Frank Ross (Scottish footballer)

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Frank Ross
Personal information
Full name Francis Ross
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Free agent
Youth career
2006–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Aberdeen 12 (1)
2018 → Greenock Morton (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2020 → Ayr United (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Scotland U15[1] 1 (0)
2013 Scotland U16[2] 5 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U17[3] 7 (1)
2015–2018 Scotland U19[4] 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:59, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015

Francis Ross (born 18 February 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently a free agent. He most recently played Aberdeen.

Career

On 16 May 2015, Ross made his professional debut for Aberdeen in a league match against Dundee.[5] On 3 July 2016, he signed a new two-year contract.[5] On 3 December 2017, Ross scored his first senior goal for the Dons from a free-kick against Rangers.[6] On 8 December, in the next match, he was given his first start for the club, in a 1–0 win against Dundee.[7]

Ross was loaned to Championship club Greenock Morton in January 2018.[8] On 8 July 2019, Ross moved on loan to Ayr United until January.[9]

He signed a new one-year deal in May 2019 with the Dons, with the option of a further year.[10] However on 12 June 2020, Ross was released by Aberdeen.[11]

Personal life

Ross is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old.[12]

Career statistics

As of 9 July 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 2014–15[13] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16[14] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17[15] 3 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 6 0
2017–18[16] 4 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 6 2
2018–19[17] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 18 2
Greenock Morton (loan) 2017–18[16] Scottish Championship 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 2
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20[18] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 27 2 4 1 1 0 4 1 36 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances for Aberdeen under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

Personal life

His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Frank Ross signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Frank Ross: Aberdeen midfielder joins Morton after signing new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. ^ Durent, Jamie (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen midfielder joins Ayr United on loan spell". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Frank Ross signs contract extension". afc.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Aberdeen FC player departures". Aberdeen FC. 12 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Francis Ross". AFC. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  19. ^ "5 Natalie Ross". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2019. Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.
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