| Calum Gallagher | |
| Fullname: | Calum Gallagher |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Giffnock, Scotland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Arbroath |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dundee United |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Giffnock Soccer Centre |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Rangers |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Alloa Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → East Stirlingshire (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | St Mirren |
| Caps5: | 44 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Dumbarton |
| Caps6: | 68 |
| Goals6: | 16 |
| Years7: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps7: | 149 |
| Goals7: | 59 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Arbroath |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:38, 20 November 2021 (UTC) |
Calum Gallagher (born 13 September 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for club Arbroath.
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.
In April 2024, Gallagher signed a pre-contract agreement with Arbroath.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rangers | 2012–13 | Scottish Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 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 | Scottish Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2013–14 | Scottish League Two | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| St Mirren | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 8 | |||
| Dumbarton | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8[13] | 2 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 14 | ||
| Total | 68 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 21 | |||
| Airdrieonians | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[14] | 2 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | 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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