Ross Wallace
Wallace playing for Sunderland in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ross Wallace | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Celtic | 37 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Sunderland | 53 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | → Preston North End (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Preston North End | 57 | (9) |
| 2010–2015 | Burnley | 149 | (12) |
| 2015– | Sheffield Wednesday | 74 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 7 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC) |
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Ross Wallace (born 23 May 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Born in Dundee, Wallace started his career with Celtic, signing for the club in May 2003 on a four-year deal. A pacy left winger, Wallace made only a handful of first-team appearances in his first year, before scoring his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 win over Dunfermline on 8 November 2003. Whilst clearly a skilful player, Wallace made only a few more first team appearances that season, as Alan Thompson remained the first-choice wide-left player at Celtic. Wallace did however pick up his first silverware at the end of the season, coming on as a second-half substitute for Stephen Pearson in Celtic's 3–1 win over Dunfermline in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final.
The following season (2004–05) saw Wallace play more games for Celtic, including three appearances as a substitute in the Champions League. However he made little impact in either his league or European appearances. Wallace did however score a hat-trick in an 8–1 rout of Falkirk in a Scottish League Cup tie in September 2004. That performance earned him public praise from his manager, Martin O'Neill.Alan Thompson also said that Wallace was likely to succeed him in the future at left midfield.
With the arrival of new manager Gordon Strachan at the start of season 2005–06, Wallace found himself on the sidelines for the first few months. However, in late 2005, Strachan began to play Wallace at left-back in place of Mo Camara. This was a strange selection given Wallace's slight build and inexperience of playing in a defensive role. Strachan persisted with this team selection for several weeks to the bemusement of fans who could clearly see Wallace's lack of aptitude for playing in defence. Wallace's own goal in the New Year game against Hearts at Tynecastle (Celtic still won 3–2) highlighted his lack of positional awareness in playing in defence. Towards the end of the season, new signing Mark Wilson replaced him at left back even though it was not his natural position (Wilson is a right back). Wallace did, however, play the whole of the 2006 Scottish League Cup Final at left back because Wilson was cup-tied, after having played in the competition for Dundee United.
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