Ethan Ross (footballer, born 2001)

For the English footballer, see Ethan Ross (footballer, born 1997).

Ethan Ross (born 15 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk. He has previously played for Aberdeen and had previous loan spells at Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers.

Ethan Ross

Personal information
Full name	Ethan Ross
Date of birth	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Inverurie, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Falkirk
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2019	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Aberdeen	8	(0)
2020	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Raith Rovers (loan)	11	(2)
2021–2024	Raith Rovers	32	(6)
2023–2024	→ Falkirk (loan)	31	(1)
2024–	Falkirk	36	(8)
International career‡
2017–2018	Scotland U17[1]	8	(1)
2018–2019	Scotland U18[2]	2	(1)
2019–	Scotland U19[3]	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2020

Career

Aberdeen

Ross joined Aberdeen when he was 10 years old,^[4][5] and was the captain of their Under-18 side. He made his first team debut for Aberdeen on 29 January 2019, coming off the bench at Stenhousemuir in a Scottish Cup replay.^[6] On 9 March 2019, he made his league debut, again coming off the bench in an away match against Celtic.^[7] He signed a new two-year contract in May 2019.^[8]

Ross joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan in January 2020.^[9][10]

Raith Rovers

In October 2020, Ross signed for Raith Rovers on loan.^[11] He was recalled by Aberdeen in January 2021.^[12] Ross was offered a new contract by Aberdeen, but he decided to leave the club at the end of the 2020/21 season.^[13]

On 14 October 2021, Ross signed for Raith Rovers on a permanent deal.^[14] Having failed to sign a contract at Southampton and agreeing a compensation fee with former club Aberdeen, he became an "immediate impact" at Raith scoring three goals in his first six matches.^[15]

Falkirk

In 2023, he joined Falkirk on a season-long loan deal, won Scottish League One and then signed on a permanent deal in June 2024.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2018-19[18]	Scottish Premiership	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2019-20[19]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2020-21[20]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
Aberdeen U21	2017-18	—			—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018-19[18]	—			—		—		—		1[a]	0	1	0
	2019-20[19]	—			—		—		—		1[a]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		2	0	2	0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2019-20[19]	Scottish Championship	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Raith Rovers (loan)	2020-21[20]	Scottish Championship	11	2	0	0	4	0	—		0	0	15	2
Raith Rovers	2021-22[21]	Scottish Championship	25	5	3	1	0	0	—		3[a]	1	31	7
	2022-23[22]	Scottish Championship	20	1	2	0	4	0	—		3[a]	0	29	1
	2023-24[23]	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	5	0
	Total		48	6	5	1	5	0	—		7	1	65	8
Falkirk (loan)	2023-24[23]	Scottish League One	31	1	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	33	2
Falkirk	2024-25[24]	Scottish Championship	27	5	1	0	6	1	—		1[a]	0	35	6
Career total			133	14	12	2	15	1	0	0	10	1	170	18

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Seb Ross who plays in midfield for Forfar Athletic F.C;^[25] their family runs a bakery business in Inverurie.^[26]

Honours

Raith Rovers

• Scottish Challenge Cup : 2021-22

Falkirk

• Scottish League One: 2023-24