Ricco Diack

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Ricco Diack
Personal information
Full name Ricco Diack
Date of birth (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Airdrieonians (on loan from Partick Thistle)
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2021 Rangers
2022–2023 Partick Thistle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Rossvale
2023– Partick Thistle 24 (3)
2025 → Airdrieonians (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Ricco Diack (born 7 May 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Championship club Airdrieonians on loan from Partick Thistle.

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Career

Partick Thistle

Diack made his Partick Thistle debut coming off the bench in a Scottish Championship game against Hamilton Academical in January 2023. [1]

Diack signed a two-year deal as a modern apprentice with Thistle in July 2023. [2]

Diack made his first professional start in a Scottish Championship game against Airdrieonians, also scoring his first professional goal after just seven minutes, in a 2–1 home victory. [3] [4] Following this performance, Diack was named in the SPFL team of the week. [5] Diack scored once again, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw with Greenock Morton. [6] [7] [8] Diack scored his third goal of the season in a 4–0 home victory over Airdrie. [9]

Diack scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season in a 6–0 away win over Edinburgh City FC in the Scottish League Cup. [10]

Diack was involved in a referee admin error during the final game of the Scottish League Cup group stages in a 0–0 draw away to Motherwell, in which Thistle manager Kris Doolan attempted to substitute the striker on, but was denied the substitution, due to an admin error in which the matchday referee had accidentally cropped Diack's name out of Thistle's matchday squad, meaning he was not eligible to play, despite the club submitting his name. This incident became a source of controversy in the media over officials handling of confirming matchday squads. [11] [12] [13]

Airdrie (loan)

On the 14th of January 2025 Diack joined fellow Scottish Championship side Airdrie on loan until the end of the season. [14] [15]

Personal life

Diack is the son of former footballer Iain Diack.

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References

  1. ↑ "Stephenson debut goal as Accies beat Thistle". BBC Sport.
  2. ↑ "Academy trio sign modern apprenticeships". Partick Thistle FC.
  3. ↑ "Partick Thistle hold off Airdrieonians for victory". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "Ricco Diack steps up to the mark as Partick Thistle close gap on top spot". The Herald. December 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Team of the Week | SPFL".
  6. ↑ "Ricco Diack grabs late leveller for Partick Thistle at Morton". The Irish News. January 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Greenock Morton 1-1 Partick Thistle: Rocco Diack cancels out Jack McMillan own goal". BBC Sport. January 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ left, The forward, who had only just come on, drilled in a low shot with 15 minutes. "Ricco Diack grabs late leveller for Partick Thistle at Morton". beIN SPORTS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Jags' emphatic win over Airdrie can boost play-off momentum". The Herald. April 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup - BBC Sport - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  11. ↑ "Partick Thistle request for cup replay rejected - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  12. ↑ "Partick Thistle request replay of Scottish League Cup game against Motherwell after sub mix-up | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  13. ↑ "Fuming SPFL side exit Premier Sports Cup after being denied key substitution due to SFA technical error". scotsman.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  14. ↑ "Partick Thistle hit kid signs loan deal at Airdrie". Daily Record. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  15. ↑ "Diamond Diack joins on loan". airdriefc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
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