| Callum Montgomery | |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Cavalry FC |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nanaimo SA |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vancouver Island Wave |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | Charlotte 49ers |
| Collegecaps1: | 73 |
| Collegegoals1: | 11 |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Victoria Highlanders |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | FC Dallas |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → North Texas SC (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → San Antonio FC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Minnesota United |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | → San Diego Loyal (loan) |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Minnesota United 2 (loan) |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Cavalry FC |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Clubs9: | → Cavalry FC U21 |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | August 16, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | March 28, 2021 |
Callum Montgomery (born May 14, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.
Montgomery was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia[1] to a Canadian father and Fijian mother. He began playing youth soccer at age four with the Nanaimo Soccer Association. Afterwards, he joined the Vancouver Island Wave in 2011.[2] [3] In Grade 11, he began attending boarding school at St. Michaels University School,[4] and helped them to a BC Provincial AA Championship title in 2014, scoring the winning goal in the final and being named tournament MVP.[5]
In 2015, Montgomery began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for the men's soccer team.[6] He scored his first collegiate goal on October 20, 2015 against the Virginia Tech Hokies.[7] At the end of the season, he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
During his sophomore season,he helped the 49ers win the Conference USA regular-season title, and was named a Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Conference USA All-Academic team, and First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District.[6] [8] [9]
During his junior season, he was a Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District, United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Scholar and Conference USA All-Academic honours, and was named to the Second Team All-Southeast Region, was a First Team All-Conference USA and First Team All-State.[6] [10] [11]
In his senior season, he was named a First Team All-American, a First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, First-team All-Southeast Region, First-Team All-Conference USA, was named to the Conference USA All-Tournament team, was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, was a Second-team Senior CLASS Award All-American, First-team Scholar All-American, First-team Scholar All-South Region, Second-team TopDrawerSoccer.com All-American, First-team NCCSIA All-State, and was named Team MVP.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] He scored 11 goals in 73 appearances, over his four seasons,[20] and was invited to the MLS Combine, ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[21] He was named the top centre-back prospect ahead of the draft.[22]
From 2016 to 2018, he played with the Victoria Highlanders in the Premier Development League, captaining the side in his final two seasons.[23] In 2016, he was named Lake Side Buoys Supporters’ Choice Award as the Highlanders’ player of the year.[24] In 2018, he was named to the 2018 PDL All-League and the PDL All-Western Conference teams.[25]
In January 2019, he was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[26] [27] [28] He officially signed with the club in February,[29] [30] after having participated in the club's pre-season and playing five pre-season matches, in which he scored one goal.[31] He spent the 2019 season on loan with the second team, North Texas SC, in USL League One.[32] [33] In February 2020, he was loaned to San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.[34] [35] He made his debut for San Antonio on March 7, 2020, scoring his first goal against the Real Monarchs.[36] After the 2020 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas.[37]
In December 2020, Montgomery's MLS rights were traded to Minnesota United FC in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.[38] In February 2021, he signed a new contract with Minnesota.[39] In June 2021, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC for the rest of the 2021 season.[40] [41] In November 2022, Minnesota United declined his club option for the 2023 season.[42]
In February 2023, he signed with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.[43] [44] [45] In December 2023, Montgomery re-signed with Cavalry for the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025.[46] [47]
In 2019, he was named to the Canada U23 player pool ahead of qualification for the 2020 Olympics.[48] In 2020, he was officially named to the Canada U23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[49] later being re-named to the squad in March 2021 (as the tournament was delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50] He made his debut in the first group game against El Salvador, where he suffered an injury, returning in the semi-final loss to Mexico.[51]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Victoria Highlanders | 2016[52] | Premier Development League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2017[53] | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2018[54] | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| FC Dallas | 2019 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| North Texas SC (loan) | 2019 | USL League One | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| San Antonio FC (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Minnesota United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| San Diego Loyal SC (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Minnesota United FC 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Cavalry FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 104 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 10 | |||