Ross Laidlaw

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Ross Laidlaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 1
Youth career
Raith Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 Raith Rovers 32 (0)
2014–2015 → Elgin City (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2019 Hibernian 19 (0)
2019 → Dundee United (loan) 1 (0)
2019– Ross County 146 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Ross Laidlaw (born 12 July 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He has previously played for Raith Rovers, Elgin City, Hibernian and Dundee United.

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Career

Raith Rovers

Laidlaw began his playing career for the Raith Rovers under-19 side. He progressed to the senior side and appeared on bench on two occasions during the 2010–11 season. [2] He featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the 2011–12 season, the final of which was against Southend United in a scoreless draw. [3] Following the departure of Andrew McNeil he became the regular back-up goalkeeper to David McGurn. [4] [5]

However he suffered a setback, injuring his knee, with Raith having to sign Ludovic Roy as a temporary replacement. [5] After recovering from injury, Laidlaw made his senior debut on 3 March 2012, keeping a clean sheet in a 5–0 home victory against Greenock Morton. [6]

On 22 January 2015, he joined Elgin City on loan. [7] His last game for Elgin was in April 2015, a 5–4 defeat against Annan Athletic. [8] Laidlaw returned to Raith after this loan spell, but failed to displace Kevin Cuthbert as first-choice goalkeeper. [8] In December 2015 he suffered a torn kidney, which kept him out of action for the rest of the season. Laidlaw left Raith at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Hibernian

On 6 July 2016, Laidlaw signed a one-year contract with Hibernian. [9] He made his first appearance for Hibernian in the second leg of a Europa League qualifier against Brondby. [8] Laidlaw kept a clean sheet as Hibs won 1–0 in the second leg, but were knocked out of the competition after a penalty shootout. [8] Although he mainly served as a backup to Ofir Marciano during the 2016–17 season, Laidlaw made 18 first team appearances. [10]

He signed a two-year contract with Hibs in May 2017. [10] Laidlaw temporarily took over as first choice goalkeeper in September, as Marciano missed one game due to him observing Yom Kippur. [11] He injured a shoulder in November, and this eventually required surgery. [12] Laidlaw returned to first-team training in June 2018. [13] He made his first appearance since injury on 9 August, in a Europa League qualifier against Molde. [14]

Laidlaw moved on loan to Championship club Dundee United in January 2019. [15] In May 2019, Hibs announced that Laidlaw would be released at the end of the season. [16]

Ross County

On 30 May 2019 Laidlaw signed for newly promoted Scottish Premiership team Ross County on a two-year contract. [17] On 13 July 2019, he made his debut for Ross County against Montrose in the Scottish League Cup. After winning Ross County's player of the year award for the 2020-21 season Laidlaw signed a new two-year contract with the club. [18] On 3 January 2023 Laidlaw singled a three-and-a-half-year contract keeping him at County until the summer of 2026. [19]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers 2011–12 Scottish First Division 2000000020
2012–13 10010001 [a] 0120
2013–14 Scottish Championship 130300000160
2014–15 7000000070
2015–16 0000000000
Total320400010370
Elgin City (loan) 2014–15 Scottish League Two 140000000140
Hibernian 2016–17 [note 1] Scottish Championship15010101 [b] 0180
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 300030—60
2018–19 [note 2] 1000101 [b] 030
Total190105020270
Dundee United (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship1000000010
Ross County 2019–20 Scottish Premiership1700050—220
2020–21 3301060—400
2021–22 2001020—230
2022–23 38010202 [c] 0430
2023–24 25000302 [d] 0300
2024–25 400030—70
Total137030210401650
Career total203080260702440

Honours

Raith Rovers

Hibernian

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Laidlaw against Brøndby on 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Laidlaw against Molde on 9 August 2018.

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  3. ↑ "Southend 0 Raith Rovers 0". southendunited.co.uk. Southend United FC. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Keeper Andy McNeil signs on". www.livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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  7. ↑ "A Great Opportunity for Ross". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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  9. ↑ "ROSS LAIDLAW JOINS HIBERNIAN". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Five Renew Contracts For Next Season". Hibernian FC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Davie, Scott (23 September 2017). "Ross County 0–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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