John Rankin (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = John Rankin


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|6|27
cityofbirth = Bellshill
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on
currentclub = fc|Hibernian
clubnumber = 18
position = Midfielder
youthclubs = fc|Manchester United
youthyears = 2000–2003
clubs = fc|Ross County
fc|Inverness Caledonian Thistle
fc|Hibernian
years = 2003–2006
2006–2008
2008–
caps(goals) = 100 (17)
049 0(9)
024 0(2)
nationalteam = Scotland B
nationalyears = 2006
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = 4 October 2008

John Rankin (born 27 June 1983) is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club fc|Hibernian.

Rankin began his career with fc|Manchester United, but he did not make a first team appearance. He joined fc|Ross County in 2003 and made 100 appearances for the Scottish First Division club before moving to local rivals fc|Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a reported fee of £65,000. In January 2008, Rankin moved to Hibernian for a fee of £110,000. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/7171461.stm Hibernian sign Rankin from Caley] , BBC Sport, 17 January 2008.]

Rankin represented Scotland B once, in a match against Turkey B in 2006, while he was a fc|Ross County player. [ [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=482 FUTURE CUP 2005] , Scottish Football Association.]

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