Ross Caldwell
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Darvel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Hibernian | 21 | (2) |
2014 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2014–2015 | St Mirren | 13 | (0) |
2015 | Greenock Morton | 17 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Ayr United | 17 | (4) |
2016 | Cowdenbeath | 16 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Brechin City | 27 | (5) |
2017 | East Kilbride | ||
2017–2020 | Blantyre Victoria | ||
2020– | Darvel | ||
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:00, 14 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2013 |
Ross Caldwell (born 26 October 1993)[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Darvel.
Caldwell has previously played for Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, St Mirren, Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City, and Blantyre Victoria.
Career
[edit]Caldwell, who was educated at Hamilton Grammar School, started playing football relatively late in childhood.[2] He played for various boys teams before joining the youth system of Edinburgh professional club Hibernian (Hibs).[2] Hibs manager Pat Fenlon added Caldwell to the first team squad soon after he took charge in November 2011.[3] Caldwell was named as a substitute in a game against Motherwell, but was prevented from playing because the match was abandoned.[3] He made his senior debut on 10 December 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Rangers.[citation needed] Caldwell agreed a new two-year contract with Hibs in March 2012.[4]
Caldwell was mainly used as a substitute during the 2012–13 season. In his second starting appearance for Hibs, he scored a match-winning goal against Hearts at Tynecastle on 12 May 2013.[5] He made seven first team appearances in the early months of the 2013–14 season, but did not play for Hibs after 30 November.[6] Caldwell was loaned to Alloa Athletic in January 2014 for the rest of the season.[6] He scored a goal in his first appearance for Alloa, in a 3–1 defeat against Queen of the South.[7]
Caldwell went on trial with St Mirren in July 2014 and subsequently signed a one-year contract with the club, with the option of a second year.[8] After limited appearances for the club, Caldwell terminated his contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2015.[9] In his time at the club, Caldwell made 15 appearances, scoring two goals.
On the same day Caldwell left St Mirren, he signed a contract with Scottish League One side Greenock Morton until the end of season 2014–15.[10] He was released by Morton at the end of the season.[11] In July 2015, Caldwell signed for Ayr United on a six-month deal.[12] At the start of January 2016, Caldwell was released by Ayr United[13] having made 22 appearances, scoring five times for the side. He subsequently signed for league rivals Cowdenbeath shortly after his released from Ayr.[14] Caldwell left Central Park and just four months, signing for Brechin City in June 2016.[15] Caldwell was released by the club on 30 May 2017, after one season at Glebe Park.[16]
On 3 October 2020, Caldwell announced that he had joined West of Scotland Football League side Darvel ahead of the upcoming season.[17]
International
[edit]Caldwell was invited to a training camp of the Scotland national under-19 football team in March 2011.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 30 May 2017 [19]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Hibernian | 2011–12[20] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012–13[21] | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
2013–14[22] | Premiership | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[22] | Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
St Mirren | 2014–15[23] | Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Greenock Morton | 2014–15[23] | League One | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
Ayr United | 2015–16[24] | League One | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 22 | 5 |
Cowdenbeath | 2015–16[24] | League One | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Brechin City | 2016–17[25] | League One | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[d] | 3 | 38 | 8 |
East Kilbride | 2017–18[26] | Lowland League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Blantyre Victoria | 2017–18 | West of Scotland League Central District, 1st Div. |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Total | 127 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 156 | 28 |
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
- ^ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the Championship play-offs
Honours
[edit]Morton
- Scottish League One: Winners 2014–15
References
[edit]- ^ "Ross Caldwell". Hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ a b McGilvray, Andrew (15 March 2012). "Hamilton footballer Ross Caldwell is making a name for himself at Hibs". Hamilton Advertiser. Scottish & Universal Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Fire's still burning for striker Ross". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Hibs sign Ross Caldwell for another two years". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (12 May 2013). "Hearts 1–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b McLauchlin, Brian (10 January 2014). "Alloa eye Rudi Skacel after landing Hibs' Ross Caldwell". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "New Alloa Athletic star Ross Caldwell hopes debut goal can help him push for first team start". Alloa Advertiser. Romanes Media Group. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ St Mirren: Ross Caldwell signs deal after leaving Hibernian, BBC Sport.
- ^ Ross Leaves Saints Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Official St Mirren website.
- ^ Player News Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Official Greenock Morton website.
- ^ "Contact (sic) Expiries – Players Departing". Greenock Morton F.C. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Double signing". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Players released". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "New signing". cowdenbeathfc.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Ross Caldwell joins City". brechincity.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Squad update". Brechin City FC. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "New Signing". Darvel FC. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Under-19 training camp squad". Scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Ross Caldwell at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ross Caldwell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Ross Caldwell at Soccerbase
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bellshill
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Scottish Premier League players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- People educated at Hamilton Grammar School
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- West of Scotland Football League players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Cowdenbeath F.C. players
- Brechin City F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen