Paul Caddis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Caddis | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right Wing-Back / Right Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Celtic | 17 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010– | Swindon Town | 70 | (4) |
| Total | 98 | (4) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 28 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul Caddis (born 19 April 1988 in Irvine, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for English League Two side Swindon Town. He is also the captain of the Scotland under-21 team. He plays as either a right back or right winger.
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[edit] Early life
Caddis attended St Joseph's Academy until June 2004, leaving the school to play professional football for Celtic. He returned to take Higher level Physical Education but, under regulations from Celtic and like many professional football teams, he was unable to play in the school's football team.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Celtic
Caddis trained with the under-17s team at Celtic before moving to the under 19s, where he quickly became captain. He often trains with the Celtic first team. He made his first team debut in a friendly encounter against Newcastle United on 26 July 2007, playing 74 minutes before being replaced by Jiri Jarosik. He then made his competitive debut coming on as a substitute in Celtic's 1–0 victory away to Falkirk on 27 January 2008. He then made his first start just six days later against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in the Scottish Cup. He assisted Scott McDonald for the first goal in the 5–1 rout. Caddis made his home debut on 20 February against Barcelona in the Champions League Last 16 first leg fixture. Since then he was regularly a part of the first team squad for Celtic and played in several pre-season games, mostly on the right wing.
Caddis appeared in Celtic's 3–3 Europa League draw with Rapid Vienna in December 2009.[1]
[edit] Dundee United
On 2 February 2009, Caddis joined Dundee United on loan until the end of the season.[2] He was given the number 6, previously worn by Willo Flood, who had signed for Celtic a week earlier. He made his debut against Inverness CT on 14 February playing the full 90 minutes on the right wing as the game ended 1–1. He returned to Celtic after playing his last game for the Tangerines in a 3–0 defeat to Rangers on 24 May.
[edit] Swindon Town
On 2 August 2010, Caddis signed alongside fellow Celtic youth team graduate Simon Ferry in August 2010 for a combined undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old penned a three-year deal, and his capture concluded a lengthy pursuit from then Town boss Danny Wilson. Caddis can play in many different positions, but is predominantly a right-sided defender. Along with fellow Ferry and former Robin Scott Cuthbert, Caddis came through the ranks at Celtic and enjoyed much success at youth team level. Caddis made 42 appearances in the ill-fated 2010/11 season, and was voted Fans' Away Player of the Year. Prior to the start of the 2011/12 season many players took the option to have their contracts terminated by mutual consent. Caddis along with fellow team mates Matt Ritchie Simon Ferry and Phil Smith stayed loyal to the robins, comitted to helping them to gain immediate promotion back to League 1. The season did not start too well for swindon dropping points after an enfatic victory over Crewe Alexandra on the oppening day. But since the mid point of October 2012 Caddis has be instramental in helping swindon to a 1 defeat in 24 run. These include runs in the Johnstons Paint Trophy and FA Cup. He is regarded by many of the swindon faithful as one of the "Big Three". Caddis was also made Club Captin for the remainder of the season after an injury to former captin Oliver Risser
[edit] Personal life
Caddis is the younger brother of former Ayr United striker Ryan Caddis[3] and older brother of St. Johnstone midfielder Liam Caddis.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Rapid Vienna 3 – 3 Celtic BBC Sport, 17 December 2009
- ^ "Dundee United net Caddis on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_united/7865699.stm.
- ^ Ryan Caddis Soccerbase
- ^ Day, Graeme (31 August 2010). "Saints' Liam Caddis takes it all in his stride". The Courier. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/4469/saints-liam-caddis-takes-it-all-in-his-stride.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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