Ross Campbell (born 3 July 1987) is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Swedish club Ostersunds FK. He started his career with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian and represented Scotland at the under–20 and under–21 levels.

[edit] Career

[edit] Hibernian

Ross was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. He attended Peebles High School before signing for Hibernian. He broke into the Hibs first team under the management of John Collins and he made his debut on 15 January 2007 in a 2–0 victory against Kilmarnock. Campbell has yet to establish himself in the Hibs first team, and he was loaned out for a month to Dunfermline Athletic in September 2008.^[3] He returned to Easter Road, having scored one goal in three substitute appearances against Ross County, Greenock Morton and Clyde. Ross scored the important equalising goal in the Greenock Morton game to aid Dunfermline's promotion hopes.

[edit] Ostersunds

Campbell signed for Swedish club Ostersunds FK after he was told by manager John Hughes that he was free to leave Hibs, even though he still had a year remaining of his contract.^[4]

[edit] International

Campbell earned international recognition for Scotland under–20s against Canada under–20s on 27 March 2007, scoring both goals in a 2–1 victory. Campbell was subsequently selected for the 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada. He scored the only goal for Scotland in a 3–1 loss to Japan under–20s in Victoria, British Columbia.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ross Campbell career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at dafc.co.uk