Francis Ross (born 18 February 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One club One Knoxville SC. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Greenock Morton, Ayr United and Go Ahead Eagles.
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | One Knoxville | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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– | One Knoxville | 25 | (5) |
| 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 18 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015 | |||
Career
editOn 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]
Personal life
editRoss is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old.[15]
His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.[16]
Career statistics
edit- 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[17] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16[18] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[19] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[20] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[21] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[22] | 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[20] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[22] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2020–21[23] | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 4 | ||
- ^ 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.
References
edit- ^ Frank Ross at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Frank Ross signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Frank Ross: Aberdeen midfielder joins Morton after signing new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Durent, Jamie (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen midfielder joins Ayr United on loan spell". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Frank Ross signs contract extension". afc.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Aberdeen FC player departures". Aberdeen FC. 12 June 2020.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan (20 August 2020). "Ex-Aberdeen winger Frank Ross signs for Dutch outfit Go Ahead Eagles, with club announcing move via Scottish-themed social media clip". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Signed: Frank Ross". OneKnoxSC.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Francis Ross". AFC. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "5 Natalie Ross". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Frank Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Frank Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ Frank Ross at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.