Callum Davidson
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| Callum Davidson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Ian Davidson | |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Preston North End | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1998 1998–2000 2000–2004 2004– |
St. Johnstone Blackburn Rovers Leicester City Preston North End |
43 (4) 66 (1) 101 (2) 121 (13) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998–2002 | Scotland | 17 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Callum Ian Davidson (born 25 June 1976 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Preston North End.
Davidson, a left-sided defender attended Dunblane High School from 1988-1994 where he captained the football team. He was soon scouted and, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone. His impressive performances for the Perth club attracted interest from several clubs in he was signed by English club Blackburn Rovers in February 1998 for £1.75m. He spent two years at Ewood Park, making 66 League appearances.
He joined Leicester City in July 2000, again for £1.75m, where he remained for four years, making over 100 appearances.
He was signed by Preston North End in 2004 on a free transfer. His time at Deepdale has been dominated by recurring injury problems. However, he has been a steady influence on the left side of defence and midfield when needed.
He has won a total of 17 caps for Scotland, the last coming in 2002. After 6 years out of the national team, he was included in George Burley's squad to face Northern Ireland in August 2008,[1] but did not play.
[edit] References
- ^ Commons and Barr given Scots call, BBC Sport, 12 August 2008.
[edit] External links
- Callum Davidson player profile at pnefc.net
- Callum Davidson player profile at lcfc.co.uk
- Callum Davidson career stats at Soccerbase
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