Ross MacIver (born 28 February 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Falkirk. He previously played for Ross County, Motherwell and Partick Thistle, and has spent time on loan at Wick Academy, Forfar Athletic, Elgin City, Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Ross County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Ross County | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Wick Academy (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Elgin City (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Motherwell | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Partick Thistle | 17 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Alloa Athletic | 46 | (6) |
| 2023– | Falkirk | 44 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 17 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRoss County
editMacIver came through the Ross County Academy and 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. He made his first team debut in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup third round against Montrose coming on for the last 13 minutes of the match and taking home the man of the match reward for his outstanding efforts.[2]
Loans
editIn January 2017, MacIver was loaned out to Highland Football League Club Wick Academy until the end of the season.[3] On 26 January 2018, along with teammate Russell Dingwall, he was loaned to Scottish League One team Forfar Athletic until the end of the season. MacIver went on to score one goal in ten games for the club which caught the attention of premier league sides such as Aberdeen and Kilmarnock who were in desperate need of a predator type attacker.[4]
In February 2019, MacIver joined Elgin City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5][6]
Motherwell
editAhead of the 2019–20 season, having been released by Ross County, MacIver signed for Motherwell.[1] He made his debut as a substitute on 26 December 2019, away to his former club Ross County, scoring Motherwell's equalising goal in a 2–1 win. This ended up being the only goal of his senior Motherwell career. In other performances he ran around efficiently which was highly commended by the Steelmen faithful .[7]
MacIver joined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan in September 2020,[8] but was recalled by Motherwell in January 2021.[9] He was then loaned to Partick Thistle in March 2021.[10] MacIver scored his first goal for Thistle in a 2–0 win away to Dumbarton, which sent Thistle top of League One.[11]
Partick Thistle
editMacIver joined Partick Thistle on a permanent basis after winning the League One title with the club, signing a one-year deal.[12] On 28 February 2022, MacIver joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[13]
Alloa Athletic
editAfter a successful loan spell MacIver joined Alloa Athletic on a permanent deal after being released by Partick Thistle.[14]
Falkirk
editMcIver started his Falkirk career in red hot form netting in his first 2 league cup games including one against his former side Partick Thistle. He silenced the jags fans with a classy finish.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 30 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ross County Under 20s | 2016–17[15] | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ross County | 2017–18[16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[17] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forfar (loan) | 2017–18[16] | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Elgin (loan) | 2018–19[17] | Scottish League Two | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Motherwell | 2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020–21[19] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Scottish Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Scottish League One | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Partick Thistle | 2021–22[citation needed] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Total | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Falkirk | 2023–24 | Scottish League One | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 18 |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 187 | 38 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
edit- Partick Thistle
- Falkirk
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ross MacIver player profile". Motherwell F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Ross County Vs. Montrose". SPFL. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Ross MacIver Signs Loan Deal". Wick Academy FC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Russell Dingwall and Ross MacIver complete loan move to Forfar". Ross County FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Ross MacIver loaned to Elgin City FC". Ross County F.C. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Skinner, Andy (26 February 2019). "MacIver aims to grasp senior opportunity with Elgin". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Mullen, Scott (26 December 2019). "Ross County 1–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "MORTON MOVE FOR MacIver". spfl.co.uk. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Dodds, Christopher (8 January 2021). "Morton loanee MacIver recalled by parent club Motherwell". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Goldthorp, Craig (15 March 2021). "Yusuf Hussain and Ross MacIver depart Motherwell until summer". Motherwell Times. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Dumbarton v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club". Partick Thistle FC.
- ^ "Ross MacIver joins Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season". Partick Thistle FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Ross MacIver joins Alloa as Brian Rice continues summer business". Alloa Adviser. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Ross MacIver in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.