Callum Montgomery

Callum Montgomery (born May 14, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in MLS for Minnesota United.

Callum Montgomery
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997
Place of birth Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Youth career
2013–2015 St. Michaels University School
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 North Texas SC 20 (3)
2019–2020 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2020 → San Antonio FC (loan) 9 (2)
2021– Minnesota United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

Career

Amateur and college

Montgomery grew up in Lantzville, British Columbia. As a teenager, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia, going on to lead St. Michaels University School to a BC Provincial AA Championship title in 2014.[1]

Montgomery played four years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte between 2015 and 2019. During his time at UNC Charlotte, Montgomery was named a First Team All-American and Conference USA Defender of the Year.[2]

In 2018, Montgomery made the men's semifinalist list for the Hermann Trophy, an annual award for college soccer players.[3]

Club

On January 11, 2019, Montgomery was selected 4th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[4] He signed with the club on February 21, 2019.[5]

Montgomery was released by Dallas following their 2020 season.[6]

On December 13, 2020, Minnesota United acquired Montgomery's rights from Dallas in exchange for a fourth-round 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick and potentially $50,000 of General Allocation Money.[7]

International

Montgomery was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 October 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Victoria Highlanders 2016[10] USL PDL 121——121
2017[10] USL PDL 31——31
2018[10] USL PDL 102——102
Total 2540000254
North Texas SC 2019 USL League One 203—2[lower-alpha 1]0223
FC Dallas 2019 MLS 00000000
2020 MLS 00—0000
Total 00000000
San Antonio FC(loan) 2020 USLC 92——92
Minnesota United 2021 MLS 00000000
Career total 5490020569
  1. Appearance(s) in USL League One Playoffs

References
  1. "SMUS Blue Jags take B.C. soccer title". Saanich News. November 27, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. "FFC Dallas Selects Callum Montgomery, John Nelson in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". fcdallas.com. January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. "3 Canadians among semifinalists for U.S. college soccer award". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  4. Dheensaw, Cleve (January 11, 2019). "Super day for Highlanders star Callum Montgomery in MLS draft". Times Colonist. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. "FC Dallas Signs 2019 SuperDraft No. 4 Overall Pick Callum Montgomery". fcdallas.com. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  6. https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2020/12/07/fc-dallas-announces-roster-decisions-2021-season
  7. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/13/minnesota-united-acquire-defender-callum-montgomery-fc-dallas
  8. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  9. Callum Montgomery at Soccerway
  10. "Callum Montgomery". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.


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