Roddy MacGregor
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
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|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Queen's Park
|clubnumber = 14
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|years1 = 2018–2024
|clubs1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|caps1 = 77
|goals1 = 3
|years2 = 2024–
|clubs2 = Queen's Park
|caps2 = 24
|goals2 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2021–
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U21
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 11 June 2025
|ntupdate = 19:25, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
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Roddy MacGregor (born 21 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|QueensPa}} club Queen's Park.
Club career
=Inverness Caledonian Thistle=
MacGregor began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and was one of 10 youth players to turn professional with the club in May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/1474956/caley-thistle-sign-up-10-youth-players-on-professional-contracts/|title=Caley Thistle sign up 10 youth players on professional contracts|date=14 May 2018|accessdate=20 February 2019|author=Stuart Findley|publisher=The Press and Journal}} He made his senior debut on 17 November 2018, in a 3–3 league draw away at Queen of the South.
He made a "breakthrough" with the Inverness first team in the 2019–20 season,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/2526241/roddy-macgregor-knows-adding-goals-to-game-could-bag-him-caley-thistle-starting-spot/|title=Roddy MacGregor knows adding goals to game could bag him Caley Thistle starting spot}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/macgregor-targets-more-goals-for-caley-thistle-213562/|title=Roddy MacGregor targets more goals for Inverness Caley Thistle}} making 20 appearances in all competitions.
He scored his first goal for Inverness on 10 November 2020, in the Scottish League Cup, in a 3–3 draw with Raith Rovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/2647927/goal-will-take-a-huge-weight-off-roddy-macgregors-shoulders-caley-thistle-boss-john-robertson/|title=Goal will take a huge weight off Roddy MacGregor's shoulders - Caley Thistle boss John Robertson}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/caley-thistle-can-compete-against-the-best-in-league-says-roddy-macgregor-218229/|title=Inverness Caledonian Thistle can compete against the best in league says Roddy MacGregor}} He scored his first league goal on 4 December 2020, in a 3–0 victory against Queen of the South.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/inverness-caledonian-thistle/2713168/caley-thistles-roddy-macgregor-up-for-starting-challenge-after-goal-against-queen-of-the-south/|title=Caley Thistle's Roddy MacGregor up for starting challenge after goal against Queen of the South}}
=Queen's Park=
Roddy joined Scottish Championship Queen's Park on July 2 signing a 2 Year Deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/former-ict-star-signs-for-championship-club-354531/|title=CInverness Caley Thistle academy graduate Roddy MacGregor signs for Scottish Championship outfit Queen's Park|date=2 July 2024|website=The Inverness Courier}}
International career
On 25 May 2021, he received his first international call up, for the Scotland under-21 team for two friendlies against Northern Ireland alongside Inverness team-mates, Robbie Deas, Cameron Harper and Daniel MacKay.{{Cite web|title=Scot Gemmill names Under-21 squad for friendly double header {{!}} News {{!}} Scottish FA|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scot-gemmill-names-under-21-squad-for-friendly-double-header/?rid=14258|access-date=25 May 2021|website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}} MacGregor made his under-21 debut in the second game, coming on as a substitute for Josh McPake in the 72nd minute.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-under-21s-edge-northern-ireland-in-five-goal-friendly-clash/?rid=13925 |title=Scotland Under-21s edge Northern Ireland in five goal friendly clash |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |date=5 June 2021 |accessdate=5 June 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|21 April 2021}}
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Scottish Cup !colspan=2|Scottish League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|116304|2018|accessdate=30 November 2020}} |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|116304|2019|accessdate=30 November 2020}}
|Championship |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2{{Efn|Appearance(s) in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.}} | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|116304|2020|accessdate=30 November 2020}}
|Championship |22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|116304|2021|accessdate=30 November 2020}}
|Championship |21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2{{Efn|Appearance(s) in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.}} | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|116304|2022|accessdate=30 November 2020}}
|Championship |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|116304|2023|accessdate=30 November 2020}}
|Championship |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| rowspan=1|Queen's Park
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!77 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 6 |
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Honours
References
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{{Queen's Park F.C. squad}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Queen's Park F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Footballers from Inverness
Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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