 McCormack playing for Aston Villa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross McCormack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1986[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers SABC[3] | |||
| 2002–2005 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Rangers | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Motherwell | 48 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Cardiff City | 74 | (25) |
| 2010–2014 | Leeds United | 144 | (53) |
| 2014–2016 | Fulham | 89 | (38) |
| 2016–2019 | Aston Villa | 20 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 17 | (14) |
| 2018–2019 | → Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Motherwell (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Aldershot Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Liversedge | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Doncaster City | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Scotland U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2007 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2016 | Scotland | 13 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 18 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Ross McCormack (born 18 August 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for English side Doncaster City, who play in the Central Midlands Alliance League North Division.
McCormack started his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers in 2002, where he made few appearances and was loaned to English League One side Doncaster Rovers in January 2006. At the end of the season he was released by Rangers and joined fellow SPL side Motherwell. Although his first season was disrupted by a long illness, he became a regular player and scorer in his second season there. In 2008 McCormack joined Championship club Cardiff City upon the expiry of his contract.
In 2010, he moved to Leeds United for a fee of around £350,000, eventually becoming their captain. In the 2013–14 season, he was the Championship top scorer with 28 goals, prompting a transfer to Fulham in July 2014 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 42 goals in 100 competitive appearances over two years at Fulham, and was signed by Aston Villa for a £12 million fee. He fell out of favour with Villa manager Steve Bruce and was loaned to Nottingham Forest, Melbourne City, Central Coast Mariners and Motherwell before being released in 2019.
McCormack played ten times for Scotland U21s, scoring three goals, and he was also capped once for the Scotland B team. He made his full international debut for Scotland in 2008 and has been capped 13 times overall, scoring twice.
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "SABC continue to create stars for the future". Youth Football Scotland. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2017.