Frank Ross (Scottish footballer)

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.

Not to be confused with Frank Ross (Scottish politician).

Frank Ross
Personal information
Full name Francis Ross
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015

Career

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]

Personal life

Ross 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
As of 8 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2014–15[17] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2015–16[18] 2000000020
2016–17[19] 3010002[lower-alpha 1] 060
2017–18[20] 4100002[lower-alpha 1]162
2018–19[21] 1000100020
2019–20[22] 0000000000
Total 121101041182
Greenock Morton (loan) 2017–18[20] Scottish Championship 151310000182
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20[22] Scottish Championship 0000200020
Go Ahead Eagles 2020–21[23] Eerste Divisie 150000030180
Career total 422413071564
  1. 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
  1. Frank Ross at WorldFootball.net
  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 19 May 2019.
  4. "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "Francis Ross". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. "Frank Ross signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. "Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. "Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. "Frank Ross: Aberdeen midfielder joins Morton after signing new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. Durent, Jamie (8 July 2019). "Aberdeen midfielder joins Ayr United on loan spell". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  11. "Frank Ross signs contract extension". afc.co.uk. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. "Aberdeen FC player departures". Aberdeen FC. 12 June 2020.
  13. 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.
  14. "Signed: Frank Ross". OneKnoxSC.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  15. "Francis Ross". AFC. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  16. "5 Natalie Ross". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2019. Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.
  17. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  18. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  19. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  20. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  21. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  22. "Games played by Frank Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  23. Frank Ross at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.