Christy Pym

Christy Pym

Pym playing for Stevenage in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Christy James Pym [1]
Date of birth	(1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth	Exeter, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Mansfield Town
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2012	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Exeter City	151	(0)
2019–2023	Peterborough United	82	(0)
2022	→ Stevenage (loan)	23	(0)
2022–2023	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	42	(0)
2023–	Mansfield Town	59	(0)
International career
2014	England U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Christy James Pym (born 24 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Mansfield Town.

Club career

Exeter City

Pym was born in Exeter, Devon. ^[1] He came through the youth ranks at his hometown club, Exeter City. Pym was captain of the under-18 team when he was handed a professional contract by manager Paul Tisdale in April 2013. ^[4]

Pym made his debut for Exeter as cover for Artur Krysiak in a 3–2 victory over Southend United at Roots Hall on 15 February 2014. ^[5] He went on to become first choice keeper for the last five league matches of the season and was rewarded with a new contract at the end of the season. ^[6] He began the season as Exeter's first-choice goalkeeper after Artur Krysiak was released. ^[7]

In 2014–15, Pym battled for starting position against fellow 19-year-old James Hamon, eventually playing 25 league games to the latter's 21. ^[8] The following season, new Austrian signing Bobby Olejnik was the undisputed starting goalkeeper in league games, until Pym edged back into the line-up in October 2016. ^[9]

In May 2019, Exeter manager Matt Taylor said he expected Pym to leave the club on a free transfer. ^[10]

Peterborough United

Pym joined League One club Peterborough United on a free transfer on 29 May 2019, signing a three-year contract. ^[11]

Pym signed for League Two club Stevenage on loan on 27 December 2021, effective from 3 January 2022, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[12] The move meant Pym would be reunited with manager Paul Tisdale. ^[12]

On 12 July 2022, Pym signed for Mansfield Town on a season-long loan. ^[13]

Mansfield Town

On 11 July 2023, Pym joined Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract. ^[14]

International career

Born in England, Pym qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born grandmother, ^[15] and he is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland. ^[16]

On 28 August 2014, Pym received his first call-up to the England under-20 team for a friendly match against Romania. ^[17]

On 8 October 2024, Pym received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland national team for UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Bulgaria. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2012–13 [18]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14 [19]	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2014–15 [20]	League Two	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
	2015–16 [21]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17 [22]	League Two	28	0	0	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	31	0
	2017–18 [23]	League Two	46	0	4	0	1	0	3 [b]	0	54	0
	2018–19 [24]	League Two	43	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	45	0
	Total		151	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	166	0
Peterborough United	2019–20 [25]	League One	35	0	4	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	42	0
	2020–21 [26]	League One	40	0	2	0	1	0	2 [c]	0	45	0
	2021–22 [27]	Championship	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2022–23 [28]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		82	0	6	0	2	0	4	0	94	0
Stevenage (loan)	2021–22 [27]	League Two	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
Mansfield Town (loan)	2022–23 [28]	League Two	42	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	45	0
Mansfield Town	2023–24 [29]	League Two	26	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			324	0	14	0	12	0	9	0	359	0

1. One appearance in EFL Trophy and one appearance in League Two play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Mansfield Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24 ^[30]

Individual

• Exeter City Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18 ^[31]
• Exeter City Supporters' Player of the Year: 2017–18 ^[31]

References

1. "Christy Pym". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
2. "Christy Pym". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
3. "Christy Pym". Exeter City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
4. "Two Exeter City youngsters given pro deals". Express & Echo. Exeter. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
5. James, Stuart (15 February 2014). "Match report: Southend United 2 Exeter City 3". Western Morning News. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015.
6. "Exeter City goalkeeper Christy Pym signs new contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
7. Pilnick, Brent (8 May 2014). "Artur Krysiak: Exeter City release goalkeeper after four year spell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
8. "Christy Pym: Exeter City keeper welcomes fight for starting role". BBC Sport. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
9. "Christy Pym: Exeter City goalkeeper's form forced boss Paul Tisdale to pick him". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
10. "Christy Pym: Exeter City boss Matt Taylor expects goalkeeper to leave Grecians". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
11. "Exeter City goalkeeper Christy Pym signs for Peterborough United". Devon Live. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
12. "Christy Pym: Stevenage boss Paul Tisdale signs Peterborough keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
13. "Mansfield sign Peterborough goalkeeper Pym". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
14. "Christy Pym and Aaron Lewis join Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
15. "Pym receives first Northern Ireland call-up". Irish FA. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
16. Gaine, Bill (10 January 2023). "A 'Granny Rule XI' We'd Love To See Playing For Ireland Some Day". Balls.ie.
17. "Aidy Boothroyd names U20 squad to face Romania". The Football Association. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
18. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
19. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
20. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
21. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
22. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
23. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
24. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
25. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
26. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
27. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
28. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
29. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
30. "Boss: Character was central to promotion". mansfieldtown.net. 27 April 2024.
31. Palfrey, Scott (30 April 2018). "2017/18 Awards: The Winners". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Exeter City F.C. website
• Christy Pym at Soccerbase