Calum Mallace (born 10 January 1990) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired from professional football at the conclusion of the 2019 USL Championship season. He is currently the head coach of Bavarian United SC in USL League Two[1] and an assistant coach for the Loyola Ramblers.
Career
College and amateur
Mallace attended Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. He then went on to spend four years at Marquette University, where he won awards such as the 2011 Big East Conference Midfielder of the Year, 2011 Second Team All-America, and was 2011 Marquette University Most Valuable Player.[2]
Mallace also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Fire Premier between 2009 and 2011.[3]
Professional
On 12 January 2012, Mallace was selected #20 overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[4]
On August 8, 2017 he was traded to Seattle Sounders FC for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[5]
At the end of the 2017 season Mallace entered the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft after Seattle declined his contract option. On December 21, 2017, he was selected by Los Angeles FC in Stage Two of the draft.[6]
Following his release from Los Angeles, Mallace joined USL Championship side Austin Bold ahead of their inaugural season.[7] He retired at the end of the 2019 season.[8]
Career statistics
- As of matches played on December 28, 2017.
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montreal Impact | 2012 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 23 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 80 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 1 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2013 | NASL | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Seattle Sounders 2 | 2017 | USL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career totals | 95 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 2 | ||
| References:[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Personal
Mallace has had U.S. citizenship since 2011.[12] Born in Torphichen, Scotland, Mallace lived in Scotland until he moved to America when he was nine. Despite living in America throughout his life, Mallace had not ruled out play for the Scotland national team.[13]
Honours
Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship (2): 2013, 2014
References
- ^ @@BavarianSoccer (15 February 2023). "Calum Mallace picked to lead our new USL League 2 team this Summer. 🔹Loyola University Assistant Coach 🔹Former MLS & USL Pro 🔹Marquette University Alumni #BavsDNA #USL2 #WIsoccer #wisconsinsoccer" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Calum Mallace. "Calum Mallace Profile - Marquette University Official Athletic Site". Gomarquette.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (12 January 2012). "MLS Draft 2012: Montreal Impact Select Calum Mallace With No. 20 Pick". SBNation.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders acquire Montreal Impact midfielder Calum Mallace in exchange for 2019 fourth round MLS SuperDraft pick | Seattle Sounders".
- ^ "Three players selected in 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ "Austin Bold Fc Signs Defender Jermaine Taylor and Midfielder Calum Mallace". 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Austin Bold Fc Announces Initial Roster Moves". 13 December 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Calum Mallace » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Calum Mallace » CONCACAF Champions League 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Callum Mallace". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Calum Mallace Bio - Marquette Golden Eagles Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Scots kid Calum Mallace lighting up the MLS with Montreal Impact". Daily Record. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.