{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ross MacIver | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|02|28|df=y}}<ref name=profile/> | birth_place = Inverness, Scotland<ref name=profile/> | height = {{convert|1.89|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=R. MacIver |url=https://falkirkfc.co.uk/player/r-maciver/ |access-date=12 April 2026 |publisher=Falkirk FC |language=en-GB}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = Falkirk | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 | youthclubs1 = Ross County | years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Ross County | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → Wick Academy (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → Forfar Athletic (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Elgin City (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Motherwell | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = → Greenock Morton (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = → Partick Thistle (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Partick Thistle | caps8 = 17 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = → Alloa Athletic (loan) | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2022–2023 | clubs10 = Alloa Athletic | caps10 = 36 | goals10 = 6 | years11 = 2023– | clubs11 = Falkirk | caps11 = 67 | goals11 = 20 | club-update = 20 May 2026 }}
'''Ross MacIver''' (born 28 February 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Scottish football updater|Falkirk}} club Falkirk. He previously played for Ross County, Motherwell and Partick Thistle, and has spent time on loan at Wick Academy, Forfar Athletic, Elgin City, Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic.
==Career== ===Ross County=== MacIver came through the Ross County Academy and was part of the Ross County Under-20s team that won the 2016–17 SPFL Development League for the first time in the club's history. He made his first team debut in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup third round against Montrose coming on for the last 13 minutes of the match and taking home the man of the match reward for his outstanding efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spfl.co.uk/league/challenge-cup/results/1023436|title=Ross County Vs. Montrose|publisher=SPFL|accessdate=13 October 2018|date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
====Loans==== In January 2017, MacIver was loaned out to Highland Football League Club Wick Academy until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wick-academy.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2071&Itemid=9|title=Ross MacIver Signs Loan Deal|publisher=Wick Academy FC|accessdate=28 January 2017|date=28 January 2017}}</ref> On 26 January 2018, along with teammate Russell Dingwall, he was loaned to Scottish League One team Forfar Athletic until the end of the season. MacIver went on to score one goal in ten games for the club which caught the attention of premier league sides such as Aberdeen and Kilmarnock who were in desperate need of a predator type attacker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/russell-dingwall-and-ross-MacIver-complete-loan-move-to-forfar/|title=Russell Dingwall and Ross MacIver complete loan move to Forfar|publisher=Ross County FC|accessdate=26 January 2018|date=26 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013600/http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/russell-dingwall-and-ross-maciver-complete-loan-move-to-forfar/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In February 2019, MacIver joined Elgin City on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross MacIver loaned to Elgin City FC|url=https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/ross-MacIver-loaned-to-elgin-city-fc/|publisher=Ross County F.C.|date=6 February 2019|accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MacIver aims to grasp senior opportunity with Elgin|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/1685683/MacIver-aims-to-grasp-senior-opportunity-with-elgin/|publisher=The Press and Journal|last=Skinner|first=Andy|date=26 February 2019|accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref>
===Motherwell=== Ahead of the 2019–20 season, having been released by Ross County, MacIver signed for Motherwell.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Ross MacIver player profile|url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/player/ross-MacIver/|publisher=Motherwell F.C.|accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref> He made his debut as a substitute on 26 December 2019, away to his former club Ross County, scoring Motherwell's equalising goal in a 2–1 win. This ended up being the only goal of his senior Motherwell career. In other performances he ran around efficiently which was highly commended by the Steelmen faithful .<ref>{{cite web|title=Ross County 1–2 Motherwell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50847213|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Mullen|first=Scott|date=26 December 2019|accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref>
MacIver joined Greenock Morton on a season-long loan in September 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=MORTON MOVE FOR MacIver|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/morton-move-for-MacIver|website=spfl.co.uk|date=22 September 2020|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> but was recalled by Motherwell in January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dodds |first1=Christopher |title=Morton loanee MacIver recalled by parent club Motherwell |url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/18998580.morton-loanee-maciver-recalled-parent-club-motherwell/ |access-date=17 January 2021 |work=Greenock Telegraph |date=8 January 2021}}</ref> He was then loaned to Partick Thistle in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/sport/football/international/yusuf-hussain-and-ross-maciver-depart-motherwell-until-summer-3165942 |title=Yusuf Hussain and Ross MacIver depart Motherwell until summer |newspaper=Motherwell Times |date=15 March 2021 |accessdate=15 March 2021 |first=Craig |last=Goldthorp}}</ref> MacIver scored his first goal for Thistle in a 2–0 win away to Dumbarton, which sent Thistle top of League One.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56220264|title=Dumbarton v Partick Thistle|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
===Partick Thistle=== MacIver joined Partick Thistle on a permanent basis after winning the League One title with the club, signing a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/new-signing-ross-maciver-joins-the-club/|title=Signing News: Ross MacIver joins the Club|website=Partick Thistle FC}}</ref> On 28 February 2022, MacIver joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ross-maciver-joins-alloa-athletic-on-loan-for-the-remainder-of-the-season/ |title=Ross MacIver joins Alloa Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season |publisher=Partick Thistle FC |date=28 February 2022 |accessdate=1 March 2022}}</ref>
===Alloa Athletic=== After a successful loan spell MacIver joined Alloa Athletic on a permanent deal after being released by Partick Thistle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/sport/20163653.ross-maciver-joins-alloa-brian-rice-continues-summer-business/|title=Ross MacIver joins Alloa as Brian Rice continues summer business |publisher=Alloa Adviser|date=25 May 2022|accessdate=25 May 2022}}</ref>
===Falkirk=== MacIver joined Falkirk on a two year deal in May 2023.<ref>https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2023/05/25/ross-maciver-joins-the-bairns/#:~:text=The%2024%2Dyear%2Dold%20striker,Wasps%20and%20scoring%20seven%20goals.</ref> After winning the League One title with Falkirk, MacIver signed a two year contract extension with the club.<ref>https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2024/08/13/ross-maciver-extends-deal/</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 1 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Ross County Under 20s |2016–17<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2016|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|— |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||1||0 |- |2017–18<ref name=RM17>{{soccerbase season|93356|2017|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||1||2||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!1!!3!!1 |- |rowspan=3|Ross County |2017–18<ref name=RM17/> |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=RM18>{{soccerbase season|93356|2018|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0 |- |Forfar (loan) |2017–18<ref name=RM17/> |Scottish League One |10||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||1 |- |Elgin (loan) |2018–19<ref name=RM18/> |Scottish League Two |15||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||4 |- |rowspan=3|Motherwell |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2019|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |7||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |2020–21<ref name=RM20>{{soccerbase season|93356|2020|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !8!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!1 |- |Greenock Morton (loan) |2020–21<ref name=RM20/> |Scottish Championship |6||0||0||0||3||1||0||0||9||1 |- |Partick Thistle (loan) |2020–21<ref name=RM20/> |Scottish League One |7||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||2 |- |Partick Thistle |2021–22<ref name=RM21>{{soccerbase season|93356|2021|accessdate=14 October 2021}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |17||0||3||0||4||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||26||0 |- |rowspan=3|Alloa Athletic |2021–22<ref name=RM21/> |Scottish League One |9||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||1 |- |2022–23<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2022|accessdate=14 October 2022}}</ref> |Scottish League One |36||6||1||0||4||0||2{{efn|One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the Championship play-offs}}||0||43||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !45!!7!!1!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!52!!7 |- |rowspan=4|Falkirk |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2023|accessdate=14 October 2023}}</ref> |Scottish League One |35||14||2||1||4||3||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||45||18 |- |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2024|accessdate=14 October 2024}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |20||3||2||0||6||4||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||29||7 |- |2025–26<ref>{{soccerbase season|93356|2025|accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |10||3||0||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||15||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !65!!20!!4!!1!!15!!8!!5!!0!!89!!29 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !173!!35!!11!!1!!26!!9!!16!!1!!226!!46 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== ;Partick Thistle *Scottish League One: 2020–21
;Falkirk * Scottish League One: 2023-24 * Scottish Championship: 2024–25
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Falkirk F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacIver, Ross}} Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Footballers from Inverness Category:Ross County F.C. players Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Wick Academy F.C. players Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players Category:Elgin City F.C. players Category:Motherwell F.C. players Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen