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 and Go Ahead Eagles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Ross | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 15 May 2022 ‡ 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 is from Ellon and joined Aberdeen when he was eight years old.[14]
His older sister Natalie Ross has played for the Scotland women's national football team and clubs including Arsenal and Celtic.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2014–15[16] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16[17] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[18] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[19] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[20] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | 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[19] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[21] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2020–21[22] | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 4 | ||
Her brother Frank Ross plays for Aberdeen.