PJ Crossan
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
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| fullname = Paul Joseph Crossan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Motherwell, Scotland
| height = 1.71 m{{WorldFootball.net|pj-crossan}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Yett Farm Boys Club{{cite web|title=U20s squad - Paul Joseph Crossan|url=http://www.dafc.co.uk/people.php?SID=U20s&ID=33|website=Dunfermline Athletic|accessdate=4 July 2016}}
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs2 = Fife Elite Football Academy
| youthyears3 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs3 = Dunfermline Athletic
| youthyears4 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs4 = Celtic
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = Dunfermline Athletic
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = Celtic
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Alloa Athletic (loan)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Stranraer (loan)
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019–2021
| clubs5 = Dumbarton
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Forfar Athletic
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| club-update = 22:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U17{{cite web|title=Profiles - Paul Joseph Crossan|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=2492&playerID=203252&squadID=13|website=Scottish FA|accessdate=4 July 2016}}
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| ntupdate = 12:37, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
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Paul Joseph "PJ" Crossan (born 9 October 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Crossan began his career with Dunfermline Athletic, before moving to Celtic in 2016. He also had spells with Alloa Athletic, Stranraer, Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic.
Career
Crossan started his career with Yett Farm Boys Club and Fife Elite Football Academy, before signing with Dunfermline Athletic in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Names_for_the_future&ID=5724 |title=Names for the future |publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC |date=31 May 2014 |accessdate=5 July 2016}} Initially playing in the U20s squad, Crossan eventually progressed to the Pars first-team, making two substitutes in Scottish League One towards the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|title=Paul Crossan|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/paul-crossan/416335/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=4 July 2016}} His first appearance came as a substitute in a 6–1 defeat of Stranraer,{{cite web |url=http://dafc.co.uk/fixture.php?SID=First+Team&D=2016-02-27&ID=873 |title=Dunfermline 6 Stranraer 1 |publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC |date=27 February 2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}} whilst his second came in Dunfermline's League One title winning match against Brechin City, coming on as an 89th minute-substitute and setting up a goal.{{cite web |url=http://dafc.co.uk/fixture.php?SID=First+Team&D=2016-03-26&ID=877 |title=Dunfermline 3 Brechin City 1 |publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC |date=26 March 2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}
He signed for Celtic on 4 July 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36707176 |title=PJ Crossan signs as Paul McMullan joins Dunfermline on loan |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=4 July 2016 |accessdate=4 July 2016}} In August 2017, and after a year playing with Celtic's development side, Crossan was sent on loan to Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic, until January 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=1676&mid=2 |title=PJ Crossan joins on Development Loan |publisher=Alloa Athletic FC |date=24 August 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}} The loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=1721&mid=2 |title=PJ Crossan deal extended |publisher=Alloa Athletic FC |date=4 January 2018 |accessdate=5 January 2018}}
Crossan was loaned to Stranraer at the end of September 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/15041 |title=Three Celts head out on loan |publisher=Celtic FC |date=1 October 2018 |accessdate=1 October 2018}} After spending three years with Celtic, he was released by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/16405 |title=Best wishes to departing Celts |publisher=Celtic FC |date=7 July 2019 |accessdate=7 July 2019}} He signed for Scottish League One club Dumbarton in July 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4089|title=SONS SIGN FOUR|last=Fullarton|first=Donald|date=11 July 2019|website=Dumbarton Football Club}} scoring six times in his first season with the club, before extending his stay in July 2020.{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club - CROSSAN COMES BACK|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4501|access-date=2020-07-28|website=www.dumbartonfootballclub.com}} He left the club after an injury plagued second season, joining Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic.{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club - PJ MOVES ON|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4915|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.dumbartonfootballclub.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|22:48, 1 May 2021 (UTC)}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals
!Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|81053|2015|accessdate=18 October 2017}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| rowspan="4"|Celtic U20/U21
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|81053|2016|accessdate=18 October 2017}} |rowspan="2"|SPFL Development League |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|81053|2017|accessdate=18 October 2017}}
|colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|SPFL Reserve League{{soccerbase season|81053|2018|accessdate=1 October 2018}} |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Celtic U20/U21 total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Alloa Athletic (loan)
| rowspan="4" |Scottish League One |28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Stranraer (loan)
|21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| rowspan="3" |Dumbarton
|25 |5 |2 |0 |4 |1 |1 |0 |32 |6 | |||||||||
| 2020–21
|14 |1 |2 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |18 |1 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Dumbarton total
!39 !6 !4 !0 !6 !1 !1 !0 !50 !7 | |||||||||
| Forfar Athletic
|29 |1 |2 |0 |3 |0 |4 |0 |38 |1 | |||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!119 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 14 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|name=As Paul Crossan}}
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Category:Footballers from Motherwell
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Category:Stranraer F.C. players
Category:Dumbarton F.C. players