Donald McCallum (footballer, born 1996)

Donald McCallum (born 27 September 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Campbeltown Pupils AFC, having played senior for Dumbarton and Arbroath.

Donald McCallum
Personal information
Full name Donald McCallum
Date of birth (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996
Place of birth Campbeltown, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Campbeltown Pupils AFC
Youth career
2012–2015 Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dumbarton 26 (3)
2017 → Arbroath (loan) 5 (0)
2017– Campbeltown Pupils AFC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Career

Born in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, McCallum came through the Dumbarton youth setup and was promoted to the first team in January 2015,[1] wearing the number 15 shirt. He made his first team début as a late substitute in a 5–1 home defeat to Hearts on 10 January.[2] His second appearance came against Livingston where he scored his side's only goal in another 1–5 defeat.[3] He scored his second goal on 25 April 2015, having only been on the park for three minutes, against Queen of the South.

McCallum signed a new one-year deal with Dumbarton in June 2015.[4] He scored on his first start for the club after only 12 seconds in a 5–0 victory over Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup,[5] and got his third league goal in a 1–1 draw with the Wasps in April 2016;[6] his performances earned him another year-long contract in June 2016.[7]

On 19 January 2017, McCallum moved on loan to Scottish League Two side Arbroath until the end of the 2016–17 season.[8] After making just five appearances for the Lichties without scoring, he was released by Dumbarton in May 2017.[9] McCallum returned to his hometown of Campbeltown that summer, retiring from professional football and joining local Scottish Amateur Football League side Campbeltown Pupils AFC.[10]

Honours

Arbroath

References
  1. "Dumbarton Football Club - Youngsters given squad numbers". Dumbartonfootballclub.com. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "BBC Sport - Dumbarton 1–5 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. "Dumbarton Football Club - Livi go nap against Sons". Dumbartonfootballclub.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. Findlay, Alan. "Signing news: Donald makes the step up". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. Crawford, Kenny (8 December 2015). "Dumbarton 5-0 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. Sport, BBC (1 May 2016). "Alloa 1-1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. Findlay, Alan (3 June 2016). "McCallum earns second contract". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. Findlay, Alan (19 January 2017). "Transfer window : Donald heads to Arbroath on loan". Dumbarton FC. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. Findlay, Alan (11 May 2017). "SQUAD UPDATE : PLAYER DEPARTURES". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. "Announcement". Facebook. Campbeltown Pupils AFC. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. "Scottish League Two: Arbroath seal title as Cowden face play-off". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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