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John
Rankin
|
Personal information |
|
Full name |
John
Rankin |
|
Date of birth |
27 June 1983
(1983-06-27) (age 26) |
|
Place of birth |
Bellshill, Scotland |
|
Height |
1.73 m
(5 ft 8 in) |
|
Playing position |
Midfielder |
|
Club information |
|
Current club |
Hibernian |
|
Number |
11 |
|
Youth career |
|
2000–2003 |
Manchester United |
|
Senior career* |
|
Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
|
2003–2006 |
Ross
County |
100 |
(17) |
|
2006–2008 |
Inverness Caledonian
Thistle |
49 |
(9) |
|
2008– |
Hibernian |
66 |
(5) |
|
National team‡ |
|
2006 |
Scotland B |
1 |
(0) |
*
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 17:54, 16 January 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:26, 19 December
2009 (UTC) |
John Rankin (born 27 June 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Hibernian as a midfielder. Born in Bellshill, North
Lanarkshire, Rankin began his career with Manchester United, but he did
not make a first team appearance.
Rankin joined Ross County in 2003 and made 100
appearances for the Scottish First
Division club before moving to local rivals Inverness Caledonian
Thistle for a reported fee of £65,000. In January 2008, Rankin
moved to Hibernian for a fee of £110,000.[1]
Rankin scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win for Hibs against Celtic on 7 December
2008.[2]
The goal was notable because it was scored from a yard in front of
the centre circle, approximately 45 yards from the goal.[2]
The shot dipped and deceived the Celtic goalkeeper, Polish international Artur Boruc.[2]
After the game, Rankin described the shot as a "squiggler".[2]
Rankin was a candidate for the Hibs captaincy after Rob Jones left for Scunthorpe United in the summer
of 2009.[3] New
manager John Hughes decided
to give the armband to Chris Hogg, however, with Ian Murray to serve as
Hogg's vice captain.[4] Rankin
has primarily served as a defensive
midfielder this season in the absence of Kevin McBride.
Rankin represented Scotland B once, in a
match against Turkey B in 2006, while
he was a Ross
County player.[5]
References
- ^
Hibernian sign Rankin from
Caley, BBC Sport, 17
January 2008.
- ^ a
b
c
d
Rankin practised long
'squiggler', BBC
Sport, 7 December 2008.
- ^
Murray, Hogg and Rankin in
contention for Hibs captaincy, Edinburgh Evening News, 18
July 2009.
- ^
Hogg named new Hibernian
captain, BBC Sport,
22 July 2009.
- ^
FUTURE CUP 2005, Scottish Football
Association.
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