Ross McCausland
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.jpg) McCausland playing for Rangers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Aris Limassol (on loan from Rangers) | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | County Antrim | ||
| 2018–2019 | Linfield | ||
| 2019–2023 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Rangers | 44 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:42, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Ross McCausland (born 12 May 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Rangers, and the Northern Ireland national team.[2]
Rangers
McCausland joined the Rangers Academy from Northern Irish side Linfield in the summer of 2019 for £60,000.[3][4] In 2021, he signed a contract extension with the club running until 2024.[5]
Having been selected regularly for the club's B-team in the 2021–22 season (featuring in the UEFA Youth League as well as the Lowland League and Challenge Cup),[2] McCausland made his first team debut for Rangers on 14 May 2022, replacing Amad as a 61st-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Heart of Midlothian; he set up fellow debutant Cole McKinnon for his first goal.[6] He continued to be a B-team player during the 2022–23 season[2] and made only one senior appearance, being used as a late substitute by manager Michael Beale in a league match away to Hibernian on 21 May 2023.[7]
After the sacking of Beale during the 2023–24 season, McCausland started to get a run of games under interim manager Steven Davis and then the new permanent manager Philippe Clement. On 5 October 2023, he made his first appearance against Cypriot side Aris Limassol in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Scott Wright.[8]
McCausland impressed supporters with his performance off the bench against Hearts in October 2023; he was denied a first Rangers goal in a victory over Livingston in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with the strike ruled out for a foul by Abdallah Sima in the build-up.[9]
McCausland signed a new four-year contract with Rangers on 28 November 2023 and was promoted to the first-team squad permanently.[10] Two days later he celebrated with a first goal for the club against Aris Limassol, after coming in as a first half substitute for Todd Cantwell.[11] On 17 December, McCausland started in the Scottish League Cup final against Aberdeen, and won his first trophy when Rangers captain James Tavernier scored the only goal of the match.[12]
McCausland scored his first Premiership goal against Kilmarnock on 2 January 2024, but a run of starting appearances ended when he was injured by a tackle from Motherwell defender Dan Casey on 2 March, causing him to miss several fixtures; when he returned to fitness he was again among the substitutes. He was nominated for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award,[13] but lost out to David Watson of Kilmarnock.[14]
McCausland scored his first goal of the season 2024-25 against St Johnstone in the Scottish League Cup, with the assist coming from teammate Cyriel Dessers.[15]
Aris Limassol
On 1 August 2025, McCausland joined Aris Limassol on a season long loan which included a conditional obligation to buy at the end of the loan deal.[16]
International career
McCausland played regularly for Northern Ireland as a youth internationalist. On 14 November 2023, he received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior team for a round of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[17] Three days later he made his debut against Finland, starting in a 4–0 defeat.[18]