Michael Ruth (born 8 January 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South. Ruth has previously played for Queen's Park and Aberdeen, as well as loan spells with Arbroath and Falkirk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Ruth | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Queen's Park | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Aberdeen | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Arbroath (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Falkirk (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2022- | Queen of the South | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
After progressing through their youth academy, Ruth debuted for Queen's Park on 31 March 2018 versus Airdrieonians[2] and had ten league appearances for the Spiders, scoring one goal.[1]
Ruth signed for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a two-year contract in June 2019.[3] Ruth signed a one-year contract extension with the Dons in September 2020 and joined Scottish Championship club Arbroath on a season-long loan deal.[4] The loan was curtailed on 1 February 2021, as the Dons made several squad changes.[5]
Ruth was loaned to Falkirk in September 2021.[6]
On 14 June 2022, after his contract expired at the Dons, Ruth signed a one-year contract for Queen of the South.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Scottish League Two | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen U21 | 2019–20 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Arbroath (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2021-22 | Scottish League One | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Queen of the South | 2022-23 | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 7 | ||
Queen of the South F.C. – current squad | |
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