Ricco Diack

Ricco Diack (born 7 May 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Ross County on loan from Partick Thistle.

Career

Partick Thistle Diack made his Partick Thistle debut coming off the bench in a Scottish Championship game against Hamilton Academical in January 2023.

Diack signed a two-year deal as a modern apprentice with Thistle in July 2023.

Diack made his first professional start in a Scottish Championship game against Airdrieonians, also scoring his first professional goal after just seven minutes, in a 2–1 home victory. Following this performance, Diack was named in the SPFL team of the week. Diack scored once again, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw with Greenock Morton. Diack scored his third goal of the season in a 4–0 home victory over Airdrie.

Diack scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season in a 6–0 away win over Edinburgh City FC in the Scottish League Cup.

Diack was involved in a referee admin error during the final game of the Scottish League Cup group stages in a 0–0 draw away to Motherwell, in which Thistle manager Kris Doolan attempted to substitute the striker on, but was denied the substitution, due to an admin error in which the matchday referee had accidentally cropped Diack's name out of Thistle's matchday squad, meaning he was not eligible to play, despite the club submitting his name. This incident became a source of controversy in the media over officials handling of confirming matchday squads.

After returning to Thistle from his loan at Kelty, Diack scored his first goal for Thistle in 2026 in a 3–1 win over Montrose in the Scottish Cup.

Airdrieonians (loan) On the 14th of January 2025 Diack joined fellow Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians on loan until the end of the season.

Diack scored his first goal for Airdrie in a 2–2 away draw with Greenock Morton. Diack scored the first double of his career in a 5–0 away win against Queen’s Park.

Kelty Hearts (loan) In September 2025, Diack joined Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts on loan until January 2026. Diack scored his first goal for Kelty, opening the scoring with a free kick, in a 2-1 defeat to Peterhead in Scottish League One.

Ross County (loan) In August 2026, Diack joined Scottish League One club Ross County on a loan until January 2027.

Personal life

Diack is the son of former footballer Iain Diack who was also a former striker in the SPFL, currently Managing Scottish side Sauchie Juniors.