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Ross McCormack
McCormack playing for Cardiff City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ross McCormack[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
Leeds United
Number 44
Youth career
2002–2003 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Rangers 11 (2)
2006Doncaster Rovers (loan) 19 (5)
2006–2008 Motherwell 48 (10)
2008–2010 Cardiff City 74 (25)
2010– Leeds United 99 (26)
International career
2006–2008 Scotland U21 10 (3)
2007– Scotland B 1 (0)
2008– Scotland 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2012

Ross McCormack (born 18 August 1986) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Leeds United and the Scotland national team. He can play either as a striker or as a winger.

McCormack started his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers in 2003. Before going on loan to League One Doncaster Rovers in January 2006. At the end of the season he was released by Rangers and joined fellow SPL side Motherwell. In 2008 he moved to Championship side Cardiff upon the expiry of his contract. In 2010 he moved to Championship rivals Leeds for a fee of around £350,000.

He played ten times for Scotland U21s from 2006–2008 scoring three goals and he was also capped once for the Scotland B team. He made his debut for Scotland in 2008 and has been capped eight times overall, scoring twice, once in a 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Iceland and in a 3–1 friendly win against Australia.

Club career

Rangers

Born in Glasgow, McCormack started his career at Rangers joining the club on 4 June 2002.[2] He made his first appearance on 1 May 2004 against future club Motherwell at the age of 17.[3] McCormack scored his first goal for the club in the final match of the 2003–04 season against Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park.[4]

In 2005–06 he scored an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League, in what was his first European appearance for the club.[5]

Doncaster Rovers

Despite his memorable goal against FC Porto, McCormack was sent out on-loan to English League One club Doncaster Rovers in order to gain first team experience. He scored five times for Doncaster, the pick of them coming against Hartlepool United which kept Doncaster's play-off hopes alive.

Motherwell

At the start of season 2006–07 McCormack was told he did not feature in new Rangers manager Paul Le Guen's plans and was released.[6] However, his first season at Motherwell was severely hampered by a virus and numerous other injuries. He returned to fitness the following season and became a fixture in the Motherwell first team, where he found himself better suited to playing in a 4–3–3 formation, receiving the October 2007 Young Player of the Month award.[7] The season also saw an improvement in his goal tally as he scored a total of 11 goals, although he reached this mark on 16 February with a brace against Gretna and suffered a goal drought in the remaining 14 games of the season.[8]

Cardiff City

2008–09

In January 2008, McCormack was linked with a move to English Premier League sides Wigan Athletic, even coming as close as having a contract ready to be signed with the club,[9] and Middlesbrough but no deal was agreed and he eventually signed for Championship side Cardiff City on 28 June on a free transfer, although the clubs would later agree on a compensation fee of £120,000.[10] On his arrival, McCormack stated that one of the biggest reasons that persuaded him to sign for the club, alongside the chance to play first-team football and the group of Scottish players on the clubs books, was the presence of his idol Robbie Fowler, only for the former England international to leave the club soon after.[11]

McCormack's first goal for Cardiff was in a pre-season tournament (Algarve Cup) against Vitória de Guimarães, where he scored two in a 2–1 win. He made his League debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–1 victory over Southampton and went on to score his first competitive goal for Cardiff in a 1–1 draw against one of his former clubs in Doncaster Rovers the following week. He scored his first brace for Cardiff against Norwich City in a game which finished 2–2, and a penalty in the Football League Cup game against MK Dons marked out a successful start to his first season with Cardiff with four goals in five games. His scoring run continued and, on 28 October, he scored a 25-yard free kick in a 2–0 win over Blackpool to take his tally to ten league goals for the season, equalling the total of league goals he scored during his time at Motherwell in just three months. On 1 November, after scoring Cardiff's only goal of the game, he was taken off during a 2–1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers after suffering a grade one tear of his hamstring which was expected to rule him out for between three to four weeks.[12]

Directly after the injury McCormack stated that he would be returning ahead of schedule and was targeting a match against Crystal Palace two weeks after the injury as his return game,[13] but two days prior to the game he felt a pull on his hamstring while taking part in training[14] and would not make his return to the first team until 25 November when he converted a penalty, won by loanee Michael Chopra, who re-signed for the club later that season, during a 2–2 draw with Reading. A second penalty in two games saw him score in the South Wales derby against Swansea City as the match ended 2–2[15] but he suffered a second hamstring tear in two months when he was forced off in the first half of a 2–0 win over Preston North End on 6 December, ruling him out for three weeks.[16] Following his return, he went on to finish the season as the club's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions and joint second place Championship top scorer. His final goals of the season in a 3–1 win over Burnley were the last goals scored at Ninian Park by a Cardiff player in a competitive match.

2009–10

On 23 July 2009 it was reported McCormack handed in a transfer request to Cardiff City. This was denied by his agent who claimed that there is a 'gentleman's agreement' in his contract that stipulates that he can speak to any Premier League club who bid for his services.[17] Bids from Hull City and Portsmouth were later rejected and McCormack remained with Cardiff, playing in the opening day 4–0 win over Scunthorpe United.[18] In the following fixture he picked up a hamstring injury which was expected to sideline him for 8 weeks, all but ending any transfer away from the club. He made his return on 4 October 2009, coming on as a substitute in place of Michael Chopra during a 4–0 win over Watford.[19] He made his 50th Cardiff appearance in 3–2 loss to South Wales rivals Swansea City on 7 November 2009, before making his 50th league appearance for the club one month later in a 4–4 draw with Peterborough United on 28 December 2009.

2010–11

McCormack's first competitive appearance of the 2010–11 season came as a substitute in a 1–1 draw during the first league match of the season against Sheffield United. He scored his first goals of the new season in the extra time period in the first round League Cup match against Burton Albion, scoring two goals. But with Michael Chopra and Jay Bothroyd ahead of him in the pecking order, McCormack was Cardiff's third choice striker, and when Cardiff signed Craig Bellamy and Andy Keogh it looked like McCormack's place in the team was further under threat.

Leeds United

On 24 August 2010, Cardiff agreed a fee with Leeds United over a possible transfer.[20] Three days later, on 27 August, McCormack completed a move to Leeds on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[21] He made his Leeds United debut on 28 August 2010 as a 70th minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Watford.[22] McCormack made his home debut at Elland Road as a second half substitute in a 3–1 win over Swansea City,[23] before making his first start for Leeds in a 0–0 with Doncaster Rovers.[24] McCormack was replaced in the starting lineup in the next game against Sheffield United by Luciano Becchio.[25]

After missing games with an injury McCormack returned to the Leeds squad when he was named as a substitute against Middlesbrough.[26] However McCormack suffered an ankle injury and was ruled out of a few games for Leeds.[27] After over a month out injured McCormack returned as an unused substitute against Bristol City. McCormack stepped up his comeback even further by scoring a hat-trick for Leeds United's reserves against Hull City's reserves.[28][29] McCormack made an impressive impact as a substitute against Crystal Palace helping Leeds earn a 2–1 win.[30] McCormack made his second start for Leeds against Portsmouth.[31] However on New Year's Day 2011 McCormack missed several chances in the game against Middlesbrough, including missing a gilt-edged chance to win the game for Leeds in injury time when he put a header wide from 4 yards out.[32][33] On 30 April 2011, McCormack finally got his first goal for Leeds, putting them ahead against Burnley in Leeds' 1–0 win, McCormack also received the man of the match award in the same game.[34] McCormack scored his second goal of the season in the following game which was the final game of the season in Leeds' 2–1 win over Queens Park Rangers.[35]

2011–12 season

After impressing in his final few games of the previous season and earning a recall to the Scotland squad. During pre-season he failed to score for Leeds, he also missed penalties against his old club Motherwell,[36] and Norweigan club Sandefjord Fotball.[37] McCormack started for Leeds as a lone striker on the opening day of the season as they lost 3–1 to Southampton. McCormack scored his first goal of the season for Leeds with a headed goal against Bradford City in the League Cup 3–2 win on 9 August.[38][39] His second goal of the season and first of the season in the league came against Hull City at Elland Road on 16 August.[40] McCormack scored his 3rd goal of the season against West Ham United on 21 August. He scored his 4th goal of the season against Ipswich Town[41] McCormack's 5th and 6th goals of the season came in Leeds' game against Crystal Palace on 10 September to earn Leeds a 3–2 win.[42] McCormack's 7th goal of the season came against Bristol City on 17 September to earn Leeds a late victory.[43] McCormack scored his 8th and 9th goals of the season in a 3–3 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 23 September, with McCormack scoring an injury time equaliser for Leeds.[44] McCormack's brace against Brighton made him the first Leeds United player in over 50 years to score in six consecutive league games.[45]

McCormack's impressive form saw him nominated for the Championship Player Of The Month Award for September, However Middlesbrough player Matthew Bates won the award.[46] McCormack scored his 10th goal of the season against Doncaster Rovers on 14 October with an overhead kick.[47] McCormack was linked with a move to Wolves during November, however manager Simon Grayson stated he wasn't wanting to sell McCormack.[48] After a run of games without a goal, McCormack scored his 11th goal of the season with a freekick against Barnsley on 26 November.[49] After a change in formation McCormack found himself on the bench against Nottingham Forest on 29 November in Leeds' emphatic 4–0 win.[50]

McCormack missed the game against Millwall on 3 December as his fiance Courtney St John was giving birth to their first child 'Layton'.[51] During December, McCormack was linked with moves to Premier League clubs Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[52][53] McCormack scored an injury time winner for Leeds on 2 January in their 2–1 win over Burnley.[54] On 21 January 2012, McCormack scored one goal after a goalkeeping error in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town.[55]

In April, Leeds were in negotiations with McCormack over extending his current deal.[56] McCormack finished the season as the clubs top scorer. On 28 April, after he scored 19 goals in all competitions for Leeds during the 2011–12 season won the Yorkshire Evening Post Player Of The Year Award for Leeds United.[57]

2012–13 season

McCormack scored his first goal of the season in the first game of the season, scoring a penalty against Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup on 11 August.[58] On 17 August, after a lot of speculation, McCormack signed a new three-year deal with the club.[59] In the first few minutes of the match against his former club Cardiff City, McCormack was tackled by Jordan Mutch and picked up a serious ankle injury as a result of the tackle.[60] McCormack underwent surgery on the damaged ankle to determine the severity, and the injury would rule McCormack out until Christmas.[61]

McCormack returned to first team action earlier than expected, he made his first appearance since injury as a second half substitute against Millwall on 18 November.[62] He made his first start since returning from injury against local rivals Huddersfield Town to help earn Leeds a 4–2 victory on 1 December.[63]

McCormack scored a famous winner when he netted Leeds' second goal in their 2–1 FA Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur on 27 January.[64] At the club's end-of-season awards for the 2012/13 season, McCormack's strike against Tottenham Hotspur won the clubs Goal Of The Season award.[65]

McCormack scored his 5th League goal of the season on the last day of the season away at Watford. His 90th minute chip ended a disappointing season for McCormack in terms of goalscoring. However, the Scottish international had taken a significantly different role in the previous season. McCormack spent the majority of the season playing out of his usual strike position, often playing out wide, in attacking midfield and even in central midfield. His 12 league assists left him behind only Robbie Brady and Tom Ince in the creativity charts and, his work rate and effort for the team cemented his place as a favourite of fans, despite not reaching the goalscoring heights of the 2011–12 season.

2013/14 Season

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International career

McCormack made his début for the Scotland U21 in 2006. He scored his first goal for the side on 11 October 2007 against Lithuania and scored again in his next appearance, a 4–0 victory over Slovenia U21s. McCormack has won a total of ten caps for the under-21 side.

He made his début for the senior side on 30 May 2008 when he came on as a substitute during the 3–1 defeat of Czech Republic.[66] His second call-up for the national side came in November 2008 when he was named in the squad to face Argentina but was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury.[67] McCormack was called up again in March 2009 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and Iceland. He started both matches, scoring his first goal for Scotland in a 2–1 win over Iceland on 1 April 2009.[68]

After some impressive late season form for Leeds, McCormack earned a recall to the Scotland squad for Scotland's matches against Wales and the Republic of Ireland; however, Leeds teammate Robert Snodgrass missed out on the squad with a back injury .[69] McCormack started the game for Scotland against Wales, Scotland won the game 3–1.[70]

Scotland manager Craig Levein received several complaints for not including the in-form McCormack in his Scotland squad in their final two European Championship qualifiers.[71] McCormack received a call up to the Scotland squad in August 2012, and scored his second international goal in Scotland's 3–1 win over Australia.[72]

McCormack received a call-up to Gordon Strachan's first Scotland squad for the friendly against Estonia in February 2013 but pulled out of the squad after suffering an illness.[73]

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 April 2009 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Iceland 1–0 2–1 2010 World Cup qualifying
2 15 August 2012 Easter Road, Edinburgh  Australia 3–1 3–1 Friendly

Personal Honours

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2013
England
Season Club Loan Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-Offs Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2013–14 England Leeds United Championship 32 5 4 2 2 1 35 8 1 0
2011–12 England Championship 45 18 0 0 3 1 48 19 1 0
2010–11 England Championship 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2 0 0
Leeds United Total 98 25 4 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 29 2 0
2010–11 Wales Cardiff City Championship 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 0
2009–10 Wales Championship 34 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 41 5 6 0
2008–09 Wales Championship 38 21 3 1 3 1 44 23 3 1
Cardiff City Total 74 25 7 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 88 30 9 1
2007–08 Scotland Motherwell Premier League 36 8 3 1 3 2 42 11 5 0
2006–07 Scotland Premier League 12 2 1 1 2 0 15 3 1 0
Motherwell Total 48 10 4 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 14 6 0
2005–06 England Doncaster Rovers Loan League One 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 0 0
2005–06 Scotland Rangers Premier League 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 11 3 1 0
2004–05 Scotland Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Scotland Premier League 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Rangers Total 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14 3 0 0
Career Total 250 167 16 7 15 7 0 0 3 0 2 1 286 82 18 1

Personal life

On 27 October 2009, McCormack was arrested in Cardiff Bay on a drink-driving charge after crashing his Range Rover into metal railings in the early hours of the morning.[74] Following an appearance at Cardiff Magistrates Court on 9 November, his case was adjourned to a later date.[75] On 23 November, McCormack pleaded guilty to the charge and was banned from driving for 17 months and fined £2,600.[76]

McCormack's fiancé is model Courtney St John, the couple had their first child 'Layton' during December 2011.[77]

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