Calum Kavanagh

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Calum Kavanagh
Personal information
Full name Calum Graham Kavanagh [1]
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2022 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Middlesbrough 2 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 19 (2)
2024– Bradford City 15 (5)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (1)
2024– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Calum Graham Kavanagh (born 5 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Bradford City. Born in Wales, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at under-17 & under-21 level.

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Early and personal life

Kavanagh is the son of former professional footballer Graham Kavanagh, who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland. [3] He was born in Cardiff, whilst his father was playing for Cardiff City and grew up in England once his father returned there after leaving Cardiff City. [4]

Club career

After coming through Middlesbrough's academy, he made his debut for the club's under-18 side during the 2019–20 season and, after a string of impressive performances, was linked with a potential transfer to Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea. [5] He signed a scholarship deal with the club in summer 2020, [6] before signing a three-year professional contract in September 2020. [7]

On 28 January 2022, it was announced that Kavanagh had joined EFL League Two club Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the season. [8] [3] [9] On 19 March 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his seventh appearance. [10]

On 31 January 2023, Kavanagh joined Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [11] He made his Newport debut in a 2–1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023 as a second-half substitute, scoring the second Newport goal. [12]

Kavanagh's Middlesbrough debut came on 19 December 2023 in a 0-3 away win over Port Vale in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, where he was substituted on in the 73rd minute. [13] On 26 December 2023, he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 away loss to Rotherham United to make his league debut. [14] His home debut came in a 3–1 loss to Coventry City on 1 January 2024. [15]

On 1 February 2024, Kavanagh signed for League Two club Bradford City for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal. [16]

International career

Kavanagh made 4 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 team, scoring one goal. [17] [4] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Middlesbrough – Under 21 contract players" (PDF). efl.com. English Football League. p. 78. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Calum Kavanagh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Colman, Jon (28 January 2022). "Middlesbrough's Calum Kavanagh, son of former Carlisle United manager Graham, joins Harrogate Town". News and Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Ford, David (9 April 2020). "Calum Kavanagh: 6 Things to Know About Middlesbrough's Irish Wonderkid". 90min.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Shaw, Dominic (15 March 2020). "Chelsea and Arsenal 'in battle to sign young Boro striker'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (14 July 2020). "Boro fend off Chelsea & Arsenal to tie down talented teen". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Shaw, Dominic (22 September 2020). "Boro delight as teenage striker signs first professional contract". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Calum Kavanagh: Harrogate Town sign Middlesbrough forward on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Johns, Craig (28 January 2022). "Boro teenage hotshot Calum Kavanagh to get League Two experience on loan". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Harrogate 1-1 Walsall: Calum Kavanagh's first Town goal earns last-minute point". Sky Sports. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Newport County sign Charlie McNeill and Calum Kavanagh on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Morris' 10-man Swindon beaten at Newport". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Match Review: Port Vale 0 Boro 3". Middlesbrough FC. 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Match Review: Rotherham United 1 Boro 0". Middlesbrough FC. 26 December 2023.
  15. ↑ FC, Middlesbrough (1 January 2024). "Match Review: Boro 1 Coventry City 3". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "KAVANAGH BECOMES A BANTAM". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Calum Kavanagh » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. ↑ https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-u21-croatia-u21-2-3-ireland-u21/
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