Ross Doohan
Scottish footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ross Doohan (born 29 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Clydebank, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cumbernauld Colts (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ayr United (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ross County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Dundee United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Aberdeen | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Scotland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:49, 11 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:55, 9 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Doohan began his career at Celtic, spending time on loan at Cumbernauld Colts, Greenock Morton, Ayr United, Ross County, Dundee United and Tranmere Rovers. His time at Tranmere became permanent, and he later played for Forest Green Rovers and Aberdeen, before returning to first club Celtic in 2025.
Doohan was a Scotland youth international, playing for them up to under-21 level, before making his senior debut in 2025.
Club career
Celtic
Doohan began his career with Celtic, spending time on loan with Cumbernauld Colts in October 2015,[2] where he made 4 appearances in all competitions.[3] He moved on loan to Greenock Morton in August 2017,[4][5] returning to Celtic in January 2018, having failed to make any senior appearances whilst at Greenock.[6]
After signing a new four-year contract with Celtic, he moved on loan to Ayr United in July 2018,[7] making his senior debut on 14 July 2018 in a Scottish League Cup game against former club Greenock Morton.[8][9] Having played for Ayr for the whole of the 2018–19 season, Doohan rejoined Ayr on loan for a second spell in July 2019.[10]
In July 2020 he was linked with a third spell at Ayr.[11] On 1 August 2020 he signed for Ross County on a season-long loan.[12] With Ross Laidlaw largely preferred in goal, he made only five appearances for Ross County and returned to Celtic in January 2021.[13] He then joined Dundee United on an emergency loan in April 2021 following an injury to their first choice-goalkeeper, Benjamin Siegrist.[14]
Tranmere Rovers
In August 2021 he moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers.[15] The transfer became permanent in July 2022.[16]
Forest Green Rovers
He transferred to Forest Green Rovers in January 2023.[17]
Aberdeen
He transferred to Aberdeen in July 2023.[18] He struggled for playing time at Pittodrie, however, with Dimitar Mitov preferred in goal.[19]
His last Aberdeen game was the 2–2 league home draw versus Rangers on 13 April 2025.[20] He was unused from the bench when Aberdeen defeated Celtic on penalties in the 2025 Scottish Cup final.[21]
Doohan was released in May 2025.[22]
Return to Celtic
Doohan returned to Celtic on 20 June 2025, signing a three-year deal with his boyhood club.[23][24]
International career
Doohan represented Scotland at various youth international levels.[25]
Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[26] he played in the third place play-off match, as Scotland won the bronze medal.[27] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[28] Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[29] he played as the team lost to Turkey in a penalty shoot-out for third-place.[30]
On 8 June 2025, head coach Steve Clarke called up Doohan to the Scotland senior team to travel for the friendly against Liechtenstein on 9 June 2025, following injuries to fellow goalkeepers Zander Clark, Craig Gordon, Angus Gunn, Liam Kelly and Robby McCrorie. [31] Doohan made his international debut in the game, keeping a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[32]
Career statistics
- As of 11 June 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2015–16[33] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[34] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[35] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[8] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[36] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[37] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[38] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cumbernauld Colts (loan) | 2015–16[3] | Lowland League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2017–18[35] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2018–19[8] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20[36] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2020–21[37] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dundee United (loan) | 2020–21[37] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2021–22[38] | EFL League Two | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2022–23[39] | EFL League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2023–24[40] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25[20] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2025–26[41] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 137 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 169 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
- Appearance in the South of Scotland Cup.
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.
Honours
Aberdeen