Frank Ross (Scottish footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Ross | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Ellon, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2020 | Aberdeen | 12 | (1) |
2018 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | [2] | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Scotland U16[3] | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Scotland U17[4] | 7 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Scotland U19[5] | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2015 |
Francis Ross (born 18 February 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles. He has previously played for Aberdeen and on loan for Greenock Morton and Ayr United.
Career[]
On 16 May 2015, Ross made his professional debut for Aberdeen in a league match against Dundee.[6] On 3 July 2016, he signed a new two-year contract.[6] On 3 December 2017, Ross scored his first senior goal for the Dons from a free-kick against Rangers.[7] On 8 December, in the next match, he was given his first start for the club, in a 1–0 win against Dundee.[8]
Ross was loaned to Championship club Greenock Morton in January 2018.[9] On 8 July 2019, Ross moved on loan to Ayr United until January.[10]
He signed a new one-year deal in May 2019 with the Dons, with the option of a further year.[11] However on 12 June 2020, Ross was released by Aberdeen.[12]
On 20 August 2020, Ross signed for Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles, on a two-year contract with the option of a third.[13]
In January 2021, he tore a cruciate ligament in the cup match against VVV Venlo.
Personal life[]
Ross is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old.[14]
His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.[15]
Career statistics[]
- As of 8 September 2020
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 2014–15[16] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2015–16[17] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2016–17[18] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18[19] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
2018–19[20] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2017–18[19] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[21] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Go Ahead Eagles | 2020–21[22] | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Career total | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 4 |
- ^ a b Appearances for Aberdeen under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
References[]
- ^ Frank Ross at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Frank Ross signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Frank Ross: Aberdeen midfielder joins Morton after signing new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen midfielder joins Ayr United on loan spell". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Frank Ross signs contract extension". afc.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC player departures". Aberdeen FC. 12 June 2020.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (20 August 2020). "Ex-Aberdeen winger Frank Ross signs for Dutch outfit Go Ahead Eagles, with club announcing move via Scottish-themed social media clip". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Francis Ross". AFC. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "5 Natalie Ross". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Frank Ross at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire
- People from Ellon, Aberdeenshire
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands