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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 | 61 | (18) |
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 22:40, 06 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
Calum Graham Kavanagh (born 5 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bradford City. Born in Wales, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at under-17 & under-21 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] 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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [21] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Harrogate Town (loan) | 2021–22 [19] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Newport County (loan) | 2022–23 [20] | League Two | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Bradford City | 2023–24 [21] | League Two | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 16 | 5 |
2024–25 [22] | League Two | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 7 | |
Total | 43 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 12 | ||
Career total | 76 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 15 |