Ethan Ross (footballer, born 2001)

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Ethan Ross
Personal information
Full name Ethan Ross
Date of birth (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Inverurie, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 23
Youth career
2011–2019 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*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

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.

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Career

Aberdeen

Ross 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

In 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

In 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2018–19 [17] Scottish Premiership 4010001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2019–20 [18] Scottish Premiership2000001 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2020–21 [19] Scottish Premiership2030000050
Total80400020140
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2019–20 [18] Scottish Championship 8000000080
Raith Rovers (loan) 2020–21 [19] Scottish Championship112004000152
Raith Rovers 2021–22 Scottish Championship19531002 [lower-alpha 2] 0246
Career total467714040618
  1. 1 2 Appearances for Aberdeen under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the Challenge Cup

Personal life

He 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

    Raith Rovers
    Falkirk

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    3. ↑ "Ethan Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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    5. ↑ Ethan Ross Archived 2 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Aberdeen FC
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    7. ↑ "Celtic 0-0 Aberdeen". Aberdeen F.C. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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    9. ↑ "First signing of 2020". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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    13. ↑ Third, Paul (22 June 2021). "Ethan Ross decides not to return to Aberdeen". Press & Journal. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
    14. ↑ "Ethan Ross". Raith Rovers FC. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
    15. ↑ "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.
    16. ↑ "ETHAN ROSS SIGNS! - Falkirk Football Club". 4 June 2024.
    17. ↑ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
    19. 1 2 "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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