| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elgin City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Ross County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Ross County | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019– | Elgin City | 186 | (32) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:02, 1 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Russell Dingwall (born 26 June 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Elgin City. Dingwall has also previously played for Ross County as well as Forfar Athletic and Stenhousemuir on loan.
Dingwall was part of the Ross County Under-20s team that won the 2016–17 SPFL Development League for the first time in the club's history and after interest from clubs such as Valencia this earned him a professional contract with the club in 2017. [1] He made his professional debut for Ross County coming off the bench to replace Jim O'Brien against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on 20 May 2017, playing the final seven minutes of the match. He received the man of the match award for this brief cameo. [2]
On 26 January 2018 Dingwall joined Scottish League 1 side Forfar Athletic for the rest of the season along with teammate Ross Maciver. [3]
Russell's brother Tony is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Brora Rangers. [4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ross County Under 20s | 2016–17 [5] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 [6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ross County | 2016–17 [7] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 [8] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [9] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2017–18 [10] | Scottish League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2018–19 [11] | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Elgin City | 2019–20 [12] | Scottish League Two | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 [a] | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2020–21 [13] | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 [b] | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 [14] | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 [15] | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 [a] | 2 | 46 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24 [16] | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 [a] | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 [17] | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 [c] | 1 | 44 | 10 | ||
| Total | 186 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 238 | 40 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 243 | 40 | ||