Callum Fordyce

Callum Fordyce

Personal information
Full name	Callum Fordyce
Date of birth	23 June 1992
Place of birth	Livingston, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	5
Youth career
	Hibernian
2009–2011	Livingston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Livingston	95	(7)
2013	→ Clyde (loan)	6	(0)
2015–	Dunfermline Athletic	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:37, 19 November 2016 (UTC).

Callum Fordyce (born 23 June 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Fordyce joined Livingston's youth system from Hibernian in 2009.^[1] A member of Livingston's Under-19 team,^[2] he made his senior debut on 23 April 2011, playing from the start in a 4–2 win over Airdrie United in the Scottish Second Division.^[3] He made two more appearances that season.^[4] His next appearance came the following season on 2 January 2011 as a substitute against Falkirk in the Scottish First Division.^[5] On 15 March 2013, he moved to Clyde on a short-term loan deal^[6] and made six appearances in total.^[7] He extended his stay with Livingston by signing a new one-year contract in May 2013.^[8]

In June 2015, after six years with Livingston, Fordyce signed for Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic^[9][10] and was appointed as first-team captain by manager Allan Johnston.^[11] On 12 September 2015 in a match against Scottish League One rivals Ayr United, Fordyce was injured in a tackle by Ayr forward Craig Moore, suffering a suspected broken leg.^[12][13]

Personal life

Fordyce's cousin Rhys McCabe is also a professional footballer, and currently plays alongside him at Dunfermline Athletic.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 26 November 2016^[15]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Livingston	2010–11	Scottish Division Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2011–12	Scottish Division One	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2012–13		12	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	15	1
Clyde (loan)	2012–13	Scottish Division Three	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Livingston	2013–14	Scottish Championship	35	4	1	0	3	1	1	0	40	5
	2014–15		35	2	1	0	3	0	5	1	44	3
	Total		101	7	3	0	9	1	6	1	119	9
Dunfermline Athletic	2015–16	Scottish League One	6	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	10	0
	2016–17	Scottish Championship	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	Total		11	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	18	0
Career total			112	7	4	0	11	1	10	1	137	9

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One:
  • Winner (1): 2015–16

References

1. "Callum Fordyce Livingston Profile". Livingston F.C. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
2. "Under 19 Squad 2010-11". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. "Airdrie Utd 2-4 Livingston". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
4. "2010/2011 Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
5. "Livingston 1 - 2 Falkirk". Scottish Football League. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
6. "Fordyce heads for Clyde". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
7. "Callum Fordyce Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
8. "Dycey signs new contract". Livingston F.C. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
9. "Another defender signed". dafc.co.uk. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
10. "Dunfermline bring in Fordyce". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
11. "Leading the way". dafc.co.uk. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
12. "Dunfermline 0 Ayr United 2". dafc.co.uk. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
13. "Dunfermline 0 Ayr United 2". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
14. "Callum's long break". dafc.co.uk. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
15. Callum Fordyce career statistics at Soccerbase

External links

• Callum Fordyce career statistics at Soccerbase