Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 4, 2001 | ||
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 | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 |
Cale Loughrey (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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | |
Career total | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1 |