Ross MacLean
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ross MacLean
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|03|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bellshill, Scotland
| height =
| currentclub = Forfar Athletic
| clubnumber = 7
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Motherwell
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = → Greenock Morton (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Falkirk
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Queen's Park
| caps4 = 22
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2024
| clubs5 = Dumbarton
| caps5 = 68
| goals5 = 12
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Forfar Athletic
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 00:53, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
}}
Ross MacLean (born 13 March 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|ForfarAt}} side Forfar Athletic. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30663703|title=Dundee 4–1 Motherwell|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|website=bbc.co.uk}}
On 7 December 2016, MacLean signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Motherwell.{{cite web|title=Ross MacLean signs extension|url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=56826|website=motherwellfc.co.uk|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|access-date=7 December 2016|date=7 December 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Ross County 2–3 Motherwell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40831241|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Davie|first=Scott|date=9 August 2017|access-date=14 August 2017|website=bbc.co.uk}}{{cite web|title=Ross MacLean: My dream came true, it can for Motherwell too|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15466972.Ross_MacLean__My_dream_came_true__it_can_for_Motherwell_too/|publisher=Evening Times|last=Mullen|first=Scott|date=11 August 2017|access-date=14 August 2017|website=eveningtimes.co.uk}}
MacLean was loaned to Greenock Morton in June 2018 for the 2018–19 season;{{cite news|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/06/20/motherwell-forward-maclean-joins-on-loan/|title=Motherwell forward MacLean joins on loan|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=20 June 2018|access-date=21 June 2018|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|website=gmfc.net}} scoring for the club on his league debut against Queen of the South.{{cite web|url=https://gmfc.net/2018/08/04/match-report-morton-2-2-queen-of-the-south/|title=Match Report: Morton 2-2 Queen of the South|publisher=Greenock Morton F.C.|date=4 August 2018|access-date=6 August 2018|author=Jonathan Mitchell|website=gmfc.net}}
MacLean signed for Falkirk in January 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46748659 |title=Falkirk sign Motherwell's Ross MacLean and St Mirren's Ian McShane |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2019 |access-date=3 January 2019}} He left Falkirk in January 2020 and signed for Queen's Park.{{cite news |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/mclean-leaves-falkirk-to-join-queen-s-park-1-5080279 |title=McLean leaves Falkirk to join Queen's Park |newspaper=Falkirk Herald |date=23 January 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020}} After winning the 2020–21 Scottish League Two title with the Spiders, MacLean signed a two-year deal with Dumbarton in June 2021{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club - ROSS MACLEAN IS TODAY'S THIRD SIGNING|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4950|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.dumbartonfootballclub.com}} scoring on his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Stenhousemuir.{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club - SONS LOSE TO STENNY|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=5015|access-date=2021-07-15|website=www.dumbartonfootballclub.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Jack |date=2023-04-15 |title=CHUCKIE PENS NEW CONTRACT |url=https://dumbartonfootballclub.com/chuckie-pens-new-contract/ |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Dumbarton Football Club |language=en-US}} In January 2024 he announced he would be taking a leave of absence from the Sons after a change in his working circumstances.{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Jack |date=2024-01-15 |title=SQUAD UPDATE: ROSS MACLEAN |url=https://dumbartonfootballclub.com/squad-update-ross-maclean/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Dumbarton Football Club |language=en-US}} He officially left the club in June 2024, joining Forfar Athletic for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web |last=Coutts |first=Christopher |title=Ross MacLean heads to Station Park |url=https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/item/5933-ross-maclean-heads-to-station-park |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=www.forfarathletic.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
Career statistics
{{updated|21:06, 23 December 2023 (UTC)}}{{cite web|title=R.MacLean|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ross-maclean/390967/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=19 July 2016}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Motherwell
|rowspan="5"|Scottish Premiership |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2Appearances for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Greenock Morton (loan)
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Falkirk
|Scottish Championship |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Queen's Park
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| rowspan="4" |Dumbarton
|28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2022–23
| rowspan="2" |Scottish League Two |25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2023–24
|15 |3 |2 |0 |4 |0 |2 |0 |23 |3 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!68 !12 !6 !1 !10 !3 !5 !1 !89 !17 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!151 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 193 | 23 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/players/under-20s/ross-mclean/ Ross MacLean profile] at Motherwell FC official website
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Forfar Athletic F.C. squad}}
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Footballers from Bellshill
Category:Queen's Park F.C. players
Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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