it’s just the first and not the last. But I’m under no illusions.

“Some top-class players pulled out for me to get this opportunity. I just hope I’ve made the manager aware that I won’t let him down.

“I hope I didn’t let him down in Lima and if the opportunity comes up to play again in Mexico I hope to make the most of it.

“I don’t know if I did enough personally to feel confident about that. I worked hard, I felt I did an okay job, but we were beaten ultimately.”

O’Donnell continued: “It’s a different experience for me, I’ve enjoyed being away with the boys and they’ve all been great. I’m not quite as young as some of them – and the ginger is coming through in the beard now.

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“I’d love to be involved in more, but there is James Forrest and Ryan Fraser who aren’t even on this trip. Both are top quality players playing at a high level.

‘They have done it for Celtic and Bournemouth at a high level though. One operates in the Premiership, the other in the European Champions League and was the favourite for player of the year in some eyes.

“It would be nice if Kilmarnock could maybe get into Europe this year to give me a wee bit more behind me but, look, I’m just enjoying this couple of weeks away.

“I need to do my best for Kilmarnock and I hope I did my club proud and my family proud, but as I say it’s something I would never take for granted.

“I think anyone standing here saying they don’t want to try and taste games like Peru a bit more often is not being honest.”

O’Donnell, who is hoping to get on against Mexico in the Azteca Stadium in the early hours of tomorrow morning, feels he was capped by Scotland in South America as a direct result of how well Kilmarnock performed under Steve Clarke last season.

He is certain the Rugby Park club will reap the benefits of his run-out against a team which is currently placed 11th in the FIFA World Rankings in the 2018/19 campaign.

“It’s a nice thing to get the accolade and get the appearance,” he said. It’s for everyone at the club after the progress we’ve made. There were a few watching at home I know.

“I’m not too sure about the Kilmarnock boys, but I know a good few of my friends and family were watching and I just hope it’s not the last time they get that opportunity.

“If I’m honest it would have been nicer to mark the occasion with a win or something to look back on with real satisfaction.

“Listen, maybe when I look back in years to come it will be something I will feel a lot happier and prouder about. That I played in Peru and performed for my country. But right now I feel a bit disappointed if I’m honest.

“We weren’t able to impose ourselves on the game the way we would have liked and give the fans who travelled and made a ridiculous effort to come here something to cling to and get behind.

“We were beaten 2-0 and it’s in my nature to want to win games wherever I play. It’s the same at Kilmarnock when we are beaten there as well. It’s nice if you have played well, it softens the blow slightly. But we need to strive to be better as a team.”

O’Donnell continued: “I go back to club football with a good manager in Steve Clarke and hopefully I’ve made progress to get to this level.

“I would love to do it again. Getting exposure to that quality of player, how they use their body and manipulate the ball, is a great experience.’

“Teams like Peru are patient. They circulate the ball very well and at times they were just playing it in front of us.

“They weren’t forcing it and all my career that’s something managers have worked on and worked on - trying not to force it.

“Peru are going to the World Cup, they qualified from South America, a traditionally strong continent.

“It was difficult. It was a big occasion and we were hoping to maybe spoil the party before they go off to the World Cup. I think they showed their quality and precisely why they are going to Russia.

“They had two opportunities and they punished us on both occasions. That was a bit disappointing. But I think we can take positives from the experience.

“We were organised, we worked hard and these teams are always going to have a lot of the ball, especially in their own country.

“They move the ball well and we have to be organised and let them have it at times. It will be no different in Mexico.”