Ross Maciver
Ross Maciver (born 28 February 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Motherwell. He previously played for Ross County and spent time on loan at Wick Academy, Forfar Athletic and Elgin City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| 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– | Motherwell | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:39, 26 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Ross County
Maciver 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.[2]
Loans
In 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.[4]
In February 2019, Maciver joined Elgin City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5][6]
Motherwell
Ahead 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.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 February 2020[8]
| 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 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forfar (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Elgin (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League Two | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Motherwell | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "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.
- "Ross Maciver Statistics". Soccerbase. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.