Calum Kavanagh

Calum Kavanagh
Personal information
Full name	Calum Graham Kavanagh
Date of birth	5 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2022	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2024	Middlesbrough
2022	→ Harrogate Town (loan)
2023	→ Newport County (loan)
2024–	Bradford City
International career‡
2019–2020	Republic of Ireland U17
2024	Republic of Ireland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 18 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Calum Graham Kavanagh (born 5 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Bradford City. Born in Wales, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at under-17 & under-21 level.

Early and personal life

Kavanagh is the son of former professional footballer Graham Kavanagh, who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland.^[3] He was born in Cardiff, whilst his father was playing for Cardiff City and grew up in England once his father returned there after leaving Cardiff City.^[4]

Club career

After coming through Middlesbrough's academy, he made his debut for the club's under-18 side during the 2019–20 season and, after a string of impressive performances, was linked with a potential transfer to Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea.^[5] He signed a scholarship deal with the club in summer 2020,^[6] before signing a three-year professional contract in September 2020.^[7]

On 28 January 2022, it was announced that Kavanagh had joined EFL League Two club Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the season.^[8]^[3]^[9] On 19 March 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his seventh appearance.^[10]

On 31 January 2023, Kavanagh joined Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[11] He made his Newport debut in a 2–1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023 as a second-half substitute, scoring the second Newport goal.^[12]

Kavanagh's Middlesbrough debut came on 19 December 2023 in a 0–3 away win over Port Vale in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, where he was substituted on in the 73rd minute.^[13] On 26 December 2023, he came on as a substitute in a 1–0 away loss to Rotherham United to make his league debut.^[14] His home debut came in a 3–1 loss to Coventry City on 1 January 2024.^[15]

On 1 February 2024, Kavanagh signed for League Two club Bradford City for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[16]

International career

Kavanagh made 4 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 team, scoring one goal.^[17]^[4] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly.^[18]

References

^ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Middlesbrough – Under 21 contract players" (PDF). efl.com. English Football League. p. 78. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Calum Kavanagh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Colman, Jon (28 January 2022). "Middlesbrough's Calum Kavanagh, son of former Carlisle United manager Graham, joins Harrogate Town". News and Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ford, David (9 April 2020). "Calum Kavanagh: 6 Things to Know About Middlesbrough's Irish Wonderkid". 90min.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Shaw, Dominic (15 March 2020). "Chelsea and Arsenal 'in battle to sign young Boro striker'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Tallentire, Philip (14 July 2020). "Boro fend off Chelsea & Arsenal to tie down talented teen". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Shaw, Dominic (22 September 2020). "Boro delight as teenage striker signs first professional contract". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Calum Kavanagh: Harrogate Town sign Middlesbrough forward on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Johns, Craig (28 January 2022). "Boro teenage hotshot Calum Kavanagh to get League Two experience on loan". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "Harrogate 1-1 Walsall: Calum Kavanagh's first Town goal earns last-minute point". Sky Sports. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Newport County sign Charlie McNeill and Calum Kavanagh on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Morris' 10-man Swindon beaten at Newport". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Match Review: Port Vale 0 Boro 3". Middlesbrough FC. 19 December 2023.
^ "Match Review: Rotherham United 1 Boro 0". Middlesbrough FC. 26 December 2023.
^ FC, Middlesbrough (1 January 2024). "Match Review: Boro 1 Coventry City 3". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "KAVANAGH BECOMES A BANTAM". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Calum Kavanagh » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ "REPORT | U21 | Croatia U21 2-3 Ireland U21".

External links

Calum Kavanagh at Soccerway
Calum Kavanagh at Soccerbase

[1] "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Middlesbrough – Under 21 contract players" (PDF). efl.com. English Football League. p. 78. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[2] "Calum Kavanagh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[auto1-3] Colman, Jon (28 January 2022). "Middlesbrough's Calum Kavanagh, son of former Carlisle United manager Graham, joins Harrogate Town". News and Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[auto-4] Ford, David (9 April 2020). "Calum Kavanagh: 6 Things to Know About Middlesbrough's Irish Wonderkid". 90min.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[5] Shaw, Dominic (15 March 2020). "Chelsea and Arsenal 'in battle to sign young Boro striker'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[6] Tallentire, Philip (14 July 2020). "Boro fend off Chelsea & Arsenal to tie down talented teen". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[7] Shaw, Dominic (22 September 2020). "Boro delight as teenage striker signs first professional contract". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[8] "Calum Kavanagh: Harrogate Town sign Middlesbrough forward on loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[9] Johns, Craig (28 January 2022). "Boro teenage hotshot Calum Kavanagh to get League Two experience on loan". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[10] "Harrogate 1-1 Walsall: Calum Kavanagh's first Town goal earns last-minute point". Sky Sports. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[11] "Newport County sign Charlie McNeill and Calum Kavanagh on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[12] "Morris' 10-man Swindon beaten at Newport". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[13] "Match Review: Port Vale 0 Boro 3". Middlesbrough FC. 19 December 2023.

[14] "Match Review: Rotherham United 1 Boro 0". Middlesbrough FC. 26 December 2023.

[15] FC, Middlesbrough (1 January 2024). "Match Review: Boro 1 Coventry City 3". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[16] "KAVANAGH BECOMES A BANTAM". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[17] "Calum Kavanagh » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[18] "REPORT | U21 | Croatia U21 2-3 Ireland U21".

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