Ross Millen

Ross Millen
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 22
Youth career
Clyde
St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Dunfermline Athletic 60 (3)
2015–2016 Livingston 9 (0)
2016 Clyde 15 (0)
2016–2018 Queen's Park 52 (8)
2018–2021 Kilmarnock 25 (1)
2021–2022 Scunthorpe United 20 (0)
2022–2024 Raith Rovers 65 (1)
2024– Morecambe 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Ross Millen (born 28 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Morecambe.

Millen has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Livingston, Clyde, Queen's Park, Kilmarnock and Scunthorpe United and Raith Rovers.

He is the son of former Ayr United, Kilmarnock, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical and St Mirren defender Andy Millen.

Career

Millen made his Dunfermline debut against Hamilton on 2 February 2013,[2] having played for the Dunfermline U20s team alongside team-mate Shaun Byrne. After the Pars went into administration, Millen featured regularly in the first-team, and scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, against Forfar in the First Division play-offs on 11 May 2013.[3] Millen scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over rivals Raith in a Scottish League Cup match on Tuesday 5 August 2014. His other three goals all came from the penalty spot against Brechin, Forfar & Greenock.

After leaving Dunfermline at the end of the 2014–15 season, Millen signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston in July 2015.[4] Millen stayed with the side for only six months, leaving in January 2016 in order to seek regular first-team football.[5] Shortly after leaving Livingston, Millen signed a six-month contract with Clyde who he previously played for as a youth player.[6] At the end of his contract, Millen was released by the Cumbernauld side.[7] At the beginning of July 2016, Millen was signed by Scottish League Two side Queen's Park, with whom his father Andy Millen finished his playing career with.[8]

Millen signed a six-month deal with Kilmarnock in July 2018. He stayed at the club for just under 3 years before letting his contract expire in June 2021.[9]

On 6 July 2021, Millen joined League Two side Scunthorpe United, signing a two-year deal following his release from Kilmarnock.[10]

Millen signed for Raith Rovers on a two-year deal on 14 June 2022.[11] On 7 March 2024 it was confirmed that Millen was training on his own and would no longer be selected to play for the club due to an 'internal matter'. Manager Ian Murray confirmed that he would remain contracted to the club until his contract expires[12] and was not to be loaned to another team.

MIllen was one of 15 free agents that signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted.[13]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2021[14]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 Scottish First Division 11 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 16 1
2013–14 Scottish League One 22 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 30 1
2014–15 27 2 3 2 1 0 2 1 33 5
Total 60 3 8 2 3 0 8 2 79 7
Livingston 2015–16 Scottish Championship 9 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 14 0
Clyde 2015–16 Scottish League Two 15 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 0
Queen's Park 2016–17 Scottish League One 27 7 3 0 4 0 3 0 37 7
2017–18 25 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 33 2
Total 52 8 4 0 8 1 6 0 70 9
Kilmarnock 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 4 1 0 0 2 0 — 6 1
2019–20 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 17 0 3 1 0 0 — 20 1
Total 25 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 32 2
Career total 161 11 17 3 16 1 19 2 213 17

References

  1. ^ "Ross Millen | First Team | First Team | Squad | Dunfermline". Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Ross Millen on his debut". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Ross ready for role". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Defensive duo jump aboard". livingstonfc.co.uk. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "McCallum returns as Millen departs". livingstonfc.co.uk. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Millen In, Mitchell Out". clydefc.co.uk. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Players Moving On". Clyde FC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Signing news". Queen's Park FC. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Ross Millen joins Killie on six-month contract". Kilmarnock FC. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Ross Millen joins the Iron". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ Club, Raith Rovers Football; media (14 June 2022). "Ross Millen Signs". Raith Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ Goldthorp, Craig (7 March 2024). "Raith Rovers boss Ian Murray praises his squad's adaptability since defender Ross Millen has been frozen out and made to train in isolation due to 'internal matter'". Fife Today. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ Ross Millen at Soccerbase