Ross MacLean
Personal information
Full name Ross MacLean
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Motherwell 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Greenock Morton (loan) 16 (1)
2019–2020 Falkirk 22 (0)
2020–2021 Queen's Park 22 (2)
2021– Dumbarton 68 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Ross MacLean (born 13 March 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder. MacLean has previously played for Greenock Morton, Motherwell, Falkirk, Queen's Park and Dumbarton.

Career

On 10 January 2015, MacLean made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–1 defeat against Dundee.[1]

On 7 December 2016, MacLean signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell.[2] He scored his first career goal on 9 August 2017, scoring the winner in extra-time as Motherwell won 3–2 away to Ross County in the Scottish League Cup.[3][4]

MacLean was loaned to Greenock Morton in June 2018 for the 2018–19 season;[5] scoring for the club on his league debut against Queen of the South.[6]

MacLean signed for Falkirk in January 2019.[7] He left Falkirk in January 2020 and signed for Queen's Park.[8] After winning the 2020–21 Scottish League Two title with the Spiders, MacLean signed a two-year deal with Dumbarton in June 2021[9] scoring on his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Stenhousemuir.[10] He finished the season as the club's top scorer, with nine goals, as the Sons were relegated to Scottish League Two. He signed a new two year deal with the club in April 2023.[11] In January 2024 he announced he would be taking a leave of absence from the Sons after a change in his working circumstances.[12]

Career statistics

As of 21:06, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2015–16 0000000000
2016–17 7000102[lower-alpha 1]0100
2017–18 80102100111
2018–19 0000000000
Total 160103120221
Greenock Morton (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 16100411[lower-alpha 2]0212
Falkirk 2018–19 Scottish Championship 150000000150
2019–20 Scottish League One 7010201[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 220102010260
Queen's Park 2019–20 Scottish League Two 7100000071
2020–21 Scottish League Two 222103000262
Total 293103000333
Dumbarton 2021–22 Scottish League One 286103231359
2022–23 Scottish League Two 253313100315
2023–24 15 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 23 3
Career total 15116912159119323
  1. ↑ Appearances for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Dundee 4–1 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ross MacLean signs extension". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Davie, Scott (9 August 2017). "Ross County 2–3 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Mullen, Scott (11 August 2017). "Ross MacLean: My dream came true, it can for Motherwell too". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (20 June 2018). "Motherwell forward MacLean joins on loan". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Jonathan Mitchell (4 August 2018). "Match Report: Morton 2-2 Queen of the South". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Falkirk sign Motherwell's Ross MacLean and St Mirren's Ian McShane". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "McLean leaves Falkirk to join Queen's Park". Falkirk Herald. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - ROSS MACLEAN IS TODAY'S THIRD SIGNING". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SONS LOSE TO STENNY". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Crawford, Jack (15 April 2023). "CHUCKIE PENS NEW CONTRACT". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Jack (15 January 2024). "SQUAD UPDATE: ROSS MACLEAN". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "R.MacLean". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2016.


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