Ethan Ross (footballer, born 1997)

Ethan Walker Ross (born 6 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two club Colchester United.

For the Scottish footballer, see Ethan Ross (footballer, born 2001).

Ethan Ross
Personal information
Full name Ethan Walker Ross[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Ashington, Northumberland , England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 29
Youth career
Arsenal
Cambridge United
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Worcester City (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 → Worcester City (loan) 26 (0)
2017 → Redditch United (loan) 20 (0)
2018– Colchester United 4 (0)
2019 → Maidstone United (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:14, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

He progressed at the youth system at Arsenal and Cambridge United before joining West Bromwich Albion. From here, he had two loan stints with National League North side Worcester City and then Southern League side Redditch United. He then joined Colchester United in 2018 and joined Maidstone United on loan in January 2019. He made his professional debut for Colchester in April 2019.

Career

Born in Ashington, Northumberland, [3] Ross came through the youth ranks at Arsenal and Cambridge United before joining West Bromwich Albion.[4] He had two loan periods at Worcester City, with his first stint with the National League North side in 2015–16 producing nine league and two cup appearances, and his second stint in 2016–17 appearing 26 times in the league, with one cup appearance.[2] He spent the 2017–18 season with Redditch United.[4] He made 20 appearances in the Southern League Premier Division and played five cup games between September and December.[5]

Ross was released by West Brom at the end of the 2017–18 season and agreed to join League Two club Colchester United on a two-year contract on 7 June 2018.[6] He joined National League side Maidstone United in an initial one-month loan deal on 4 January 2019.[7] He made his debut on 5 January in Maidstone's 2–1 victory at Hartlepool United.[8]

Ross made his professional debut on 22 April 2019 as a substitute during Colchester's League Two 1–1 draw with Yeovil Town after Dillon Barnes had been sent off for violent conduct. He kept a clean sheet during his 40-minutes on the pitch.[9] He made his full debut the following week, keeping a clean sheet in Colchester's 2–0 win against Milton Keynes Dons.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 December 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[11] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[12] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[13] Premier League 000000–00
Total 000000–00
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[2] National League South 9000–2[lower-alpha 1]0110
2016–17[2] National League South 26000–1[lower-alpha 1]0270
Total 35000–30380
Redditch United (loan) 2017–18[5] Southern League Premier Division 20010–4[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0250
Colchester United 2018–19[14] League Two 3000000030
2019–20[15] League Two 1000004[lower-alpha 4]050
Total 4000004080
Maidstone United (loan) 2018–19[14] National League 40––0040
Career total 6301000110750
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
  3. Appearances in Southern League Cup
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "E. Ross". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. "Ethan Ross – Goalkeeper". West Bromwich Albion FC. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "Ethan Ross". Redditch United FC. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. "Colchester United sign Ethan Ross from West Brom and Aaron Collins from Wolves". BBC Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. Hudson, Matt (4 January 2019). "Ross Joins Stones On Loan". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. "Hartlepool United 1–2 Maidstone United". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. "Yeovil Town v Colchester United". BBC Sport. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. "Colchester United 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  13. "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  14. "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  15. "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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