Ross McCrorie

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Ross McCrorie
Personal information
Full name Ross McCrorie[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Dailly, Scotland
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Rangers 41 (2)
2016 → Ayr United (loan) 15 (2)
2017 → Dumbarton (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020 → Portsmouth (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2021 → Aberdeen (loan) 19 (1)
2021– Aberdeen 31 (0)
National team‡
2013 2 (0)
2013–2014 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U17 9 (1)
2015–2017 Scotland U19 8 (1)
2017–2018 Scotland U20 4 (0)
2016–2020 Scotland U21 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:12, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Ross McCrorie (born 18 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.

McCrorie has previously played for Rangers, Ayr United, Dumbarton and Portsmouth. He has also captained the Scotland under-21 team.

Club career[]

Early careers and loans out[]

McCrorie, alongside his twin brother Robby (a goalkeeper), worked his way through the Rangers youth system,[2] becoming captain of their U20s side. McCrorie joined Scottish League One side Ayr United on loan in February 2016,[3][4] playing fifteen times and scoring twice as Ayr won promotion.

After signing a new contract in December 2016, at the same time as his brother,[5] he joined his former coach at Rangers, Ian Durrant, at Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6][7]

Rangers first breakthrough[]

McCrorie made his debut for the Rangers senior team in September 2017, when he replaced Bruno Alves in a League Cup quarter-final against Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium, won 3–1 after extra time.[8] Following the match, manager Pedro Caixinha praised McCrorie, stating that he was "going to be the future of this country, not only this club, as a centre-half. We are very glad to have him with us".[9] Later in the same week he made his first start – also his Scottish Premiership debut and maiden experience of the Old Firm derby – against Celtic at Ibrox. Rangers lost the match 2–0, but McCrorie's performance was reported favourably by the press and both Rangers and Celtic fans.[10]

McCrorie scored his first senior goal for Rangers with a header in the first half against Partick Thistle on 4 November 2017 at Ibrox; Rangers won the match 3–0.[11] On 3 December he was deployed as a defensive midfielder in a fixture away to Aberdeen, which his team won to overtake their opponents into second place in the table.[12] On 28 December he signed a new four-year contract.[2][13] After he scored an important goal in the second visit to Aberdeen in May 2018, McCrorie received praise from both the Pittodrie boss Derek McInnes and the Rangers caretaker manager Jimmy Nicholl for his overall performance and influence in bringing his team back into the match; the player himself dedicated the strike to his dying grandmother.[14]

Loan to Portsmouth[]

In July 2019, McCrorie agreed a deal to move to English club Portsmouth on loan for the 2019–20 season; it was reported that Pompey had an option to buy him outright,[15] but this was refuted by Rangers manager Steven Gerrard a few days later.[16] He made his competitive debut for Pompey on 3 August, a 1–0 defeat away at Shrewsbury Town, during which he was sent off in the 81st minute for a late challenge on Shrewsbury's Donald Love.[17]

Aberdeen[]

On 17 August 2020, McCrorie joined Aberdeen, initially on a one-year loan due to short-term cash flow issues at his new club, with an obligation to buy for a reported fee of around £350,000.[18] A clause in the deal meant he would not be eligible to play against his 'parent club' during the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership campaign, although he would not return to Rangers before becoming a permanent Aberdeen signing.[19] The deal was made permanent on 1 February 2021, ahead of schedule, as Scott Wright moved in the opposite direction.[20]

International career[]

McCrorie was named in the Scotland U19 squad for the elite round of the European Championships in March 2017[21] alongside Dumbarton teammate Daniel Harvie. He had captained the side in the qualifying phase of the tournament.[22] He also captained the Scotland U21 team on several occasions.[23]

Career statistics[]

As of 5 February 2021[24]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers Under-20s[a] 2016–17 — 2 0 2 0
2017–18 — 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 21 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 — 24 2
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 20 0 1 0 2 0 8[b] 0 — 31 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 41 2 2 0 4 0 8 0 0 0 55 2
Ayr United (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League One 11 2 0 0 0 0 — 4[c] 0 15 2
Dumbarton (loan) 2016–17 Scottish Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2019–20 EFL League One 17 0 1 0 2 0 — 3 0 23 0
Aberdeen (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership — 1[d] 0 — — — 1 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 19 1 0 0 0 0 3[b] 1 — 22 2
Total 19 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 2
Aberdeen 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 21 0 1 0 1 0 6[e] 0 — 29 0
Total 31 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 41 0
Career total 126 5 8 0 7 0 17 1 10 0 168 6
  1. ^ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League, Soccerbase does not include game in 2018–19 v Maribor (0–0) BBC
  3. ^ Appearances in 2016 Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ^ McCrorie was not with Aberdeen during the 2019–20 season, however he made one appearance in the 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final which was postponed until October 2020, due to Covid-19
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours[]

Ayr United

Scotland U16

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lochlin Highet (10 January 2018). "Ross and Robby McCrorie sign contract extensions with Rangers". Daily Record / Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mike. "Ayr United sign Rangers teenager Ross McCrorie on loan". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "McCrorie Heads Out On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 26 February 2016.
  5. ^ Thomson, Nick (24 December 2016). "New Deals For McCrories". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  6. ^ Findlay, Alan. "Transfer window: Ross McCrorie". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Duo Head Out On Loan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 28 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Partick Thistle 1–3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Rangers face anxious fitness wait on two defenders ahead of Old Firm game". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths set slick Celtic apart from Rangers". The Guardian. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Rangers make it two wins out of two under interim manager Graeme Murty". BBC Sport. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  12. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (3 December 2017). "Aberdeen 1 Rangers 2: Derek McInnes remains favourite for Ibrox job despite losing dress rehearsal at Pittodrie". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Ross McCrorie and twin brother Robbie agree new deals with Rangers". The Scotsman. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Ross McCrorie 'dragged Rangers back into the game' - Aberdeen's Derek McInnes". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  15. ^ Ross McCrorie leaves Rangers for loan deal at Portsmouth with option to buy, Football Scotland, 5 July 2019
  16. ^ Rangers: Portsmouth don't have clause to buy Ross McCrorie - Steven Gerrard, BBC Sport, 7 July 2019
  17. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. ^ Ross McCrorie: Aberdeen sign Rangers midfielder on loan before three-year deal, BBC Sport, 18 August 2020
  19. ^ The Rangers clause that caused Hibs' Ross McCrorie deal to collapse as Aberdeen transfer confirmed, Edinburgh Live, 18 August 2020
  20. ^ "Aberdeen: Florian Kamberi, Fraser Hornby & Callum Hendry join on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  21. ^ Findlay, Alan. "Cap calls for loan duo". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Skipper McCrorie satisfied as Under-19s progress". Scottish Football Association. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ^ Ross McCrorie leads Scotland Under-21s to massive win, Rangers News, 12 September 2018
  24. ^ "Ross McCrorie". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  25. ^ 11/5/16: Stranraer 1:1 Ayr United
    "15/5/16: Ayr Utd 0:0 Stranraer". UK Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  26. ^ "My Scotland Story with Ross McCrorie". SFA. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
    "SCOTLAND PIP ENGLAND TO VICTORY SHIELD TRIUMPH". The FA. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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