Personal information | |||
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Full name | Calum Graham Kavanagh [1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–2022 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Middlesbrough | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2023 | → Newport County (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2024– | Bradford City | 4 | (2) |
International career | |||
2019–2020 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 1 February 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 level.
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]
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]
Kavanagh made 4 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 team, scoring one goal. [17] [4]
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