Callum Preston

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Callum Preston
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Stafford, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 12
Youth career
– The New Saints
– Liverpool
2008–2014 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Birmingham City 0 (0)
2014 Worcester City 1 (0)
2015 A.F.C. Telford United 0 (0)
2015– Crawley Town 5 (0)
International career
2014 Wales U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Callum Preston (born 7 November 1995) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Crawley Town. He turned professional with Birmingham City, and had loan spells with Worcester City and A.F.C. Telford United, but was released in 2015 without appearing for his parent club. He was born in Stafford, in England, but has represented Wales at under-19 level.

Club career

Preston was born in Stafford, England, but was brought up in Welshpool, Wales, where he attended Welshpool High School[1] and played for the local cricket club.[2] He was on the books of both Liverpool[1] and The New Saints[3] before joining Birmingham City F.C.'s youth academy in 2008.[4] He took up a scholarship in July 2012.[5]

In 2014, he spent a short spell on work experience at Conference North club Worcester City,[6] for whom he played twice, once in the league and once in the Worcestershire Senior Cup, while the club was without all its senior goalkeepers.[7] He signed his first professional contract, of one year with the option of a second, in June 2014.[8] In February 2015, Preston joined Conference Premier club AFC Telford United on a month's loan. He played in the final of the Shropshire Senior Cup, a 3–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town's youth team,[9] but remained an unused substitute in league matches.[10]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, Birmingham decided against taking up their option for another year on Preston's contract.[11] After a trial, he signed a one-year contract with League Two club Crawley Town.[12] He began the season as second-choice goalkeeper, behind Newcastle United loanee Freddie Woodman, but when Woodman was away on international duty with the England under-19 team, he made his senior Crawley debut in the Football League Trophy. The match, on 6 October 2015, ended as a 3–0 defeat at home to League One visitors Southend United.[13][14] With Woodman still absent, Preston made his Football League debut four days later in a 3–2 home win against Leyton Orient.[15] The same day, Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, so Woodman was recalled by his parent club, leaving Preston as Crawley's only senior goalkeeper.[16][17] Crawley signed the experienced Darryl Flahavan in Woodman's place, so Preston returned to the bench.[18]

Preston returned to the starting eleven for the 2–1 win against Stevenage on 26 December, and kept his place for the next match two days later even though Flahavan's injured ankle had recovered enough for him to be named among the substitutes.[19] After Flahavan took too long deciding whether to accept a contract extension, the club withdrew the offer, and Preston started the match away to Yeovil Town on 23 January 2016.[20][21]

International career

Preston made his international debut for Wales under-19s in a friendly against their Montenegrin counterparts in April 2014.[22] He was placed on standby for the elite round European qualifiers in May but was not called upon.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2016
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Birmingham City 2013–14[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Worcester City (loan) 2013–14[26] Conference North 1 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
AFC Telford United (loan) 2014–15[9][10] Conference Premier 0 0 — — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 1 0
Crawley Town 2015–16[21] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 6 0
Career total 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
  1. ↑ Appearance in Worcestershire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Shropshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

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External links

  • Profile at Crawley Town F.C. website
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