Ross Millen

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Ross Millen
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 2
Youth career
Clyde
St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Dunfermline Athletic 60 (3)
2015–2016 Livingston 9 (0)
2016 Clyde 15 (0)
2016–2018 Queen's Park 52 (8)
2018–2021 Kilmarnock 25 (1)
2021–2022 Scunthorpe United 20 (0)
2022–2024 Raith Rovers 65 (1)
2024–2025 Morecambe 17 (0)
2025– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Ross Millen (born 28 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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Millen has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Clyde, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock, Scunthorpe United, Raith Rovers, and Morecambe.

He is the son of former Ayr United, Kilmarnock, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical and St Mirren defender Andy Millen.

Career

Millen made his Dunfermline debut against Hamilton on 2 February 2013, [2] having played for the Dunfermline U20s team alongside team-mate Shaun Byrne. After the Pars went into administration, Millen featured regularly in the first-team, and scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, against Forfar in the First Division play-offs on 11 May 2013. [3] Millen scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over rivals Raith in a Scottish League Cup match on Tuesday 5 August 2014. His other three goals all came from the penalty spot against Brechin, Forfar & Greenock.

After leaving Dunfermline at the end of the 2014–15 season, Millen signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston in July 2015. [4] Millen stayed with the side for only six months, leaving in January 2016 in order to seek regular first-team football. [5] Shortly after leaving Livingston, Millen signed a six-month contract with Clyde who he previously played for as a youth player. [6] At the end of his contract, Millen was released by the Cumbernauld side. [7] At the beginning of July 2016, Millen was signed by Scottish League Two side Queen's Park, with whom his father Andy Millen finished his playing career with. [8]

Millen signed a six-month deal with Kilmarnock in July 2018. He stayed at the club for just under 3 years before letting his contract expire in June 2021. [9]

On 6 July 2021, Millen joined League Two side Scunthorpe United, signing a two-year deal following his release from Kilmarnock. [10]

Millen signed for Raith Rovers on a two-year deal on 14 June 2022. [11] On 7 March 2024 it was confirmed that Millen was training on his own and would no longer be selected to play for the club due to an 'internal matter'. Manager Ian Murray confirmed that he would remain contracted to the club until his contract expires [12] and was not to be loaned to another team.

MIllen was one of 15 free agents that signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted. [13]

On 19 June 2025, Millen left Morecambe and signed for Scottish League One side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2021 [14]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 [15] Scottish First Division 110104 [c] 1161
2013–14 [16] Scottish League One 22140202 [d] 0301
2014–15 [17] Scottish League One27232102 [e] 1335
Total603823082797
Livingston 2015–16 [18] Scottish Championship 9000302 [e] 0140
Clyde 2015–16 [18] Scottish League Two 15000003 [f] 0180
Queen's Park 2016–17 [19] Scottish League One27730403 [e] 0377
2017–18 [20] Scottish League One25110413 [g] 0332
Total528408160709
Kilmarnock 2018–19 [21] Scottish Premiership 41002061
2019–20 [22] Scottish Premiership4020000060
2020–21 [23] Scottish Premiership19031002 [h] 0241
Total271512020362
Scunthorpe United 2021–22 [24] League Two 20000001 [i] 0210
Raith Rovers 2022–23 [25] Scottish Championship33020404 [e] 0430
2023–24 [26] Scottish Championship19120103 [e] 0251
Total521405070681
Morecambe 2024–25 [27] League Two17010103 [i] 0220
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2025–26 [28] Scottish League One1000102 [e] 040
Career total2531322323134233219
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish First Division play-offs
  4. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, one appearance in Scottish Championship play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in Scottish League One play-offs
  7. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish League One play-offs
  8. Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  9. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Ross Millen | First Team | First Team | Squad | Dunfermline". Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. "Ross Millen on his debut". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "Ross ready for role". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. "Defensive duo jump aboard". livingstonfc.co.uk. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. "McCallum returns as Millen departs". livingstonfc.co.uk. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. "Millen In, Mitchell Out". clydefc.co.uk. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. "Players Moving On". Clyde FC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. "Signing news". Queen's Park FC. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. "Ross Millen joins Killie on six-month contract". Kilmarnock FC. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. "Ross Millen joins the Iron". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 6 July 2021.
  11. Club, Raith Rovers Football; media (14 June 2022). "Ross Millen Signs". Raith Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. Goldthorp, Craig (7 March 2024). "Raith Rovers boss Ian Murray praises his squad's adaptability since defender Ross Millen has been frozen out and made to train in isolation due to 'internal matter'". Fife Today. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. Ross Millen at Soccerbase
  15. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  16. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  17. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Ross Millen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  19. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  20. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  21. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  22. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  23. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  24. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  25. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  26. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  27. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  28. "Games played by Ross Millen in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.