Calum Kavanagh

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Calum Kavanagh
Kavanagh with Bradford City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Calum Graham Kavanagh[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 8
Youth career
–2022 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Middlesbrough 2 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 12 (1)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 19 (2)
2024– Bradford City 53 (14)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (1)
2024 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 06 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:13, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Calum Graham Kavanagh (born 5 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bradford City. Born in Wales, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at under-17 and under-21 level.

Early and personal life

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Kavanagh is the son of former professional footballer Graham Kavanagh, who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland.[3] He was born in Cardiff, whilst his father was playing for Cardiff City and grew up in England once his father returned there after leaving Cardiff City.[4]

Club career

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After coming through Middlesbrough's academy, he made his debut for the club's under-18 side during the 2019–20 season and, after a string of impressive performances, was linked with a potential transfer to Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea.[5] He signed a scholarship deal with the club in summer 2020,[6] before signing a three-year professional contract in September 2020.[7]

On 28 January 2022, it was announced that Kavanagh had joined EFL League Two club Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the season.[8][3][9] On 19 March 2022, he scored his first goal for the club on his seventh appearance.[10]

On 31 January 2023, Kavanagh joined Newport County on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[11] He made his Newport debut in a 2–1 win against Swindon Town on 4 February 2023 as a second-half substitute, scoring the second Newport goal.[12]

Kavanagh's Middlesbrough debut came on 19 December 2023 in a 0–3 away win over Port Vale in the quarter-final of the EFL Cup, where he was substituted on in the 73rd minute.[13] On 26 December 2023, he came on as a substitute in a 1–0 away loss to Rotherham United to make his league debut.[14] His home debut came in a 3–1 loss to Coventry City on 1 January 2024.[15]

On 1 February 2024, Kavanagh signed for League Two club Bradford City for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[16]

International career

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Kavanagh made four appearances for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 team, scoring one goal.[17][4] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21 side on 7 June 2024, in a 3–2 win away to Croatia U21 in a friendly.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2021–22[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[21] Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2021–22[19] League Two 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Newport County (loan) 2022–23[20] League Two 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
Bradford City 2023–24[21] League Two 15 5 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 16 5
2024–25[22] League Two 38 9 2 1 1 0 4 3 45 13
Total 53 14 2 1 1 0 5 3 61 18
Career total 86 17 2 1 2 0 5 3 95 21
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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