Cale Loughrey
Man standing up, smiling, shaking hands with a man dressed as a pirate
Loughrey (left) with HFX Wanderers FC in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-04) 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.

College career

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

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]

Career statistics

As of match played October 14, 2023[21]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Darby FC 2018[7] League1 Ontario 7010——80
Unionville Milliken SC 2019[10] League1 Ontario 131———131
Forge FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 0000001010
FC Edmonton (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 240—10—250
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 2401000—250
Career total 681201010721

References

  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Cale Loughrey 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Cale Loughrey at Soccerway
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