Roddy MacGregor (born 21 December 2001) is a Scottish professional

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who plays for

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, as a

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Club career

MacGregor began his career with

, and was one of 10 youth players to turn professional with the club in May 2018. He made his senior debut on 17 November 2018, in a 3–3 league draw away at Queen of the South. He made a "breakthrough" with the Inverness first team in the 2019–20 season, making 20 appearances in all competitions. He scored his first goal for Inverness on 10 November 2020, in the

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, in a 3–3 draw with

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. He scored his first league goal on 4 December 2020, in a 3–0 victory against Queen of the South.

International career

On 25 May 2021, he received his first international call up, for the Scotland under-21 team for two friendlies against

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alongside Inverness team-mates,

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, Cameron Harper and

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. MacGregor made his under-21 debut in the second game, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 72nd minute.

Career statistics

References

2001 births Living people Scottish footballers Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Inverness {{scotland-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub