Calum Mallace
Calum Mallace (born 10 January 1990) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired from professional football at the conclusion of the 2019 USL Championship season.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Mallace | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Torphichen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Marquette Golden Eagles | 69 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Chicago Fire Premier | 20 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Montreal Impact | 80 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Minnesota United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Austin Bold | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019 | |||
Career
College and amateur
Mallace attended Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. He then went on to spend four years at Marquette University, where he won awards such as the 2011 Big East Conference Midfielder of the Year, 2011 Second Team All-America, and was 2011 Marquette University Most Valuable Player.[1]
Mallace also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier between 2009 and 2011.[2]
Professional
On 12 January 2012, Mallace was selected #20 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[3]
On August 8, 2017 he was traded to Seattle Sounders FC for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[4]
At the end of the 2017 season Mallace entered the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft after Seattle declined his contract option. On December 21, 2017, he was selected by Los Angeles FC in Stage Two of the draft.[5]
Following his release from Los Angeles, Mallace joined USL Championship side Austin Bold ahead of their inaugural season.[6] He retired at the end of the 2019 season.[7]
Career statistics
- As of matches played on December 28, 2017.
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2012 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 23 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 80 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 1 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2013 | NASL | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Seattle Sounders 2 | 2017 | USL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 95 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 2 | ||
| References:[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Personal
Mallace has had U.S. citizenship since 2011.[11] Born in Torphichen, Scotland, Mallace lived in Scotland until he moved to America when he was nine. Despite living in America throughout his life, Mallace had not ruled out play for the Scotland national team.[12]
Honours
Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship (2): 2013, 2014
References
- Calum Mallace. "Calum Mallace Profile - Marquette University Official Athletic Site". Gomarquette.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- Oshan, Jeremiah (12 January 2012). "MLS Draft 2012: Montreal Impact Select Calum Mallace With No. 20 Pick". SBNation.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2017/08/10/seattle-sounders-acquire-montreal-impact-midfielder-calum-mallace-exchange-2019
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/21/three-players-selected-2017-mls-re-entry-draft-stage-2
- https://www.austinboldfc.com/news_article/show/988073
- https://www.austinboldfc.com/news_article/show/1071455
- "Calum Mallace » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "Calum Mallace » CONCACAF Champions League 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "Callum Mallace". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Scots kid Calum Mallace lighting up the MLS with Montreal Impact". Daily Record. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.