Calvin Andrew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calvin Hyden Andrew | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Height | 6.3 ft 0 in (1.92 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Leyton Orient (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
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| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2008 | Luton Town | 55 | (4) |
| 2005 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Crystal Palace | 53 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Millwall (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012– | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 1 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Calvin Hyden Andrew (born 19 December 1986) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Leyton Orient on loan from Crystal Palace. He has previously played for Luton Town, Grimsby Town, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall and Swindon Town.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Luton Town
Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, Andrew began his career at Luton Town, signing for the Hatters' academy in 2004. Andrew has enjoyed loan spells at Grimsby Town and Bristol City. At Grimsby, Andrew played five times, scoring once against Barnet.[1] At Bristol City, his fortunes changed for the worse, only starting one match without scoring. Nevertheless, these loan spells helped Andrew develop as a player, and he returned to feature in Luton's 2005–06 campaign. A knee ligament injury prevented him from featuring much in the Hatters' ill-fated 2006–07 season that saw them relegated from The Championship, and he only returned as the season reached its conclusion, with the Hatters looking doomed already. He played most of their 2007–08 campaign, as points deductions for financial irregularities led to massive problems on and off the field at Kenilworth Road, and the club were relegated again as a result. Luton were deducted a record 30 points from their 2008–09 season haul, making a third relegation almost certain. With this is mind, the Hatters needed to free-up their wage bill and reduce further debt, and decided to sell Andrew once their appeal was rejected.
[edit] Crystal Palace
Andrew moved to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2008 for a fee of £95,000.[2]
The following January, it was revealed that Andrew had signed on loan with Palace's arch-rivals, League One side Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of the season.[3] Andrew scored three goals during his spell with the Seagulls, but it ended with him suffering a career-threatening knee injury.[4]
He did manage to recover from this injury however, and returned to first-team action with Palace in November. He managed to score his first goal for the Eagles in January in an FA Cup win, before scoring a first in the Championship shortly before the end of the season. His form at the end of this decisive period in the club's history under the stewardship of Paul Hart led to him being rewarded with a new contract in the close season. Despite this, he played only a handful of games for Palace the following season, and had a loan spell at rivals Millwall, before later reuniting with Hart at Swindon Town on another loan deal. 2011–12 has been another frustrating season for Andrew with match-time restricted to appearances from the bench. On 1 March 2012, he signed for Leyton Orient on loan till the end of the season.[5]
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 21 January 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Luton Town | 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Luton | 2005–06 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2004–2006 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Grimsby (loan) | 2005–06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2005–2006 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Bristol City (loan) | 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2005–2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Luton | 2006–07 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Luton | 2007–08 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 2006–2008 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 5 | 2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2009–10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2008–present | 53 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 3 | 1 |
| Brighton (loan) | 2008–09 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2009 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Millwall (loan) | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon (loan) | 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2011 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 141 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165 | 13 | 3 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Barnet 0–1 Grimsby". BBC. 27 August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/4168474.stm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Eagles swoop for youngster Andrew". BBC Sports. 2008-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7514274.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Seagulls Snap Up Andrew and Carole, Seagulls World, 29 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009
- ^ Injury Blow for Andrew, Sky Sports, 19 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2010
- ^ "Palace striker joins Os on loan". Leyton Orient F.C.. 1 March 2012. http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2629780,00.html.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
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