Russell Dingwall

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Russell Dingwall

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|06|26|df=y}}

|birth_place = Inverness, Scotland

|height =

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub = Elgin City

|clubnumber = 7

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017

|youthclubs1 = Ross County

|years1 = 2017–2019

|clubs1 = Ross County

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2018

|clubs2 = → Forfar Athletic (loan)

|caps2 = 14

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2019

|clubs3 = → Stenhousemuir (loan)

|caps3 = 12

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2019–

|clubs4 = Elgin City

|caps4 = 186

|goals4 = 32

|club-update = 01:02, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

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Russell Dingwall (born 26 June 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|ElginCty}} club Elgin City. Dingwall has also previously played for Ross County as well as Forfar Athletic and Stenhousemuir on loan.

Career

=Ross County=

Dingwall 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 and after interest from clubs such as Valencia this earned him a professional contract with the club in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/contract-extension-development-squad-players-sign-one-year-extension/|website=Ross County F.C.|title=CONTRACT EXTENSION: Development Squad players sign one year extension|accessdate=24 January 2018}} He made his professional debut for Ross County coming off the bench to replace Jim O'Brien against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on 20 May 2017, playing the final seven minutes of the match. He received the man of the match award for this brief cameo.{{cite web|title="Dingwall Debut"|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/russell-dingwall/845932|website=sofascore|accessdate=20 May 2017}}

=Forfar (loan)=

On 26 January 2018 Dingwall joined Scottish League 1 side Forfar Athletic for the rest of the season along with teammate Ross Maciver.{{cite web|title=Russell Dingwall and Ross Maciver complete loan move to Forfar|url=http://rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/russell-dingwall-and-ross-maciver-complete-loan-move-to-forfar/|website=Ross County FC|accessdate=26 January 2018}}

Personal life

Russell's brother Tony is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Brora Rangers.{{Cite web |url=https://brorarangers.football/2022/03/04/tony-dingwall-signs/ |title=Tony Dingwall signs |publisher=Brora Rangers FC |date=4 March 2022 |accessdate=4 March 2022}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 10 May 2025}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

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!Apps

Goals

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Goals

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Goals

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Goals
rowspan="3"|Ross County Under 20s

|2016–17{{soccerbase season|93355|2016|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

|rowspan="2"|—

|0

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2017–18{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

|0

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colspan=2|Total

!0

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rowspan="4"|Ross County

|2016–17{{soccerbase season|93355|2016|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

|rowspan="2"|Scottish Premiership

|1

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2017–18{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

|0

000000000
2018–19{{soccerbase season|93355|2018|accessdate=29 July 2018}}

|Scottish Championship

|0

000001Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup010
colspan=2|Total

!1

000001020
Forfar Athletic (loan)

|2017–18{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}

|rowspan=2|Scottish League One

|14

1000000141
Stenhousemuir (loan)

|2018–19{{soccerbase season|93355|2018|accessdate=24 January 2019}}

|12

0100010140
rowspan=7|Elgin City

|2019–20{{soccerbase season|93355|2019|accessdate=24 October 2021}}

|rowspan=6|Scottish League Two

|27

0204150381
2020–21{{soccerbase season|93355|2020|accessdate=24 October 2021}}

|22

510412Appearances in the League One play-offs0296
2021–22{{soccerbase season|93355|2021|accessdate=24 October 2021}}

|36

1204020441
2022–23{{soccerbase season|93355|2022|accessdate=1 June 2025}}

|36

114121424615
2023–24{{soccerbase season|93355|2023|accessdate=1 June 2025}}

|31

6004120377
2024–25{{soccerbase season|93355|2024|accessdate=1 June 2025}}

|34

930304Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the League One play-offs14410
colspan=2|Total

!186

3212121419323840
colspan="3"|Career total

!187

3212121423324340

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References