{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Russell Dingwall |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|06|26|df=y}} |birth_place = Inverness, Scotland |height = |position = Midfielder |currentclub = Elgin City |clubnumber = 7 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 |youthclubs1 = Ross County |years1 = 2017–2019 |clubs1 = Ross County |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2018 |clubs2 = → Forfar Athletic (loan) |caps2 = 14 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2019 |clubs3 = → Stenhousemuir (loan) |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2019– |clubs4 = Elgin City |caps4 = 216 |goals4 = 37 |club-update = 4 May 2026 }}
'''Russell Dingwall''' (born 26 June 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|ElginCty}} club Elgin City. Dingwall has also previously played for Ross County as well as Forfar Athletic and Stenhousemuir on loan.
==Career== ===Ross County=== Dingwall 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 and after interest from clubs such as Valencia this earned him a professional contract with the club in 2017.<ref name="contract extension">{{cite web|url=http://rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/contract-extension-development-squad-players-sign-one-year-extension/|website=Ross County F.C.|title=CONTRACT EXTENSION: Development Squad players sign one year extension|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> He made his professional debut for Ross County coming off the bench to replace Jim O'Brien against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on 20 May 2017, playing the final seven minutes of the match. He received the man of the match award for this brief cameo.<ref name="Kilmarnock debut">{{cite web|title="Dingwall Debut"|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/russell-dingwall/845932|website=sofascore|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
===Forfar (loan)=== On 26 January 2018 Dingwall joined Scottish League 1 side Forfar Athletic for the rest of the season along with teammate Ross Maciver.<ref name="Dingwall Loan">{{cite web|title=Russell Dingwall and Ross Maciver complete loan move to Forfar|url=http://rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/russell-dingwall-and-ross-maciver-complete-loan-move-to-forfar/|website=Ross County FC|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== Russell's brother Tony is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Brora Rangers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://brorarangers.football/2022/03/04/tony-dingwall-signs/ |title=Tony Dingwall signs |publisher=Brora Rangers FC |date=4 March 2022 |accessdate=4 March 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 10 May 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|93355|2016|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|— |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||1||0 |- |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!3!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|Ross County |2016–17<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2016|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Scottish Premiership |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2018|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0 |- |Forfar Athletic (loan) |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> |rowspan=2|Scottish League One |14||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||1 |- |Stenhousemuir (loan) |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2018|accessdate=24 January 2019}}</ref> |12||0||1||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="PO"/> ||0||14||0 |- |rowspan=7|Elgin City |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2019|accessdate=24 October 2021}}</ref> |rowspan=6|Scottish League Two |27||0||2||0||4||1||5<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||38||1 |- |2020–21<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2020|accessdate=24 October 2021}}</ref> |22||5||1||0||4||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="PO">Appearances in the League One play-offs</ref>||0||29||6 |- |2021–22<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2021|accessdate=24 October 2021}}</ref> |36||1||2||0||4||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||44||1 |- |2022–23<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2022|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> |36||11||4||1||2||1||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||2||46||15 |- |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2023|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> |31||6||0||0||4||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||37||7 |- |2024–25<ref>{{soccerbase season|93355|2024|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> |34||9||3||0||3||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha>Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the League One play-offs</ref>||1||44||10 |- !colspan=2|Total !186!!32!!12!!1!!21!!4!!19!!3!!238!!40 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !187!!32!!12!!1!!21!!4!!23!!3!!243!!40 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
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{{Elgin City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dingwall, Russell}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Inverness Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Ross County F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players Category:Stenhousemuir F.C. players Category:Elgin City F.C. players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen