Trevor McCallum
English-Canadian soccer player
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Trevor McCallum (born February 26, 1964) is a former English-Canadian soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and earned eighteen caps with the Canada men's national soccer team.
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| Date of birth | February 26, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1979 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Mississauga United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Toronto Italia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Toronto Italia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Toronto Blizzard | 65 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Kitchener Spirit | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Hamilton Steelers | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Canada | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
McCallum played with Aston Villa's youth team, and in 1979 he moved to Canada where he played with Mississauga United in 1981.[1] In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[1][2] In 1983, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard in the last two seasons of the league.[3] In 1986, he returned to the National Soccer League and played with former team Toronto Italia.[4] The following season he played in the Canadian Soccer League with the Edmonton Brick Men, but was traded to the Blizzard midway through the season.[5] During his time in the Canadian Soccer League he was selected to the 1989 All-Star team.[6]
In 1990, he was originally transferred to Edmonton, but shortly after was traded to Kitchener Spirit.[7] In 1991, he returned to play with the Toronto Blizzard.[8][9]
International career
McCallum made his debut for the Canadian national soccer team on December 6, 1983 against Mexico in a friendly match.[10] In total he played 18 international matches for the national team between 1983 and 1988.[11][12]
Personal life
His nephew Gavin McCallum is also a footballer who played for the Canadian national soccer team.[13]
Honours
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