Ross Doohan (born 29 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[1]

Ross Doohan
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Aberdeen
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Celtic 0 (0)
2015Cumbernauld Colts (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018Greenock Morton (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019Ayr United (loan) 36 (0)
2019–2020Ayr United (loan) 27 (0)
2020–2021Ross County (loan) 5 (0)
2021Dundee United (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022Tranmere Rovers (loan) 30 (0)
2022–2023 Tranmere Rovers 25 (0)
2023 Forest Green Rovers 19 (0)
2023– Aberdeen 1 (0)
International career
2013 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2017 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2018–2020 Scotland U21 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:27, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Celtic

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Doohan began his career with Celtic, spending time on loan with Cumbernauld Colts in October 2015,[2] where he made 4 appearances in all competitions.[3] He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in August 2017,[4][5] returning to Celtic in January 2018, having failed to make any senior appearances whilst at Greenock.[6]

After signing a new four-year contract with Celtic, he moved on loan to Ayr United in July 2018,[7] making his senior debut on 14 July 2018 in a Scottish League Cup game against former club Greenock Morton.[8][9] Having played for Ayr for the whole of the 2018–19 season, Doohan rejoined Ayr on loan for a second spell in July 2019.[10]

In July 2020 he was linked with a third spell at Ayr.[11] On 1 August 2020 he signed for Ross County on a season-long loan.[12] With Ross Laidlaw largely preferred in goal, he made only five appearances for Ross County and returned to Celtic in January 2021.[13] He then joined Dundee United on an emergency loan in April 2021 following an injury to their first choice goalkeeper, Benjamin Siegrist.[14]

Tranmere Rovers

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In August 2021 he moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers.[15] The transfer became permanent in July 2022.[16]

Forest Green Rovers

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He transferred to Forest Green Rovers in January 2023.[17]

Aberdeen

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He transferred to Aberdeen in July 2023.[18]

International career

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Doohan represented Scotland at various youth international levels.[19]

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[20] he played in the third place play-off match, as Scotland won the bronze medal.[21] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[22] Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[23] he played as the team lost to Turkey in a penalty shoot-out for third-place.[24]

Career statistics

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As of 21 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2015–16[25] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[26] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2017–18[27] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[8] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[28] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[29] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[30] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Cumbernauld Colts (loan) 2015–16[3] Lowland League 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Greenock Morton (loan) 2017–18[27] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayr United (loan) 2018–19[8] Scottish Championship 36 0 2 0 6 0 3[c] 0 47 0
Ayr United (loan) 2019–20[28] Scottish Championship 27 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 33 0
Ross County (loan) 2020–21[29] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Dundee United (loan) 2020–21[29] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2021–22[30] EFL League Two 30 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 0
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[31] EFL League One 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Aberdeen 2023–24[32] Scottish Premiership 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2024–25[33] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 122 0 9 0 12 0 9 0 152 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  2. ^ Appearance in the South of Scotland Cup.
  3. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ross Doohan at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Profile". Cumbernauld Colts F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "(2015/2016) Senior Squad – Appearance Information". Cumbernauld Colts F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ Mark Henderson (17 August 2017). "Ross Doohan moves to Greenock Morton on loan". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ Graeme McGarry (17 August 2017). "Morton expect Celtic kid Ross Doohan to push for first-team after sealing loan". Scotland Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ Jonathan Mitchell (4 January 2018). "GOALKEEPER ROSS DOOHAN RETURNS TO CELTIC". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Ross Doohan joins Ayr United on season-long loan". Celtic F.C. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ^ Stewart McConnell (18 July 2018). "Ayr United on loan goalie Ross Doohan has high hopes". Ayr Advertiser. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Ross Doohan: Celtic goalkeeper rejoins Ayr Utd on loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Celtic need new number one for this season but Ross Doohan could be future Parkhead star". Glasgow Times.
  12. ^ "Ross Doohan: Celtic goalkeeper joins Ross County on loan". 1 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ Skinner, Andy (13 January 2021). "Ross County looking for new goalkeeper after Ross Doohan returns to Celtic". The Press and Journal. Aberdeen. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  14. ^ Temple, Alan (24 April 2021). "Dundee United sign Celtic goalkeeper Ross Doohan on emergency loan as Benjamin Siegrist is 'likely' ruled out for the season". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Tranmere sign Celtic keeper Doohan on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Tranmere re-sign goalkeeper Doohan from Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Forest Green sign Tranmere goalkeeper Doohan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Doohan is a Don" – via www.afc.co.uk.
  19. ^ Ross Doohan at the Scottish Football Association
  20. ^ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish Football Association. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3–0 win". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ^ "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  29. ^ a b c "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  32. ^ "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Ross Doohan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2024.