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Ross MacIver

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Ross MacIver
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Falkirk
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2017 Ross County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Ross County 0 (0)
2017Wick Academy (loan)
2018Forfar Athletic (loan) 10 (1)
2019Elgin City (loan) 15 (4)
2019–2021 Motherwell 8 (1)
2020–2021Greenock Morton (loan) 6 (0)
2021Partick Thistle (loan) 7 (2)
2021–2022 Partick Thistle 17 (0)
2022Alloa Athletic (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2023 Alloa Athletic 46 (6)
2023– Falkirk 48 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Ross MacIver (born 28 February 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He previously played for Ross County, Motherwell and Partick Thistle, and has spent time on loan at Wick Academy, Forfar Athletic, Elgin City, Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic.

Career

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Ross County

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MacIver came through the Ross County Academy and was part of the Ross County Under-20s team that won the 2016–17 SPFL Development League for the first time in the club's history. He made his first team debut in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup third round against Montrose coming on for the last 13 minutes of the match and taking home the man of the match reward for his outstanding efforts.[2]

Loans

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In January 2017, MacIver was loaned out to Highland Football League Club Wick Academy until the end of the season.[3] On 26 January 2018, along with teammate Russell Dingwall, he was loaned to Scottish League One team Forfar Athletic until the end of the season. MacIver went on to score one goal in ten games for the club which caught the attention of premier league sides such as Aberdeen and Kilmarnock who were in desperate need of a predator type attacker.[4]

In February 2019, MacIver joined Elgin City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5][6]

Motherwell

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Ahead of the 2019–20 season, having been released by Ross County, MacIver signed for Motherwell.[1] He made his debut as a substitute on 26 December 2019, away to his former club Ross County, scoring Motherwell's equalising goal in a 2–1 win. This ended up being the only goal of his senior Motherwell career. In other performances he ran around efficiently which was highly commended by the Steelmen faithful .[7]

MacIver joined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan in September 2020,[8] but was recalled by Motherwell in January 2021.[9] He was then loaned to Partick Thistle in March 2021.[10] MacIver scored his first goal for Thistle in a 2–0 win away to Dumbarton, which sent Thistle top of League One.[11]

Partick Thistle

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MacIver joined Partick Thistle on a permanent basis after winning the League One title with the club, signing a one-year deal.[12] On 28 February 2022, MacIver joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[13]

Alloa Athletic

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After a successful loan spell MacIver joined Alloa Athletic on a permanent deal after being released by Partick Thistle.[14]

Falkirk

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McIver started his Falkirk career in red hot form netting in his first 2 league cup games including one against his former side Partick Thistle. He silenced the jags fans with a classy finish.

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ross County Under 20s 2016–17[15] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[16] 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 2 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Ross County 2017–18[16] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[17] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Forfar (loan) 2017–18[16] Scottish League One 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Elgin (loan) 2018–19[17] Scottish League Two 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
Motherwell 2019–20[18] Scottish Premiership 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
2020–21[19] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Greenock Morton (loan) 2020–21[19] Scottish Championship 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 9 1
Partick Thistle (loan) 2020–21[19] Scottish League One 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Partick Thistle 2021–22[citation needed] Scottish Championship 17 0 3 0 4 0 2[a] 0 26 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2021–22 Scottish League One 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2022–23 Scottish League One 36 6 1 0 4 0 2 0 43 6
Total 45 7 1 0 4 0 2 0 52 7
Falkirk 2023–24 Scottish League One 35 14 2 1 4 3 4 0 45 18
2024–25 Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 5 3
Total 36 14 2 1 8 6 4 0 50 21
Career total 144 29 9 1 19 7 15 1 187 38
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

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Partick Thistle
Falkirk

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ross MacIver player profile". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Ross County Vs. Montrose". SPFL. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ross MacIver Signs Loan Deal". Wick Academy FC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Russell Dingwall and Ross MacIver complete loan move to Forfar". Ross County FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ross MacIver loaned to Elgin City FC". Ross County F.C. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. ^ Skinner, Andy (26 February 2019). "MacIver aims to grasp senior opportunity with Elgin". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ^ Mullen, Scott (26 December 2019). "Ross County 1–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. ^ "MORTON MOVE FOR MacIver". spfl.co.uk. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ Dodds, Christopher (8 January 2021). "Morton loanee MacIver recalled by parent club Motherwell". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ Goldthorp, Craig (15 March 2021). "Yusuf Hussain and Ross MacIver depart Motherwell until summer". Motherwell Times. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Dumbarton v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club". Partick Thistle FC.
  13. ^ "Ross MacIver joins Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season". Partick Thistle FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Ross MacIver joins Alloa as Brian Rice continues summer business". Alloa Adviser. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.