Tony Gallacher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Gallacher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Falkirk | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Forth Valley Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Falkirk | 17 | (0) |
| 2018– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:08, 6 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Tony Gallacher (born 23 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left back. He began his professional career with Falkirk.
Club career
Falkirk
Gallacher joined Falkirk as a graduate from the Forth Valley Football Academy in the summer of 2015, having played for the club's youth teams since the age of 10. He made his debut as a sixteen-year-old[2] in a Scottish Cup tie at home to Fraserburgh on 28 November 2015.[3] He made his first league start in a Scottish Championship match against Dumbarton on 17 December 2016.[4]
In January 2017, he was named as one of the Daily Record's and The Herald's Scottish footballing prospects for 2017.[5] The latter reported that Gallacher had been scouted by Premier League sides Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as Scottish club Rangers.[6]
Liverpool
On 25 January 2018, Liverpool signed Gallacher after a successful trial for a fee of £200,000.[7][8] On the 17th of December 2019, he made his first team debut for Liverpool, starting in a 5-0 League Cup defeat at Aston Villa.
International career
Gallacher has been involved with Scotland at various youth age group levels.[9][10]
Personal life
Tony is the nephew of Jim Gallacher and cousin of Paul Gallacher, both former goalkeepers.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2015–16[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17[13] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[14] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2019–20 | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Oliver, David (1 December 2015). "Debut goes by in a flash for Gallacher". Falkirk Herald. Falkirk: Johnston Press.
- ^ "Falkirk 4-1 Fraserburgh". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Dumbarton 2-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Fraser (2 January 2017). "Six top Scottish football prospects to look out for in 2017". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
- ^ "Five youngsters who could make waves in Scottish football in 2017". The Herald. Glasgow: Times & Herald Group. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool to sign teenager Tony Gallacher from Falkirk". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool seal deal for Falkirk teenage star Tony Gallacher after interest from Manchester United". Liverpool Echo. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Gallacher captains Scotland". Falkirk F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Kevin O'Hara and Tony Gallacher receive another international call". Falkirk F.C. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Barcelona link is mind-blowing but Falkirk youngster Tony Gallacher will take it all in his stride, says his uncle Jim". Daily Record. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Gallacher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Gallacher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Gallacher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Gallacher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
- Tony Gallacher at Soccerbase
- Tony Gallacher at the Scottish Football Association