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 (age 28)
Place of birth	Campbeltown, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Yoker Athletic FC
Youth career
2012–2015	Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Dumbarton	26	(3)
2017	→ Arbroath (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2021	Campbeltown Pupils AFC
2021-2022	Drumchapel United
2023–	Yoker Athletic FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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, and joined local Scottish Amateur Football League side Campbeltown Pupils AFC.^[10]

Honours

Arbroath

• Scottish League Two (fourth tier): Winners 2016-17^[11]

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.

External links

• Donald McCallum at Soccerbase