Ross Laidlaw (born 12 July 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ross County. He has previously played for Raith Rovers, Elgin City, Hibernian and Dundee United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Livingston, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raith Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Raith Rovers | 32 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Elgin City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Hibernian | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dundee United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Ross County | 127 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 3 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRaith Rovers
editLaidlaw began his playing career for the Raith Rovers under-19 side. He progressed to the senior side and appeared on bench on two occasions during the 2010–11 season.[2] He featured in pre-season friendly matches in advance of the 2011–12 season, the final of which was against Southend United in a scoreless draw.[3] Following the departure of Andrew McNeil he became the regular back-up goalkeeper to David McGurn.[4][5]
However he suffered a setback, injuring his knee, with Raith having to sign Ludovic Roy as a temporary replacement.[5] After recovering from injury, Laidlaw made his senior debut on 3 March 2012, keeping a clean sheet in a 5–0 home victory against Greenock Morton.[6]
On 22 January 2015, he joined Elgin City on loan.[7] His last game for Elgin was in April 2015, a 5–4 defeat against Annan Athletic.[8] Laidlaw returned to Raith after this loan spell, but failed to displace Kevin Cuthbert as first-choice goalkeeper.[8] In December 2015 he suffered a torn kidney, which kept him out of action for the rest of the season. Laidlaw left Raith at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Hibernian
editOn 6 July 2016, Laidlaw signed a one-year contract with Hibernian.[9] He made his first appearance for Hibernian in the second leg of a Europa League qualifier against Brondby.[8] Laidlaw kept a clean sheet as Hibs won 1–0 in the second leg, but were knocked out of the competition after a penalty shootout.[8] Although he mainly served as a backup to Ofir Marciano during the 2016–17 season, Laidlaw made 18 first team appearances.[10]
He signed a two-year contract with Hibs in May 2017.[10] Laidlaw temporarily took over as first choice goalkeeper in September, as Marciano missed one game due to him observing Yom Kippur.[11] He injured a shoulder in November, and this eventually required surgery.[12] Laidlaw returned to first-team training in June 2018.[13] He made his first appearance since injury on 9 August, in a Europa League qualifier against Molde.[14]
Laidlaw moved on loan to Championship club Dundee United in January 2019.[15] In May 2019, Hibs announced that Laidlaw would be released at the end of the season.[16]
Ross County
editOn 30 May 2019 Laidlaw signed for newly promoted Scottish Premiership team Ross County on a two-year contract.[17] On 13 July 2019, he made his debut for Ross County against Montrose in the Scottish League Cup. After winning Ross County's player of the year award for the 2020-21 season Laidlaw signed a new two year contract with the club.[18] On 3 January 2023 Laidlaw singled a three-and-a-half year contract keeping him at County until the summer of 2026. [19]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 January 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 2011–12 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Elgin City (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hibernian | 2016–17[note 1] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[note 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross County | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 127 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 229 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
editRaith Rovers
Hibernian
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Laidlaw against Brøndby on 21 July 2016.
- ^ Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Laidlaw against Molde on 9 August 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Ross County FC - 1. Ross Laidlaw - Ross County Football Club". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ross Laidlaw". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Southend 0 Raith Rovers 0". southendunited.co.uk. Southend United FC. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Keeper Andy McNeil signs on". www.livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Division One: Ross Co v Raith Rovers preview". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 5-0 Morton". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "A Great Opportunity for Ross". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Lamont, Alasdair (24 July 2016). "Ross Laidlaw surprise at Hibs bow against Brondby in Europa League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "ROSS LAIDLAW JOINS HIBERNIAN". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Five Renew Contracts For Next Season". Hibernian FC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Davie, Scott (23 September 2017). "Ross County 0–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (22 December 2017). "Hibernian: Ross Laidlaw surgery leaves Neil Lennon looking for keeper". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Hardie, David (29 June 2018). "Ross Laidlaw: I'm fit and ready to play for Hibs in Europe". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Hardie, David (9 August 2018). "Hibs 0, Molde 0: Goals dry up but tie in the balance". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Dundee United: Championship club sign Ross Laidlaw on loan from Hibernian". BBC Sport. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "CONFIRMED PLAYER DEPARTURES". Hibernian FC. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Ross County sign goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw on pre-contract deal". Press and Journal. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Ross County goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw signs new contract to stay at club". Ross-shire Journal. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Laidlaw signs new Staggies deal". Ross County FC. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (15 April 2017). "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
edit- Ross Laidlaw at Soccerbase
