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Cale Loughrey
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Loughrey at a Halifax Wanderers fan event in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-04) August 4, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 5
Youth career
Richmond Hill SC
Whitby FC
Unionville Milliken SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Seneca Sting 7 (5)
2020–2021 UAB Blazers 25 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Darby FC 7 (0)
2019 Unionville Milliken SC 13 (1)
2022 Forge FC 0 (0)
2022 → FC Edmonton (loan) 24 (0)
2023– HFX Wanderers 41 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 8, 2024

Cale Loughrey (/lɒkˈriː/ LOCK-ree, born August 4, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.

College career

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In 2019, he attended Seneca College, playing for the men's soccer team.[1] In his only season with Seneca, he was named team captain and MVP.[2] He was also named an OCAA East Division First-Team All-Star.[3]

In 2020, he moved to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, playing for the men's soccer team.[4] He scored his first goal on September 26, 2020, against the Georgia Southern Eagles.[5] He was named a Conference USA Third Team All Star for the 2020-21 season.[6]

Club career

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Loughrey with FC Edmonton in 2022

In 2018, Loughrey played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.[7]

In early 2019, he trained with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC.[8][9] In 2019, he played for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario,[10] scoring his first goal on June 22 against Aurora FC.[11] He played in the CPL U21 showcase match for Team Ontario being named MVP.[12][4]

In February 2022, he signed a contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[8] He made his debut on February 16 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Mexican side Cruz Azul.[13] On March 30, 2022, he was loaned to fellow CPL club FC Edmonton.[14] He made 25 appearances for Edmonton across all competitions, becoming a free agent at the end of the season, upon the expiry of his contract.[15]

In February 2023, he signed a contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.[16][17] He was named to the CPL Team of the Week twice in the 2023 season.[18][19] After the season, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season.[20] He scored his first professional goal on July 18, 2024 against Valour FC.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played September 8, 2024[22]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darby FC 2018[7] League1 Ontario 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Unionville Milliken SC 2019[10] League1 Ontario 13 1 — — — 13 1
Forge FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FC Edmonton (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 24 0 — 1 0 — 25 0
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 24 0 1 0 0 0 — 25 0
2024 17 1 — 1 0 — 18 1
Total 41 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 41 2
Career total 85 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 90 2

References

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  1. ^ "Cale Loughrey Seneca Sting profile". Seneca College.
  2. ^ "Cale Loughrey UAB profile". UAB Blazers.
  3. ^ "League1 Men's Players Sweep Up At OUA/ OCAA Awards With 11 Individual And 55 All-Star Awards". League1 Ontario. November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "UAB Men's Soccer New Player Profiles: Linares, Loughrey and Robicheaux". UAB Blazers. August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Late Rally Comes Up Short as UAB Men's Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision to Georgia Southern". UAB Blazers. September 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Four Blazers Tabbed All-Conference Team Honors". UAB Blazers. April 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Cale Loughrey 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. ^ a b Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings". Northern Tribune.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (May 6, 2022). "Once Neighbours, Cale And Fraser Now Stand On Opposite Al Classico Battle Lines". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ a b "Cale Loughrey 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ "Darby's Sears Sinks Masters And Determined Durham Get Win In Ottawa". League1 Ontario. June 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ontario, Quebec rosters revealed for CPL U-21 Showcase Match". Canadian Premier League. November 8, 2019.
  13. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 16, 2022). "Match Analysis: Forge FC 0-1 Cruz Azul — Concacaf Champions League". Canadian Premier League.
  14. ^ Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Two In, Two Out: Forge Signs Players, Makes Loans To Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
  15. ^ Healey, Josh (June 7, 2023). "After stints with FC Edmonton and Forge, Cale Loughrey is embracing role with HFX Wanderers: 'If there's anybody I could trust, it's Patrice'". Wanderers Notebooks.
  16. ^ "'Incredible grit and desire': Wanderers sign Canadian defender Cale Loughrey". HFX Wanderers FC. February 1, 2023.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2023). "Halifax Adds Former Forge, Edmonton Defender Cale Loughrey". Northern Tribune.
  18. ^ "Wanderers Daniels, Loughrey, Watson named to CPL Team of the Week". HFX Wanderers FC. June 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "Wanderers Nimick and Loughrey named to CPL Team of the Week". HFX Wanderers FC. August 21, 2023.
  20. ^ "Halifax Wanderers trigger contract options for Daniels, Loughrey, Ferrazzo". Canadian Premier League. December 19, 2023.
  21. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 18, 2024). "Match Analysis: Halifax Wanderers erase early deficit for comfortable home win vs. Valour". Canadian Premier League.
  22. ^ Cale Loughrey at Soccerway
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