Ethan Ross (footballer, born 1997)

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 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Altrincham
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)
2018–2020 Colchester United 4 (0)
2019 → Maidstone United (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2021 → Weymouth (loan) 26 (0)
2021–2023 Stockport County 7 (0)
2022 → Aldershot Town (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → York City (loan) 31 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 14 (0)
2023– Altrincham 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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. He left Colchester to join Lincoln City in July 2020.

Career

Born in Enfield, London,[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]

On 24 July 2020, Ross signed for League One club Lincoln City on a one-year deal.[11] He would be loaned to Weymouth on 5 January 2021 until the end of the season.[12] On the 4 June 2021, it was announced that he would be leaving at the expiration of his Lincoln City contract.[13]

On 8 July 2021, Ross signed a three-year deal at National League side Stockport County.[14] On 19 March 2022, Ross joined fellow National League side, Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[15]

On 1 July 2022, Ross joined York City on loan for the 2022–23 season.[16] He made his debut and kept his first clean sheet for the Minstermen in a 2–0 win over Woking[17]

In July 2023, Ross joined National League club Altrincham on a season-long loan deal.[18] The move was made permanent on 13 October 2023.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Worcester City (loan) 2015–16[2] National League North 9 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 11 0
2016–17[2] National League North 26 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 27 0
Total 35 0 0 0 — 3 0 38 0
Redditch United (loan) 2017–18[5] Southern League
Premier Division 		20 0 1 0 — 4[a][b][c] 0 25 0
Colchester United 2018–19[23] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2019–20[24] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 4[d] 0 5 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Maidstone United (loan) 2018–19[23][2] National League 4 0 — — 1[a] 0 5 0
Lincoln City 2020–21[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 2 0
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 26 0 0 0 — 0 0 26 0
Stockport County 2021–22[2] National League 7 0 3 0 — 2[a] 0 12 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 9 0 — — — 9 0
York City (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 31 0 1 0 — 0 0 32 0
Career total 136 0 5 0 0 0 16 0 157 0
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Southern League Cup
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "E. Ross". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Ethan Ross – Goalkeeper". West Bromwich Albion FC. Retrieved 10 June 2018.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "Ethan Ross: Lincoln City sign goalkeeper from Colchester". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Ethan Ross Departs On Loan". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Imps announce retained list". Lincoln City F.C. 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ "County sign 'keeper Ross". Stockport County F.C. 4 June 2021.
  15. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Ross!". Aldershot Town F.C. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Ethan Ross joins on loan from Stockport". York City F.C. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  17. ^ "York City vs. Woking - 6 August 2022". Soccerway. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Goalkeeper Ross makes loan move". www.stockportcounty.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  19. ^ "What a boost for Alty". altrinchamfc.com. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Ethan Ross in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.