Callum Montgomery

Canadian soccer player

Callum Montgomery
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 3
Youth career
Nanaimo SA
2011–2015 Vancouver Island Wave
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Charlotte 49ers 73 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Victoria Highlanders 25 (4)
2019–2020 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2019 → North Texas SC (loan) 20 (3)
2020 → San Antonio FC (loan) 9 (2)
2021–2022 Minnesota United 0 (0)
2021 → San Diego Loyal (loan) 17 (1)
2022 → Minnesota United 2 (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Cavalry FC 16 (0)
International career‡
2021 Canada U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 26, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021

Callum Montgomery (born May 14, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC.

Early life

Montgomery was born in Nanaimo, British Colombia[1] to a Canadian father and Fijian mother.[2] He began playing youth soccer at age four with the Nanaimo Soccer Association.[2] Afterwards, he joined the Vancouver Island Wave in 2011.[3][4] In Grade 11, he began attending boarding school at St. Michaels University School,[5] and helped them to a BC Provincial AA Championship title in 2014, scoring the winning goal in the final and being named tournament MVP.[6]

College career

In 2015, Montgomery began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he played for the men's soccer team.[7] He scored his first collegiate goal on October 20, 2015 against the Virginia Tech Hokies.[8] At the end of the season, he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

During his sophomore season,he helped the 49ers win the Conference USA regular-season title, and was named a Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, Conference USA All-Academic team, and First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District.[7][9][10]

During his junior season, he was a Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District, United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Scholar and Conference USA All-Academic honours, and was named to the Second Team All-Southeast Region, was a First Team All-Conference USA and First Team All-State.[7][11][12]

In his senior season, he was named a First Team All-American, a First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American, the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, First-team All-Southeast Region, First-Team All-Conference USA, was named to the Conference USA All-Tournament team, was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, was a Second-team Senior CLASS Award All-American, First-team Scholar All-American, First-team Scholar All-South Region, Second-team TopDrawerSoccer.com All-American, First-team NCCSIA All-State, and was named Team MVP.[7][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] He scored 11 goals in 73 appearances, over his four seasons,[21] and was invited to the MLS Combine, ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[22] He was named the top centre-back prospect ahead of the draft.[23]

Club career

From 2016 to 2018, he played with the Victoria Highlanders in the Premier Development League, captaining the side in his final two seasons.[24] In 2016, he was named Lake Side Buoys Supporters’ Choice Award as the Highlanders’ player of the year.[25] In 2018, he was named to the 2018 PDL All-League and the PDL All-Western Conference teams.[26]

In January 2019, he was selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[27][28][29] He officially signed with the club in February,[30][31] after having participated in the club's pre-season and playing five pre-season matches, in which he scored one goal.[32] He spent the 2019 season on loan with the second team, North Texas SC, in USL League One.[33][34] In February 2020, he was loaned to San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.[35][36] He made his debut for San Antonio on March 7, 2020, scoring his first goal against the Real Monarchs.[37] After the 2020 season, his contract option was declined by Dallas.[38]

In December 2020, Montgomery's MLS rights were traded to Minnesota United FC in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.[39] In February 2021, he signed a new contract with Minnesota.[40] In June 2021, he was loaned to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC for the rest of the 2021 season.[41][42] In November 2022, Minnesota United declined his club option for the 2023 season.[43]

In February 2023, he signed with Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League.[44][45][46] In December 2023, Montgomery re-signed with Cavalry for the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025.[47][48]

International career

In 2019, he was named to the Canada U23 player pool ahead of qualification for the 2020 Olympics.[49] In 2020, he was officially named to the Canada U23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[50] later being re-named to the squad in March 2021 (as the tournament was delayed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[51] He made his debut in the first group game against El Salvador, where he suffered an injury, returning in the semi-final loss to Mexico.[52]

Career statistics

As of match played May 26, 2024[53]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Victoria Highlanders 2016[54] Premier Development League 12 1 — — 0 0 12 1
2017[55] 3 1 — — 0 0 3 1
2018[56] 10 2 — — 0 0 10 2
Total 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 4
FC Dallas 2019 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
North Texas SC (loan) 2019 USL League One 20 3 2 0 — 0 0 22 3
San Antonio FC (loan) 2020 USL Championship 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Minnesota United 2021 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Diego Loyal SC (loan) 2021 USL Championship 17 1 1 0 — 0 0 18 1
Minnesota United FC 2 (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro 8 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Cavalry FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 11 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2024 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9 0
Total 16 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 23 0
Career total 95 10 5 0 3 0 2 0 105 10

References

  1. ^ Saelhof, Todd (February 17, 2024). "Montgomery embraces Cavalry's host of Cup leg in hometown Victoria". Calgary Herald.
  2. ^ a b Callum Montgomery at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ Sakaki, Greg (January 15, 2019). "Vancouver Island soccer player a first-round major-league draft pick". Victoria News.
  4. ^ Davison, Neil (January 10, 2019). "B.C. native Montgomery could go high in MLS SuperDraft". TSN.
  5. ^ "Nanaimo's Callum Montgomery on 'Game of His Life' in Concacaf Champions Cup". Cavalry FC. February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Paterson, Travis (November 27, 2014). "SMUS Blue Jags take B.C. soccer title". Saanich News.
  7. ^ a b c d "Callum Montgomery Charlotte profile". Charlotte 49ers.
  8. ^ "49ers Cruise Past Virginia Tech, 5-0, At Transamerica Field". Charlotte 49ers. October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Montgomery Earned C-USA All-Academic Team Honors". Charlotte 49ers. November 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Getting To Know Callum Montgomery". Charlotte 49ers. September 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Montgomery Earns All-Region Honors". Charlotte 49ers. December 6, 2017.
  12. ^ "Definition of a Student-Athlete: Callum Montgomery". Charlotte 49ers. October 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Montgomery & Chaouche Earn Scholar Honors". Charlotte 49ers. December 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Montgomery Earns C-USA All-Academic Team Honors". Charlotte 49ers. November 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "Montgomery is a Three-Time Academic All-American". Charlotte 49ers. December 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "Montgomery Named MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist". Charlotte 49ers. November 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Montgomery Named Google Cloud Academic All-District". Charlotte 49ers. November 8, 2018.
  18. ^ "Callum Montgomery a Finalist for Senior CLASS Award". Charlotte 49ers. October 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Callum Montgomery Named First-Team All-American". Charlotte 49ers. December 6, 2018.
  20. ^ Kobakof, Kacy (April 27, 2021). "Callum Montgomery: 10 things you don't know about me". Minnesota United FC.
  21. ^ "Cavalry brings in 'sought-after' centre-back Callum Montgomery". Calgary Sun. February 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "Montgomery Invited to MLS Combine". Charlotte 49ers. December 13, 2018.
  23. ^ Abushahla, Ramsey (January 10, 2019). "Checking In With MLS Superdraft Top Prospect Callum Montgomery". Urban Pitch.
  24. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (January 11, 2019). "Super day for Highlanders star Callum Montgomery in MLS draft". Times Colonist.
  25. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (July 28, 2016). "Highlanders show their future may be bright". Times Colonist.
  26. ^ "Footballer of the Week: Callum Montgomery". Lower Island Soccer Association. January 29, 2019.
  27. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 11, 2019). "Callum Montgomery 1st of 3 Canadians to go in top 10 of MLS SuperDraft". CBC Sports.
  28. ^ Adams, J.J. (January 11, 2019). "Toros grab B.C.-born Montgomery in MLS draft, Caps take Hoyas defender". The Province.
  29. ^ Bogert, Tom (January 11, 2019). "FC Dallas SuperDraft picks Montgomery, Nelson see path to MLS minutes". Major League Soccer.
  30. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 21, 2019). "FC Dallas sign 2019 MLS SuperDraft selection Callum Montgomery". Major League Soccer.
  31. ^ Crooke, Dan (February 21, 2019). "FC Dallas signs first-round draft pick Montgomery". The Dallas Morning News.
  32. ^ Epperley, Drew (February 21, 2019). "FC Dallas signs 2019 SuperDraft pick Callum Montgomery". Big D Soccer.
  33. ^ Jacques, John (May 27, 2021). "Is Callum Montgomery Headed For A CPL Loan?". Northern Tribune.
  34. ^ "Player Profile: Callum Montgomery". MLS Players Association. August 9, 2019.
  35. ^ "FC Dallas Loans Callum Montgomery to San Antonio FC". FC Dallas. February 11, 2020.
  36. ^ Bushnaq, Mohammad (February 11, 2020). "Callum Montgomery loaned to San Antonio FC". Big D Soccer.
  37. ^ Reid, Brady (May 15, 2020). "2019 4th-overall pick Callum Montgomery is quickly climbing up the Canada Soccer ranks". Waking the Red.
  38. ^ Epperley, Drew (December 13, 2020). "FC Dallas Trades Callum Montgomery to Minnesota United FC". Big D Soccer.
  39. ^ "FC Dallas trades Callum Montgomery to Minnesota United FC". The Dallas Morning News. December 13, 2020.
  40. ^ "Canadian defender Callum Montgomery signs with Minnesota United". Toronto Star. February 2, 2021.
  41. ^ "Minnesota United loans Canadian defender Callum Montgomery to San Diego Loyal". Toronto Star. June 2, 2021.
  42. ^ "Callum Montgomery Loaned to San Diego". Minnesota United FC. June 2, 2021.
  43. ^ "Minnesota United 2022 End of Season Roster Update". Minnesota United FC. November 14, 2022.
  44. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Callum Montgomery to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. February 9, 2023.
  45. ^ Jacques, John (February 9, 2023). "Centre-Back Callum Montgomery Joins Cavalry". Northern Tribune.
  46. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 13, 2023). "'I just have to join these guys': Callum Montgomery bringing 'old-school' defending to Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League.
  47. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces Contracts for attacking full-back Fraser Aird and central defender Callum Montgomery". Cavalry FC. December 18, 2023.
  48. ^ Jacques, John (December 18, 2023). "Cavalry Signs Aird, Montgomery To New Deals". Northern Tribune.
  49. ^ "Callum Montgomery found motivation to become top MLS SuperDraft prospect". SBI Soccer. January 10, 2019.
  50. ^ Butler, Dylan (May 17, 2020). "FC Dallas defender Callum Montgomery aims to be Canadian men's national team starter in 2026". Major League Soccer.
  51. ^ "Former Niners Standout Callum Montgomery Called Up to Canada's National Team". Charlotte 49ers. March 11, 2021.
  52. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (March 29, 2021). "Callum Montgomery, Canada fall one step short of Tokyo Olympics". Times Colonist.
  53. ^ Callum Montgomery at Soccerway
  54. ^ "Callum Montgomery 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  55. ^ "Callum Montgomery 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  56. ^ "Callum Montgomery 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.

External links

  • Callum Montgomery at Soccerway
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Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Player of the Year (2009–2021)
Offensive Player of the Year (1995–2021)
Defensive Player of the Year (1995–2021)
Midfielder of the Year (2019–2021)
Goalkeeper of the Year (2019–2021)
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