Ross McCormack was born on 18 August 1986 and is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Aldershot Town.
27 Facts About Ross McCormack
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In 2008 Ross McCormack joined Championship club Cardiff City upon the expiry of his contract.
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Ross McCormack 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.
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Ross McCormack played ten times for Scotland U21s, scoring three goals, and he was capped once for the Scotland B team.
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Ross McCormack made his full international debut for Scotland in 2008 and has been capped 13 times overall, scoring twice.
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Ross McCormack's opportunities were limited in a Rangers side when Dado Prso and Nacho Novo returned from injury and the club signed Kris Boyd from Kilmarnock in January 2006.
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On his arrival, Ross McCormack stated that one of the biggest reasons that persuaded him to sign for the club, alongside the chance to play first-team football and the group of Scottish players on the club's books, was the presence of his idol Robbie Fowler, only for the former England international to leave the club soon after.
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Ross McCormack finished the season as the club's top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions and joint second place Championship top scorer.
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On 23 July 2009 it was reported Ross McCormack handed in a transfer request.
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Ross McCormack finished the season as the club's top scorer.
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On 16 January 2014, Ross McCormack was named club captain after Rodolph Austin stepped down from the role.
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Ross McCormack was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year, and named the LUDO Player of the Year and the LUSC Player of the Year, as well as the Yorkshire Evening Post Player of the Year.
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At the club's annual awards ceremony, Ross McCormack won the Fans Player of the Year award, Players Player of the Year award and the Goal of the Season Award for his strike against Sheffield Wednesday.
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Ross McCormack signed for newly relegated Championship team Fulham on 8 July 2014.
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Ross McCormack received the majority of the fans' votes for Fulham's Player of the Season.
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Ross McCormack retained the club's award the following season, with nearly three-quarters of the votes cast, and was included in the Championship PFA Team of the Year and beaten only by top scorer Andre Gray as the league's Player of the Season.
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Ross McCormack scored 23 times over the season in addition to nine assists.
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On 21 January 2017, Villa manager Steve Bruce revealed that Ross McCormack had been dropped from the first team squad for "continually missing training", adding that "he ishere near fit enough to play and be involved".
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On 20 September 2018, Ross McCormack signed a one-year loan deal with A-League club Central Coast Mariners FC.
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Ross McCormack played alongside the Olympic sprinting champion Usain Bolt for Central Coast, and assisted Bolt's first goal in an official football match.
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On 5 January 2019, Ross McCormack was recalled by Aston Villa; he made just five appearances for the Mariners, scoring once.
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On 18 September 2020, Ross McCormack signed for National League club Aldershot Town.
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Ross McCormack made his debut for the Scotland U21 in 2006.
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Ross McCormack was called up again in March 2009 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and Iceland.
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Ross McCormack received a call-up to Gordon Strachan's first Scotland squad for the friendly against Estonia in February 2013 but pulled out of the squad after suffering an illness.
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On 27 October 2009, Ross McCormack was arrested in Cardiff Bay on a drink-driving charge after crashing his Range Rover into metal railings in the early hours of the morning.
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Ross McCormack married model Courtney St John in Marbella in June 2016.