Ross Caldwell (born 26 October 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

Darvel Darvel ( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...

. Caldwell has previously played for Hibernian,

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, St Mirren,

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

, Ayr United, Cowdenbeath,

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, and Blantyre Victoria.

Career

Caldwell, who was educated at

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, started playing football relatively late in childhood. He played for various boys teams before joining the youth system of Edinburgh professional club Hibernian (Hibs). Hibs manager

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added Caldwell to the first team squad soon after he took charge in November 2011. Caldwell was named as a substitute in a game against

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, but was prevented from playing because the match was abandoned. He made his senior debut on 10 December 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat against

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. Caldwell agreed a new two-year contract with Hibs in March 2012. 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. He made seven first team appearances in the early months of the 2013–14 season, but did not play for Hibs after 30 November. Caldwell was loaned to

in January 2014 for the rest of the season. He scored a goal in his first appearance for Alloa, in a 3–1 defeat against Queen of the South. 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. After limited appearances for the club, Caldwell terminated his contract by mutual consent on 9 January 2015. 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

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until the end of season 2014–15. He was released by Morton at the end of the season. In July 2015, Caldwell signed for Ayr United on a six-month deal. At the start of January 2016, Caldwell was released by Ayr United having made 22 appearances, scoring five times for the side. He subsequently signed for league rivals Cowdenbeath shortly after his released from Ayr. Caldwell left

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and just four months, signing for

in June 2016. Caldwell was released by the club on 30 May 2017, after one season at Glebe Park. On 3 October 2020, Caldwell announced that he had joined

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ahead of the upcoming season.

International

Caldwell was invited to a training camp of the

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in March 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

Morton *

: Winners 2014–15

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Ross 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