Personal information | |||
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Full name | Calum Gallagher | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Giffnock, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arbroath | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Dundee United | ||
2008–2010 | Giffnock Soccer Centre | ||
2010–2013 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Rangers | 5 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2014 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2015–2017 | St Mirren | 44 | (6) |
2017–2019 | Dumbarton | 68 | (16) |
2019–2024 | Airdrieonians | 177 | (71) |
2024- | Arbroath | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 20 November 2021 (UTC) |
Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Arbroath signed a pre-contract with the recent relegated Angus outfits in 2024.
Gallagher came through the Rangers youth system. He played for Alloa Athletic and East Stirlingshire on loan to gain first team experience whilst a youth team player with Rangers. On 15 March 2014, Gallagher made his Rangers debut and scored in a 2–0 victory over Dunfermline Athletic.[1] He joined Cowdenbeath on loan in September 2014.[2]
Gallagher left Rangers in August 2015 and signed a one-year contract with St Mirren.[3] Gallagher scored his first goal for St Mirren in a 3–2 defeat against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup on 25 August 2015.[4] Gallagher scored eight goals in 41 appearances for the club in his first season, and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2016.[5]
He left St Mirren in January 2017, signing for Scottish Championship rivals Dumbarton on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[6] After making three starts and four substitute appearances, grabbing one assist, he extended his contract until the end of the 2017–18 season in May 2017.[7] Whilst at the Sons, Gallagher scored his first career brace – in a 3–2 Scottish Cup victory against Peterhead in January 2018.[8] After finishing as the club's top scorer with seven for the season as Sons were relegated to Scottish League One, Gallagher signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[9] In his third season at the club he again finished top scorer, with 14, the best return of his career to date.
Gallagher turned down a new deal with Dumbarton and joined Scottish League One rivals Airdrieonians in June 2019.[10] He was their top scorer in the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, helping the club gain promotion back to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs in 2022-23. Gallagher was also named PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2022-23 Scottish League One.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2012–13[11] | Scottish Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–14[12][13] | Scottish League One | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2014–15[14] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2012–13[11] | Scottish Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2013–14[12] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2014–15[14] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
St Mirren | 2015–16[15] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 41 | 8 |
2016–17[16] | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 8 | ||
Dumbarton | 2016–17[16] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | 42 | 7 | |
2018–19[18] | Scottish League One | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
Total | 68 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 21 | ||
Airdrieonians | 2019–20[19] | Scottish League One | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 2 | 32 | 14 |
2020–21[20] | Scottish League One | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 27 | 8 | |
2021–22[21] | Scottish League One | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 16 | |
2022–23[21] | Scottish League One | 36 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 23 | |
Total | 116 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 147 | 61 | ||
Career total | 199 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 249 | 63 |
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