| Ross Cunningham | |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Kelty Hearts |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Forfar Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Clyde (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Clyde |
| Caps4: | 65 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Kelty Hearts |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ross Cunningham (born 23 May 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Kelty Hearts.
Cunningham was born in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.[1]
Having been with the club as a youth player for several years, Cunningham made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical on 14 May 2016.[2] He signed a new two-year contract with Accies later that month.[3]
Cunningham was loaned to Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic in September 2018.[4] He scored a goal on his debut appearance for Forfar, in a 3–1 defeat to Arbroath on 15 September. He returned to Hamilton in January 2019,[5] then suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[6]
He scored his first goals for the club in the early-season group stage of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup,[7] [8] then registered his first in the Scottish Premiership with a late penalty to secure a 2–1 win over Livingston.[9]
On 5 February 2020, Cunningham moved on loan to Clyde for the remainder of the season.[10]
Cunningham left Hamilton in August 2020, after 11 years with the club.[11] In September 2020 he returned to Clyde on a permanent contract.[12]
On 24 May 2023, Cunningham signed for Kelty Hearts.[13]
Cunningham was selected for Scotland training squads at under-14 level in 2012,[14] and made three appearances at under-15 level in 2013.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |||
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Clyde (loan) | 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Clyde | 2020–21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | |||
| Total | 65 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 17 | |||
| Kelty Hearts | 2023–24 | Scottish League One | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| Career total | 130 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 164 | 31 | |||