Ross Millen

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ross Millen

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|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|28|df=y}}

|birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

|height = {{height|m=1.88}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/ross-millen-dunfermline_2208034_64211 |title=Ross Millen | First Team | First Team | Squad | Dunfermline |access-date=2014-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709221710/http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/ross-millen-dunfermline_2208034_64211 |archive-date=2014-07-09 |url-status=dead }}

|position = Defender

|currentclub = Morecambe

|clubnumber = 22

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Clyde

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = St Mirren

|youthyears3 =

|youthclubs3 = Dunfermline Athletic

|years1 = 2013–2015

|clubs1 = Dunfermline Athletic

|caps1 = 60

|goals1 = 3

|years2 = 2015–2016

|clubs2 = Livingston

|caps2 = 9

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2016

|clubs3 = Clyde

|caps3 = 15

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2016–2018

|clubs4 = Queen's Park

|caps4 = 52

|goals4 = 8

|years5 = 2018–2021

|clubs5 = Kilmarnock

|caps5 = 25

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2021–2022

|clubs6 = Scunthorpe United

|caps6 = 20

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2022–2024

|clubs7 = Raith Rovers

|caps7 = 65

|goals7 = 1

|years8 = 2024–

|clubs8 = Morecambe

|caps8 = 17

|goals8 = 0

|club-update = 20:04, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

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Ross Millen (born 28 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{English football updater|Morecamb}} club Morecambe.

Millen has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Clyde, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and Scunthorpe United and Raith Rovers.

He is the son of former Ayr United, Kilmarnock, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical and St Mirren defender Andy Millen.

Career

Millen made his Dunfermline debut against Hamilton on 2 February 2013,{{cite web|title=Ross Millen on his debut|url=http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/20130209/ross-millen-on-his-debut_2207955_3070263|publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC|accessdate=20 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220753/http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/20130209/ross-millen-on-his-debut_2207955_3070263|archivedate=20 May 2014}} having played for the Dunfermline U20s team alongside team-mate Shaun Byrne. After the Pars went into administration, Millen featured regularly in the first-team, and scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, against Forfar in the First Division play-offs on 11 May 2013.{{cite web|title=Ross ready for role|url=http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/20140215/ross-ready-for-role_2207955_3668756|publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC|accessdate=20 May 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220814/http://www.dafc.co.uk/articles/20140215/ross-ready-for-role_2207955_3668756|archivedate=20 May 2014}} Millen scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over rivals Raith in a Scottish League Cup match on Tuesday 5 August 2014. His other three goals all came from the penalty spot against Brechin, Forfar & Greenock.

After leaving Dunfermline at the end of the 2014–15 season, Millen signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston in July 2015.{{cite web|title=Defensive duo jump aboard |date=2 July 2015 |url=http://livingstonfc.co.uk/defensive-duo-jump-aboard/ |publisher=livingstonfc.co.uk |accessdate=2 July 2015}} Millen stayed with the side for only six months, leaving in January 2016 in order to seek regular first-team football.{{cite web|title=McCallum returns as Millen departs |url=http://livingstonfc.co.uk/mccallum-returns-as-millen-departs/ |publisher=livingstonfc.co.uk |date=12 January 2016 |accessdate=12 January 2016}} Shortly after leaving Livingston, Millen signed a six-month contract with Clyde who he previously played for as a youth player.{{cite web|title=Millen In, Mitchell Out |url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2016/01/27/5072/#.Vqkb2iqLSUl |publisher=clydefc.co.uk |date=27 January 2016 |accessdate=27 January 2016}} At the end of his contract, Millen was released by the Cumbernauld side.{{cite web |url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2016/06/29/5214/#.V3TZ-LgrKUl |title=Players Moving On |publisher=Clyde FC |date=29 June 2016 |accessdate=29 June 2016}} At the beginning of July 2016, Millen was signed by Scottish League Two side Queen's Park, with whom his father Andy Millen finished his playing career with.{{cite web |url=http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/?p=15120 |title=Signing news |publisher=Queen's Park FC |date=2 July 2016 |accessdate=2 July 2016 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Millen signed a six-month deal with Kilmarnock in July 2018. He stayed at the club for just under 3 years before letting his contract expire in June 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=7435&ShowCat= |title=Ross Millen joins Killie on six-month contract |publisher=Kilmarnock FC |date=13 July 2018 |accessdate=13 July 2018}}

On 6 July 2021, Millen joined League Two side Scunthorpe United, signing a two-year deal following his release from Kilmarnock.{{cite web|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2021/july/ross-millen-joins-the-iron/|title=Ross Millen joins the Iron|website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=6 July 2021}}

Millen signed for Raith Rovers on a two-year deal on 14 June 2022.{{Cite web |last1=Club |first1=Raith Rovers Football |last2=media |date=2022-06-14 |title=Ross Millen Signs |url=https://www.raithrovers.net/ross-millen-signs/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Raith Rovers Football Club |language=en-GB}} On 7 March 2024 it was confirmed that Millen was training on his own and would no longer be selected to play for the club due to an 'internal matter'. Manager Ian Murray confirmed that he would remain contracted to the club until his contract expires{{Cite web |last=Goldthorp |first=Craig |date=7 March 2024 |title=Raith Rovers boss Ian Murray praises his squad's adaptability since defender Ross Millen has been frozen out and made to train in isolation due to 'internal matter' |url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/football/international/raith-rovers-boss-ian-murray-praises-his-squads-adaptability-since-defender-ross-millen-has-been-frozen-out-and-made-to-train-in-isolation-due-to-internal-matter-4547049 |access-date=15 March 2024 |website=Fife Today}} and was not to be loaned to another team.

MIllen was one of 15 free agents that signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3gr4nyjj84o |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Dunfermline Athletic \|2012–13 \|Scottish First Division \|11	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	16	1
2013–14 \|rowspan="2"\|Scottish League One \|22	1	4	0	2	0	2	0	30	1
2014–15 \|27	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	33	5
colspan="2"\|Total !60	3	8	2	3	0	8	2	79	7
Livingston \|2015–16 \|Scottish Championship \|9	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	14	0
Clyde \|2015–16 \|Scottish League Two \|15	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	18	0
rowspan="3"\|Queen's Park \|2016–17 \|rowspan="2"\|Scottish League One \|27	7	3	0	4	0	3	0	37	7
2017–18 \|25	1	1	0	4	1	3	0	33	2
colspan="2"\|Total !52	8	4	0	8	1	6	0	70	9
rowspan=4\|Kilmarnock \|2018–19 \|rowspan=3\|Scottish Premiership \|4	1	0	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	6	1
2019–20 \|4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2020–21 \|17	0	3	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	20	1
colspan=2\|Total !25	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	32	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !161	11	17	3	16	1	19	2	213	17