Marc McCallum (born 27 March 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Forfar Athletic. He has also previously played for Dundee United and Livingston, Plymouth Argyle, as well as an earlier stint at Forfar Athletic, Peterhead, Berwick Rangers, Arbroath and Livingston on loan. He has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-19 level.
Early life and career McCallum was born in Forfar and played for Lochside Boys Club before joining Aberdeen at the age of 11. After spending eighteen months there he moved to Dundee United, later signing as a full-time professional in June 2009.
Playing career Club Before making his debut for Dundee United, McCallum had three separate spells out on loan, firstly he moved to Forfar Athletic for three months, on 31 December 2011. During the 2012–13 season he spent time at both Peterhead and Berwick Rangers.
After spending many seasons on loan in the lower divisions or as an unused substitute, McCallum finally made his Dundee United debut on 6 May 2014, in a 3–1 Scottish Premiership defeat to Aberdeen. On 13 May 2014, he signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2016.
On 13 November 2014, McCallum signed for Arbroath on loan. He joined Livingston on loan in September 2015, returning to Dundee United in December 2015. McCallum left Dundee United in January 2016 by mutual consent, with the player looking to further his career by seeking first-team football. Shortly after leaving Tannadice, McCallum returned to Livingston signing a short-term deal until the end of the season.
In August 2016, McCallum signed for Plymouth Argyle as third choice goalkeeper, going on to make just two appearances in the 2016–17 season, both of which were as a substitute in EFL Trophy games, both times taking the place of Vincent Dorel.
McCallum rejected a new contract from Plymouth in the summer of 2017 and signed for Scottish League One club Forfar Athletic.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDundee United2011–12Scottish Premier League00000000002012–1300000000002013–14Scottish Premiership10000000102014–1500000000002015–160000000000Total1000000010Forfar Athletic (loan)2011–12Scottish Second Division100000000100Peterhead (loan)2012–13Scottish Third Division6000000060Berwick Rangers (loan)2012–1317000002Appearances in the Second Division play-offs0190Arbroath (loan)2014–15Scottish League Two25020002Appearances in the League One play-offs0290Livingston (loan)2015–16Scottish Championship11010001Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup0130Livingston2015–1615000002Appearances in the Championship play-offs0170Plymouth Argyle2016–17EFL League Two0000002Appearances in the EFL Trophy020Forfar Athletic2017–18Scottish League One3601040104202018–193602030204302019–202801050103502020–211902010002202021–22Scottish League Two110103020170Total130070160601590Career total21501001601502560
References
External links
http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=436 Arab Archive stats page