Ross County Born in
Inverness, Ridgers started his career as a youth player with
Ross County. On 8th August at age 15, he made his senior debut, coming on as a half time substitute in a
Scottish League Cup match against
Stranraer, replacing
Craig Samson in a 4-2 Victory. Becoming the youngest ever player to play for the club.
Heart of Midlothian In May 2007, he transferred to
Heart of Midlothian for a £40,000 fee. Whilst playing for Hearts under 19 squad Ridgers impressed manager
Csaba Laszlo and was promoted to the first team signing a new contract keeping him at the club until 2012. In November 2009, he was sent on loan to
East Fife on a monthlong loan deal to give him first team experience. Despite subsequent loans to Airdrie United and a return to East Fife he was yet to make a first team appearance for Hearts, although had been named on the bench. On 30 January 2012, he was rewarded with a new two-year contract extending his stay at the club until 2014. On 24 March 2012, he made his senior debut for the club, coming on as a half time substitute in a
Scottish Premier League match against
St Johnstone, replacing
Jamie MacDonald in a 2–1 loss. He went on to make his first start on 5 May, against
St Johnstone. He was on the bench when Hearts won the
2012 Scottish Cup Final. making his debut the following day against
Peterhead. In all he made five competitive appearances for them. joining
Airdrie United on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut on 24 July 2010 in the Challenge Cup against Ayr United. His loan was later extended until the end of the season. In all he made 38 appearances in all competitions for Airdrie. At the end of the season manager
Jimmy Boyle expressed his desire for Ridgers to stay with them for another season although this never materialised.
Return to East Fife (loan) Ridgers joined East Fife for a second spell during pre-season for the 2011–12 season as a trialist. Appearing against his parent club
Hearts in a friendly on 5 July 2011. A loan agreement was later confirmed by Hearts sending him on loan until January 2012. He made his competitive debut against
Montrose in the
Challenge Cup on 23 July, followed by his
Second Division debut on 6 August against
Stirling Albion. A notable moment came on 20 September at
Pittodrie Stadium when Ridgers saved three penalties in their League Cup win over
Aberdeen. Ridgers won the Irn-Bru Young Player of the month award for September for his performance at East Fife. In all Ridgers made 17 appearances for them with his last appearance coming on 2 January 2012 against
Cowdenbeath.
St Mirren On 6 June 2014, Ridgers signed a two-year deal with
Scottish Premiership side
St Mirren. After spending the early part of the season as second choice behind
Marián Kello, he made his debut for the club on 22 November 2014, against
Hamilton Academical. Ridgers left St Mirren by mutual consent in January 2016.
Kilmarnock (loan) On 22 September 2015,
Kilmarnock confirmed that they had signed Ridgers on an emergency loan deal until January 2016. This followed an injury to their regular goalkeeper,
Jamie MacDonald, leaving the club without a goalkeeper for cup matches.
Orlando City B On 29 January 2016, Ridgers signed with
United Soccer League side
Orlando City B, the USL affiliate side of
Major League Soccer's
Orlando City SC. He was released by the club at the end of their 2016 season.
Partick Thistle On 3 January 2017, Ridgers joined
Scottish Premiership side
Partick Thistle on a contract until the end of the
2016–17 season. He was given the number 35 shirt for Thistle. Ridgers made his Partick Thistle debut coming on as a substitute at half time in a 5–0 defeat against
Celtic. He left the club in May 2017, at the end of his contract.
Inverness CT Ridgers signed for
Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2017.
Buckie Thistle Ridgers signed for
Buckie Thistle in July 2024.
Clachnacuddin On 16 April 2025, Ridgers signed for his boyhood club,
Clachnacuddin. ==International career==