Callum Irving

Callum Irving
Personal information
Full name Callum Ernest John Irving
Date of birth (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Ottawa Fury
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Kentucky Wildcats 58 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 11 (0)
2016 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 14 (0)
2016 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 0 (0)
2017– Ottawa Fury 19 (0)
National team‡
2011 Canada U-18 1 (0)
2012 Canada U-20 2 (0)
2017– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 5, 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2017

Callum Ernest John Irving (born March 16, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Ottawa Fury in the United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and College

Prior to attending college, Irving was part of the Whitecaps FC Academy and appeared for Premier Development League side Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Irving played four years of college soccer at the University of Kentucky between 2012 and 2015.[2] In his 2014 season, Irving was named NSCAA Third Team All-America, NSCAA First Team All-Southeast Region as well as Conference USA Player of the Year, Defensive MVP, Golden Glove and First Team All-Conference USA. In his 2015 season, Irving was named NSCAA First Team All-America, NSCAA First Team All-Southeast Region and Conference USA Player of the Year, Conference USA Defensive MVP, Golden Glove, First Team All-Conference USA and set a Wildcats record with 27 shut-outs.[3]

Professional

Rio Grande Valley Toros FC

On January 13, 2016, Irving signed a contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, where he was expected to go early on in the draft.[4] Surprisingly however, Irving wasn't selected by any MLS team over the four rounds.[5][6] Irving signed with United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on March 26, 2016.[7] Irving was signed on a short term loan by the Houston Dynamo, after injuries to Houston goalkeepers Tyler Deric and Calle Brown on September 16, 2016.[8]

Ottawa Fury FC

Irving joined USL side Ottawa Fury on December 6, 2016.[9][10]

International

Irving has been called for multiple camps with the Canadian U-20 national team.[11] In January 2016, Irving earned his first call up to the Canadian senior national team for a friendly against the United States, however he did not feature in the match.[12][13] In January 2017 Irving earned his first cap for Canada in a friendly against Bermuda.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/youth/eliteteams/residency/callum-irving
  2. ↑ "Bio for Callum Irving - UK Wildcats - Soccer (M)". UK Athletics.
  3. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/callum-irving
  4. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/01/13/seniors-jonathan-campbell-kyle-fisher-todd-wharton-and-callum-irving-sign-contracts
  5. ↑ "2016 Top 20 overlooked players by MLS". Red Nation Line.
  6. ↑ "Biggest snubs from the 2016 MLS SuperDraft - College Soccer". Top Drawer Soccer.
  7. ↑ http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/03/26/rio-grande-valley-fc-toros-sign-six-players
  8. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Callum Irving to Short Term Agreement". September 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/730891?referrer_id=2333971
  10. ↑ Ottawa Fury FC (Dec 6, 2016). "Fury FC increase Canadian content signing goalkeeper Callum Irving". Ottawa Fury FC.
  11. ↑ "Callum Irving profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Callum Irving Selected for Canadian National Team to Play U.S.". University of Kentucky. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Canadian soccer coach calls up 4 newcomers for U.S. camp". CBC. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Canada defeat Bermuda 4:2 in first international friendly of 2017 | Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
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