Calum Angus
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Calum Angus
| image = File:Calum Angus - Mumbai FC 0-1 Dempo (cropped).JPG
| caption = Angus with Dempo in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Greenwich, England
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = 2000–2004
| youthclubs1 = Portsmouth
| youthyears2 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs2 = Saint Louis Billikens
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = St. Louis Lions
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = Wilmington Hammerheads
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2009–2013
| clubs3 = GAIS
| caps3 = 72
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = Pune
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = Dempo
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = East Bengal
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 1
| totalcaps = 127
| totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 16:53 7 November 2016 (UTC)
}}
Calum James Angus (born 15 April 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
=Wilmington Hammerheads=
Angus was invited to the 2009 MLS Player Combine in Florida for the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.[https://englishplayersabroad.com/2018/12/09/calum-angus-sweden-is-the-most-beautiful-place-i-have-ever-lived/ Calum Angus: Sweden is the most beautiful place I have ever lived] englishplayersabroad.com Due to a strong college career, numerous pundits and journalists predicted him to go reasonably high in the draft, so it was a surprise when he went undrafted. Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls offered him a trial, but he declined. However, soon after he signed with USL-2 side Wilmington Hammerheads FC, a team in the 3rd tier of American league soccer.
=GAIS=
In June 2009 he went on a trial with Swedish side GAIS and on 8 July the club confirmed signing of Angus.{{cite web |url=http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/6694CE6626ED19D3C12575ED0072B693 |title=Två nya spelare klara! |date=8 July 2009 |accessdate=8 July 2009 |publisher=Gais.se |language=Swedish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711210002/http://www.gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/6694CE6626ED19D3C12575ED0072B693 |archivedate=11 July 2009}} Angus made his debut for GAIS against Halmstad BK on 12 July 2009. He came off the bench in the 81st minute and scored the equalizer for GAIS in the 90th minute of the match.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=267857&cc=5901&league=SWE.1 |title=Match: GAIS v Halmstad - Swedish Allsvenskanliga - ESPN Soccernet |access-date=13 July 2009 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604055910/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=267857&cc=5901&league=SWE.1 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.se/fotboll/allsvenskan/2009/angus-poangraddare_sto2000313/story.shtml|title=Sport news, live streaming & results}} Angus spent time training with West Ham United at the end of the 2011 Allsvenskan season.{{Cite web|url=http://blagulfotboll.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/hammers-to-monitor-calum-angus/|title = Hammers to monitor Calum Angus|date = 13 December 2011}} GAIS finished in last place and were relegated from the 2012 Allsvenskan. After their relegation the club announced that four of the players who were under contract would be allowed to leave for free, Angus being one of them.{{cite web |url=http://gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/DCFFEFDEB3AC1FE2C1257AD40038C644 |title=Uppdatering av läget i truppen |date=14 December 2012 |accessdate=6 February 2013 |publisher=Gais.se |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224348/http://gais.se/Fotboll/gais.nsf/0/DCFFEFDEB3AC1FE2C1257AD40038C644 |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=dead }} As he was unable to find a new club during the winter transfer window he remained at GAIS for the first half of the 2013 Superettan season before eventually leaving at the end of July.{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/1.1871308-gais-lanar-mendes |title=Gais lånar Mendes |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=31 July 2013 |publisher=Göteborgsposten |language=Swedish}}
=Pune=
On 7 August 2013 it was announced that Angus had signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League.{{cite web |title=Pune FC signs up Portsmouth FC academy defender Calum Angus |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/212016-pune-fc-signs-up-portsmouth-fc-academy-defender-calum-angus |publisher=NDTV Sports |accessdate=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928235520/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/212016-pune-fc-signs-up-portsmouth-fc-academy-defender-calum-angus |archive-date=28 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for the club on 21 September 2013 in the league against Mohammedan S.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium.{{cite web |title=MOHAMMEDAN VS. PUNE 1 – 3 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/ |work=Soccerway |accessdate=24 November 2013}} Then, on 19 October 2013, he scored his first goal for the club against Churchill Brothers in which he found the net in the 52nd minute to give Pune a 1–0 victory.{{cite web |title=PUNE VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 1 – 0 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/19/india/i-league/pune-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/1585307/ |work=Soccerway |accessdate=24 November 2013}} He then scored his second goal of the season in the very next match against Rangdajied United F.C. in which his 29th-minute goal led Pune to another 1–0 victory.{{cite web |title=PUNE VS. RANGDAJIED UNITED 1 – 0 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/27/india/i-league/pune-fc/arhima-club/1585321/ |work=Soccerway |accessdate=24 November 2013}}
=Dempo=
=East Bengal=
On season 2016 Angus signed for another Indian club East Bengal FC. He played all the matches in Calcutta Football League where East Bengal won the trophy And also Played in the 2016 Bordoloi Trophy Where He won Best Player of the tournament award. He was released before the start of the I-League and East Bengal FC signed Uganda defensive midfielder Bukenya as his replacement.{{cite web |title=I-League: East Bengal sign Ugandan defender Ivan Bukenya |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/11/28/29978032/i-league-east-bengal-sign-ugandan-defender-ivan-bukenya |accessdate=7 December 2016}}{{cite web |title=East Bengal FC sign Englishman Calum Angus from Dempo FC |url=http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2014/11/24/east-bengal-fc-sign-englishman-calum-angus-dempo-fc/ |publisher=Chris |accessdate=10 August 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Career statistics
{{updated|20 May 2015}}{{Soccerway|calum-angus/77856}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Club
! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="3" | League ! colspan="2" | Cup ! colspan="2" | Other ! colspan="2" | International ! colspan="2" | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" | Wilmington Hammerheads
| 2009 | USL2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| rowspan="6" | GAIS
| 2009 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Total
! 72 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | |
| rowspan="1" | Pune
| 2013–14 | I-League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| rowspan="1" | Dempo
| 2014–15 | I-League | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| colspan="3" | Career total
! 110 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 10 |
References
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External links
- [http://punefc.com/?player=calum-angus Calum Angus] at Pune Football Club
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110610173658/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/13380711/22403-13380778/7625777.html Calum Angus] at USLsoccer.com
- {{Svenskfotboll|pid=6566}}
- {{soccerway|calum-angus/77856}}
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