Russell Dingwall (born 26 June 1997) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Dingwall has also previously played for Ross County as well as

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and

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on loan.

Career

Ross County

Dingwall was part of the Ross County Under-20s team that won the

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for the first time in the club's history and after interest from clubs such as Valencia this earned him a professional contract with the club in 2017. He made his professional debut for Ross County coming off the bench to replace

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against Kilmarnock in the

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on 20 May 2017, playing the final seven minutes of the match. He received the man of the match award for this brief cameo.

Forfar (loan)

On 26 January 2018 Dingwall joined

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side

for the rest of the season along with teammate Ross Maciver.

Personal life

Russell's brother

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is also a professional footballer and currently plays for

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dingwall, Russell 1997 births Living people Footballers from Inverness Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Ross County F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen