Michael Ruth

Last updated

Michael Ruth
Personal information
Full name Michael James Ruth [1]
Date of birth (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2018 Queen's Park
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Queen's Park 10 (1)
2019–2022 Aberdeen 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Arbroath (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Falkirk (loan) 12 (4)
2022–2023 Queen of the South 17 (0)
2023– Dumbarton 48 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Michael James Ruth (born 8 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. Ruth has previously played for Queen's Park, Aberdeen and Queen of the South, as well as loan spells with Arbroath and Falkirk.

Contents

Early and personal life

Ruth was born in Glasgow. [2]

Career

After progressing through their youth academy, Ruth debuted for Queen's Park on 31 March 2018 versus Airdrieonians [3] and made ten league appearances for the Spiders, scoring one goal. [2]

Ruth signed for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a two-year contract in June 2019. [4] Ruth signed a one-year contract extension with the Dons in September 2020 and joined Scottish Championship club Arbroath on a season-long loan deal. [5] The loan was curtailed on 1 February 2021, as the Dons made several squad changes. [6]

Ruth was loaned to Falkirk in September 2021. [7]

On 14 June 2022, after his contract expired at the Dons, Ruth signed a one-year contract for Queen of the South. [8]

Ruth was released by the Doonhamers at the end of the 2022-23 season. [9]

Ruth signed for Scottish League Two club Dumbarton in June 2023. [10] He scored 15 goals for the Sons in the 2023–24 season, including a double in the playoff final against The Spartans, as the club won promotion to Scottish League One. [11] He signed a new season long deal with the club in May 2024. [12]

Career statistics

As of 11:51, 4 December 2024 (UTC) [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2017–18 Scottish League One 3000000030
2018–19 Scottish League Two 7100000071
Total101000000101
Aberdeen 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2020–21 Scottish Premiership1010000020
2021–22 Scottish Premiership3000000030
Total4010000050
Aberdeen U21 2019–20 —1 [a] 010
2021–22 —1 [b] 111
Total0000002121
Arbroath (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 110005000160
Falkirk (loan) 2021-22 Scottish League One 124100000134
Queen of the South 2022-23 Scottish League One170101041231
Dumbarton 2023–24 Scottish League Two 3393330534415
2024–25 Scottish League One 154113021216
Career total101187412013613228
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

Related Research Articles

Michael Paton is a Scottish professional football player and coach, who plays for Albion Rovers. Paton has previously played for Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Dumbarton, Stockport County and Queen of the South over two spells, and was the player-manager of Brechin City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitch Megginson</span> Scottish footballer

Mitch Megginson is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Cove Rangers.

Leighton McIntosh is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.

Ryan McGeever is a Scottish footballer who plays for Irish. McGeever began his career with Queen's Park, and signed for Falkirk in the summer of 2012 also spending time with Brechin City and Dumbarton, where he was club captain. During his time at Falkirk, he had loan spells at Peterhead, Arbroath (twice) and whilst at Dumbarton he spent time on loan at Clyde.

Josh Todd is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Annan Athletic.

Mark Durnan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Dumbarton. Durnan has previously played for St Johnstone, Queen of the South, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk and Alloa Athletic, as well as Arbroath, Stranraer and Elgin City on loan.

Daniel "Danny" Rogers is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for St Patrick's Athletic. Born in the United States, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

The 2016–17 season is the club's second season in the Scottish Championship. St Mirren will also compete in the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Kalvin Orsi is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. Orsi, who began his career with Aberdeen's youth sides, has previously played for St Mirren, Queen's Park, Greenock Morton and Brechin City.

Robbie Mutch is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stranraer on loan from Scottish Championship side Ayr United.

Ethan Ross 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.

During the 2019–20 season, Greenock Morton are competing in the Scottish Championship the second tier of Scottish football, having finished 5th in the 2018–19 season. Morton will also compete in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2020–21 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 108th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the eighth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and in qualifying for the Europa League.

Carlo Pignatiello is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish League One side Dumbarton.

Innes Murray is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Arbroath. He has previously played for Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic and Edinburgh City.

Archie Alexander Meekison is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.

The 2021–22 season was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.

The 2021–22 season was Falkirk's third season in League One following their relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

The 2024–25 season is Dumbarton Football Club's first back in Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football, having won the Scottish League Two promotion play-offs the previous season. Dumbarton are also competing in the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, and the Challenge Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. 1 2 3 Michael Ruth at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Michael Ruth". arbroathfc.co.uk. Arbroath F.C. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Cryle, Ryan (18 June 2019). "Aberdeen land striker Ruth, 17, from Queen's Park". Evening Express. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dons striker signs new deal". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Bryce, Liam (1 February 2021). "Derek McInnes admits Aberdeen were 'vigorous' in Florian Kamberi chase". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Cryle, Ryan (6 September 2021). "Aberdeen youngster Michael Ruth loaned out to League One Falkirk". Press & Journal. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "QosFC: Michael Ruth Next in".
  9. ↑ https://qosfc.com/news-6077
  10. ↑ Crawford, Jack (15 June 2023). "MICHAEL RUTH SIGNS FOR DUMBARTON". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Watch: Spartans v Dumbarton (agg 1-2) in Scottish League 1 play-off final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Jack (29 May 2024). "RUTHY SIGNS NEW DEAL". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.