Ross Perry (born 7 February 1990) 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 ...

. He has previously played for Rangers,

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and

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Career

Perry's first appearance for Rangers came in a post-season friendly match against

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, coming on as a substitute for David Weir. This made him the first player born in the 1990s to play for the Rangers first team. Perry signed a two-year contract extension in October 2007. On 28 August 2009, he joined

on a season-long loan. On 11 February 2011, he joined

in another loan spell, until the end of the 2010–11 season. Perry made his professional Rangers debut in the

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on 13 August 2011, replacing

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in a match against Inverness CT. A week later, Perry was given his first start for Rangers, and played the full 90 minutes, helping keep a

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in a 3–0 win away to

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

. On 9 September 2011, Perry signed a new four-year contract with Rangers. Rangers entered administration in 2012 and were unable to agree a deal with its creditors. Perry agreed to transfer his contract. Perry suffered ankle ligament damage during a pre-season friendly which meant that he did not play at all during the 2013–14 season. His contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent in June 2014. In July 2014 Perry signed for

on a short-term deal.Raith Rovers recruit former Rangers defender Ross Perry
BBC Sport. He left when this expired in early January 2015. He signed a short-term contract with

in March 2015, however left the club in May 2015 without making any appearances. Perry then signed for

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side

in July 2015. He subsequently signed for

in 2016, where he spent one season before being released in May 2017. He signed for

in July 2017, after a year at the club he signed for

. Following an injury hit season with the Sons, Perry was released in May 2019 and signed for

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side

Career statistics

Honours

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(1):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Ross Living people 1990 births Scottish men's footballers Rangers F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Men's association football defenders Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players National League (English football) players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Footballers from Falkirk (council area) People educated at Denny High School West of Scotland Football League players