Tony Gallacher

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Tony Gallacher
Personal information
Full name Antony Paul Gallacher [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2009–2015 Falkirk
2014–2015 → Forth Valley Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Falkirk 17 (0)
2018–2022 Liverpool 0 (0)
2020 → Toronto FC (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2024 St Johnstone 31 (1)
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 July 2024

Antony Paul Gallacher (born 23 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played for St Johnstone as a left back.

Contents

Club career

Falkirk

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]

Liverpool

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]

Toronto FC

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]

St Johnstone

Gallacher signed for St Johnstone in January 2022, on a contract that was due to run until the summer of 2024. [14] He left the club following the expiry of his contract and is currently a free agent.

International career

Gallacher has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels. [15] [16]

Personal life

Tony is the nephew of Jim Gallacher and cousin of Paul Gallacher, both former goalkeepers. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2023 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0010000010
2016–17 6010001 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2017–18 11000501 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
Total170205020260
Liverpool U21 2019–20———2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Liverpool 2019–20 Premier League 000010—10
Toronto FC (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer 10000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0100
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 90100000100
2022–23 5000000050
2023-24 171004000210
St Johnstone Total311104000360
Career total5813010050750
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

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References

  1. ↑ "Euro 2016 U17. Elite round". Russian Football Union. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tony Gallacher Profile, News & Stats - Premier League". premierleague.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Oliver, David (1 December 2015). "Debut goes by in a flash for Gallacher". Falkirk Herald. Falkirk: Johnston Press.
  4. ↑ "Falkirk 4-1 Fraserburgh". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dumbarton 2-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (2 January 2017). "Six top Scottish football prospects to look out for in 2017". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
  7. ↑ "Five youngsters who could make waves in Scottish football in 2017". The Herald. Glasgow: Times & Herald Group. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool to sign teenager Tony Gallacher from Falkirk". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool seal deal for Falkirk teenage star Tony Gallacher after interest from Manchester United". Liverpool Echo . 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. 1 2 Percy, John (17 December 2019). "Aston Villa hammer five past youngest-ever Liverpool side to progress to Carabao Cup semi-finals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Bogert, Tom (September 16, 2020). "From Liverpool FC to Toronto FC: Behind TFC's deal for Tony Gallacher". Major League Soccer .
  12. ↑ "Tony Gallacher completes loan switch to Toronto FC". liverpoolfc.com. 14 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Bate, Adam (19 November 2020). "Liverpool's Tony Gallacher on Toronto, Barcelona and his debut at Aston Villa". Sky Sports.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool full-back Tony Gallacher joins St Johnstone on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  15. ↑ "Gallacher captains Scotland". Falkirk F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Barcelona link is mind-blowing but Falkirk youngster Tony Gallacher will take it all in his stride, says his uncle Jim". Daily Record. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Tony Gallacher at Soccerway
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