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Francis Ross (born 18 February 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Go Ahead Eagles and One Knoxville SC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Ross | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellon, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | One Knoxville | 45 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U15[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Scotland U16[3] | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Scotland U17[4] | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Scotland U19[5] | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015 | |||
On 16 May 2015, Ross made his professional debut for Aberdeen in a league match against Dundee.[6] On 3 July 2016, he signed a new two-year contract.[6] On 3 December 2017, Ross scored his first senior goal for the Dons from a free-kick against Rangers.[7] On 8 December, in the next match, he was given his first start for the club, in a 1–0 win against Dundee.[8]
Ross was loaned to Championship club Greenock Morton in January 2018.[9] On 8 July 2019, Ross moved on loan to Ayr United until January.[10]
He signed a new one-year deal in May 2019 with the Dons, with the option of a further year.[11] However on 12 June 2020, Ross was released by Aberdeen.[12]
On 20 August 2020, Ross signed for Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles, on a two-year contract with the option of a third.[13]
In January 2021, he tore a cruciate ligament in the cup match against VVV Venlo.
Ross signed with One Knoxville SC on 14 December 2022, ahead of their inaugural season in USL League One, the American third division.[14] He was released by Knoxville following their 2024 season.[15]
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Ross is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old.[16]
His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.[17]
- As of 8 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2014–15[18] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16[19] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[20] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[21] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[22] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[23] | 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[21] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[23] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2020–21[24] | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 4 | ||
- Appearances for Aberdeen under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
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