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Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kelty Hearts | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Clyde (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Clyde | 65 | (13) |
| 2023– | Kelty Hearts | 45 | (15) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Cunningham was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.[1]
Having been with the club as a youth player for several years,[2] Cunningham made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical on 14 May 2016.[3] He signed a new two-year contract with Accies later that month.[4]
Cunningham was loaned to Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic in September 2018.[5] He scored a goal on his debut appearance for Forfar, in a 3–1 defeat to Arbroath on 15 September.[6] He returned to Hamilton in January 2019,[7] then suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[8][9] In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[10]
He scored his first goals for the club in the early-season group stage of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup,[8][9] then registered his first in the Scottish Premiership with a late penalty to secure a 2–1 win over Livingston.[11]
On 5 February 2020, Cunningham moved on loan to Clyde for the remainder of the season.[12]
Cunningham left Hamilton in August 2020, after 11 years with the club.[13] In September 2020 he returned to Clyde on a permanent contract.[14]
On 24 May 2023, Cunningham signed for Kelty Hearts.[15]
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Cunningham was selected for Scotland training squads at under-14 level in 2012,[2] and made three appearances at under-15 level in 2013.[16]
- As of matches played 4 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2015–16[17] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17[18] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[19] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[6] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[6] | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Clyde (loan) | 2019–20[20] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Clyde | 2020–21[21] | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[22] | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[23] | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[a] | 1 | 33 | 10 | ||
| Total | 65 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 17 | ||
| Kelty Hearts | 2023–24[24] | Scottish League One | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| Career total | 130 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 164 | 31 | ||
- Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
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