Ross Campbell (born 3 July 1987) is a Scottish former

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. Campbell started his career with

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club Hibernian and represented Scotland at the under–20 and under–21 levels. He went on to play for

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club Ostersunds FK,

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and

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Career

Campbell was born in Edinburgh and grew up in

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in the Scottish Borders. He attended Peebles High School before signing for Hibernian. He broke into the ''Hibs'' first team under the management of

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and he made his debut on 15 January 2007 in a 2–0 victory against

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. Campbell was loaned out for a month to

in September 2008. He returned to

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having scored one goal in three substitute appearances for Dunfermline. Campbell signed for Swedish club Ostersunds FK after he was told by

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John Hughes that he was free to leave Hibs, even though he still had a year remaining of his contract. He left the club in 2010, and joined

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on trial. Campbell joined

in February 2010 until the end of the season. After leaving the ''Pars'' at the end of the 2009/10 season, Campbell signed for Dumbarton.

International

Campbell earned international recognition for Scotland under–20s against Canada under–20s on 27 March 2007, scoring both goals in a 2–1 victory. Campbell was subsequently selected for the 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada. He scored the only goal for Scotland in a 3–1 loss to Japan under–20s in

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References

External links

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Profile at dafc.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Ross 1987 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hibernian F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Östersunds FK players