Ethan Ross (born 15 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He has previously played for Aberdeen and had previous loan spells at Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Ross | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverurie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Aberdeen | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Raith Rovers | 32 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | → Falkirk (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Falkirk | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U17[1] | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U18[2] | 2 | (1) |
| 2019– | Scotland U19[3] | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:04, 15 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2020 | |||
Career
editAberdeen
editRoss joined Aberdeen when he was 10 years old,[4][5] and was the captain of their Under-18 side. He made his first team debut for Aberdeen on 29 January 2019, coming off the bench at Stenhousemuir in a Scottish Cup replay.[6] On 9 March 2019, he made his league debut, again coming off the bench in an away match against Celtic.[7] He signed a new two-year contract in May 2019.[8]
Ross joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan in January 2020.[9][10]
Raith Rovers
editIn October 2020, Ross signed for Raith Rovers on loan.[11] He was recalled by Aberdeen in January 2021.[12] Ross was offered a new contract by Aberdeen, but he decided to leave the club at the end of the 2020/21 season.[13]
On 14 October 2021, Ross signed for Raith Rovers on a permanent deal.[14] Having failed to sign a contract at Southampton and agreeing a compensation fee with former club Aberdeen, he became an "immediate impact" at Raith scoring three goals in his first six matches.[15]
Falkirk
editIn 2023, he joined Falkirk on a season-long loan deal, won Scottish League One and then signed on a permanent deal in June 2024.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2018–19[17] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[19] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Raith Rovers | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| Career total | 46 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances for Aberdeen under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- ^ Appearance in the Challenge Cup
Personal life
editHe is the younger brother of Seb Ross who plays in midfield for Forfar Athletic F.C;[20] their family runs a bakery business in Inverurie.[21]
Honours
edit- Raith Rovers
- Falkirk
References
edit- ^ "Ethan Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Ethan Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Ethan Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Ethan Ross Red Matchday Feature". Aberdeen FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Ethan Ross Archived 2 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Aberdeen FC
- ^ "Stenhousemuir 1-4 Aberdeen". Aberdeen F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Celtic 0-0 Aberdeen". Aberdeen F.C. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Ethan Ross Signs on for another two years". Aberdeen F.C. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "First signing of 2020". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (3 January 2020). "Aberdeen's Ethan Ross heads to Dunfermline on loan". Press & Journal. DC Thomson. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Ethan Ross signs". Raith Rovers FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (29 January 2021). "Birmingham City 'launch £2 million bid for Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove'". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Third, Paul (22 June 2021). "Ethan Ross decides not to return to Aberdeen". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Ethan Ross". Raith Rovers FC. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Ethan Ross delivers 'pleasant surprise' as John McGlynn hails ex-Aberdeen starlet's blistering start to life at Raith Rovers". The Courier. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "ETHAN ROSS SIGNS! - Falkirk Football Club". 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Scotland U15s calling for Inverurie footballer Sebastian". Inverurie Herald. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "North East victors at 2017 Scottish Baker of the Year Awards". Aberdeen Business News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
External links
edit- Ethan Ross at Soccerway