| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 14, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavalry FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nanaimo SA | |||
| 2011–2015 | Vancouver Island Wave | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Charlotte 49ers | 73 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Victoria Highlanders | 25 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → North Texas SC (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2020 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Minnesota United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → San Diego Loyal (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Minnesota United 2 (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cavalry FC | 32 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Cavalry FC U21 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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. [2] He began playing youth soccer at age four with the Nanaimo Soccer Association. [2] Afterwards, he joined the Vancouver Island Wave in 2011. [3] [4] In Grade 11, he began attending boarding school at St. Michaels University School, [5] and helped them to a BC Provincial AA Championship title in 2014, scoring the winning goal in the final and being named tournament MVP. [6]
In 2015, Montgomery began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for the men's soccer team. [7] He scored his first collegiate goal on October 20, 2015 against the Virginia Tech Hokies. [8] 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. [7] [9] [10]
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. [7] [11] [12]
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. [7] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] He scored 11 goals in 73 appearances, over his four seasons, [21] and was invited to the MLS Combine, ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. [22] He was named the top centre-back prospect ahead of the draft. [23]
From 2016 to 2018, he played with the Victoria Highlanders in the Premier Development League, captaining the side in his final two seasons. [24] In 2016, he was named Lake Side Buoys Supporters’ Choice Award as the Highlanders’ player of the year. [25] In 2018, he was named to the 2018 PDL All-League and the PDL All-Western Conference teams. [26]
In January 2019, he was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. [27] [28] [29] He officially signed with the club in February, [30] [31] after having participated in the club's pre-season and playing five pre-season matches, in which he scored one goal. [32] He spent the 2019 season on loan with the second team, North Texas SC, in USL League One. [33] [34] In February 2020, he was loaned to San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. [35] [36] He made his debut for San Antonio on March 7, 2020, scoring his first goal against the Real Monarchs. [37] After the 2020 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas. [38]
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. [39] In February 2021, he signed a new contract with Minnesota. [40] In June 2021, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC for the rest of the 2021 season. [41] [42] In November 2022, Minnesota United declined his club option for the 2023 season. [43]
In February 2023, he signed with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League. [44] [45] [46] In December 2023, Montgomery re-signed with Cavalry for the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025. [47] [48] In January 2025, Montgomery would sign a 2 year contract extension with Cavalry, keeping him at the club through the 2026 season. [49]
In 2019, he was named to the Canada U23 player pool ahead of qualification for the 2020 Olympics. [50] In 2020, he was officially named to the Canada U23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, [51] later being re-named to the squad in March 2021 (as the tournament was delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [52] 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. [53]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Victoria Highlanders | 2016 [55] | Premier Development League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2017 [56] | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2018 [57] | 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 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 11 | ||