Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antony Paul Gallacher [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Falkirk | ||
2014–2015 | → Forth Valley Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Falkirk | 17 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022– | St Johnstone | 14 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2017 | Scotland U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2023 |
Antony Paul Gallacher (born 23 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone as a left back.
Gallacher joined Falkirk as a graduate from the Forth Valley Football Academy in the summer of 2015, having played for the club's youth teams since the age of 10. He made his debut as a sixteen-year-old [3] in a Scottish Cup tie at home to Fraserburgh on 28 November 2015. [4] He made his first league start in a Scottish Championship match against Dumbarton on 17 December 2016. [5]
In January 2017, he was named as one of the Daily Record's and The Herald's Scottish footballing prospects for 2017. [6] The latter reported that Gallacher had been scouted by Premier League sides Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as Scottish club Rangers. [7]
On 25 January 2018, Liverpool signed Gallacher after a successful trial for a fee of £200,000. [8] [9] Gallacher made his competitive debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, starting in a 5–0 League Cup defeat at Aston Villa. [10] Liverpool had decided to play a shadow team in that match due to a scheduling clash with the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup. [10] He featured primarily with the Liverpool U23s in the Premier League 2 U23 league. [11]
On 14 September 2020, Gallacher joined Canadian club Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, on a loan until 31 December 2020. [12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he first had to complete a 14-day quarantine, and then the club had to play out the rest of the season in the United States, due to Canadian travel restrictions, meaning Gallacher did not get to spend any time in Toronto, instead spending the entire time on the road. [13]
Gallacher signed for St Johnstone in January 2022, on a contract that is due to run until the summer of 2024. [14]
Gallacher has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. [15] [16]
Tony is the nephew of Jim Gallacher and cousin of Paul Gallacher, both former goalkeepers. [17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkirk | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Liverpool U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Toronto FC (loan) | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
St Johnstone | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
St Johnstone Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Career total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
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