Ross Cunningham

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Ross Cunningham
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 23)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Clyde
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2015 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Hamilton Academical 21 (3)
2018–2019 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 10 (1)
2020 → Clyde (loan) 6 (0)
2020– Clyde 6 (0)
National team
2013 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Clyde as a forward.

Club career[]

Having been with the club as a youth player for several years,[1] Cunningham made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical on 14 May 2016.[2] He signed a new two-year contract with Accies later that month.[3]

Cunningham was loaned to Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic in September 2018.[4] He scored a goal on his debut appearance for Forfar, in a 3–1 defeat to Arbroath on 15 September.[5] He returned to Hamilton in January 2019,[6] then suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[7][8] In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[9]

He scored his first goals for the club in the early-season group stage of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup,[7][8] then registered his first in the Scottish Premiership with a late penalty to secure a 2–1 win over Livingston.[10]

On 5 February 2020, Cunningham moved on loan to Clyde for the remainder of the season.[11]

Cunningham left Hamilton in August 2020, after 11 years with the club.[12] In September 2020 he returned to Clyde on a permanent contract.[13]

International career[]

Cunningham was selected for Scotland training squads at under-14 level in 2012,[1] and made three appearances at in 2013.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 1 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 2015–16[15] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[16] 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2017–18[17] 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2018–19[5] 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20[18] 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 0 12 7
Total 21 3 2 0 6 4 0 0 29 7
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2018–19[5] Scottish League One 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Clyde (loan) 2019–20[18] 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Clyde 2020–21[19] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 37 4 3 0 6 4 0 0 46 8

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Booth names under-14 squad for training camp". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Partick Thistle 2–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Cunningham and Tierney Extend Contracts". Hamilton Academical F.C. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ Forfar Athletic F.C. [@ForfarAthletic] (15 September 2018). "Welcome to the Loons Ross Cunningham. Great to have you on the team. ⚽️