Frank Ross (Scottish footballer)

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Frank Ross
Personal information
Full name Francis Ross
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Aberdeen 12 (1)
2018 → Greenock Morton (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2020 → Ayr United (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Go Ahead Eagles 22 (0)
2023–2024 One Knoxville 45 (7)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U15 [2] 1 (0)
2013 Scotland U16 [3] 5 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U17 [4] 7 (1)
2015–2018 Scotland U19 [5] 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024
‡ 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. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Go Ahead Eagles and One Knoxville SC.

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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.

Ross signed with One Knoxville SC on 14 December 2022, ahead of their inaugural season in USL League One, the American third division. [14] He was released by Knoxville following their 2024 season. [15]

Personal life

Ross is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old. [16]

His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic. [17]

Career statistics

As of 8 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2014–15 [18] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2015–16 [19] 2000000020
2016–17 [20] 3010002 [a] 060
2017–18 [21] 4100002 [a] 162
2018–19 [22] 1000100020
2019–20 [23] 0000000000
Total121101041182
Greenock Morton (loan) 2017–18 [21] Scottish Championship 151310000182
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20 [23] Scottish Championship0000200020
Go Ahead Eagles 2020–21 [24] Eerste Divisie 150000030180
Career total422413071564
  1. 1 2 Appearances for Aberdeen under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Frank Ross signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Frank Ross: Aberdeen midfielder joins Morton after signing new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Durent, Jamie (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen midfielder joins Ayr United on loan spell". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Frank Ross signs contract extension". afc.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Aberdeen FC player departures". Aberdeen FC. 12 June 2020.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Signed: Frank Ross". OneKnoxSC.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "One Knoxville SC - Departing Players following 2024 Campaign".
  16. ↑ "Francis Ross". AFC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "5 Natalie Ross". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2019. Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Frank Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Frank Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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