Calum Waters (footballer)

Calum Waters
Personal information
Full name Calum Anderson Waters[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Number 3
Youth career
–2014 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Celtic 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Dumbarton (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2017 Alloa Athletic 36 (1)
2017–2023 Kilmarnock 43 (0)
2018 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → St Mirren (loan) 27 (0)
2023 → Greenock Morton (loan) 14 (1)
2023–2024 Greenock Morton 24 (0)
2024– Alloa Athletic 12 (1)
International career‡
2011–2012 Scotland U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:06, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Calum Anderson Waters (born 10 March 1996) is a Scottish professional defender who plays for Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic. Waters has previously played for Celtic, Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic, Sligo Rovers, St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Greenock Morton.

Club career

Born in Glasgow, Waters started his career with Celtic playing regularly for their development side. He played in Celtic's 5–2 win over Rangers in the Scottish Youth Cup final on 21 May 2015.[2]

He joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on loan in July 2015,[3] and made his senior debut for the club in a 3–2 victory over Morton on 25 July 2015.[4][5] He scored his first senior goal in a 5–0 Scottish Cup victory over Alloa,[5] and also provided an assist for the fifth goal.[6]

He joined Alloa Athletic in May 2016 after leaving Celtic.[7] He scored his first goal for the club – the winner – against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup.[8]

Waters signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in June 2017.[9] He was loaned to Irish club Sligo Rovers in February 2018, on a deal due to run until 10 June.[10] Waters was loaned to St Mirren in August 2019.[11]

On 4 February 2023, Waters joined Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on loan until the end of the season.[12] Following a successful spell at the club, which saw Waters make a total of 14 appearances, scoring one goal,[13] he officially left Kilmarnock on 3 June 2023,[14] before signing on a permanent basis for Greenock Morton just 6 days later.[15]

On 13 June 2024, Waters returned to Alloa Athletic.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2015–16[17] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dumbarton (loan) 2015–16[17] Scottish Championship 16 0 2 1 1 0 2[a] 0 21 1
Alloa Athletic 2016–17[18] Scottish League One 36 1 2 0 6 1 7[b] 1 51 3
Kilmarnock 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 7 0
2018–19[20] Scottish Premiership 2 0 1 0 2 0 1[c] 0 6 0
2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 17 0 1 0 0 0 — 18 0
Total 24 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 31 0
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2018[23] League of Ireland Premier Division 16 0 0 0 1 0 — 17 0
St Mirren (loan) 2019–20[24] Scottish Premiership 27 0 4 0 0 0 — 31 0
Career total 119 1 10 1 11 1 11 1 153 4
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances in the Championship play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances for Kilmarnock under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ "Calum Waters". Dumbarton FC. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Celtic youngster arrives on loan". Dumbarton FC. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Morton 2 - 3 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b "C. Waters". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton 5 - 0 Alloa". 8 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Calum Waters signs". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Scottish League Cup: Alloa 3-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Kilmarnock sign defender Calum Waters from Alloa". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Calum Waters joins Sligo Rovers on loan until summer". Kilmarnock FC. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ^ "St Mirren: Kyle McAllister & Calum Waters sign for Paisley side". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Calum Waters Signs on Loan". Greenock Morton FC. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Title hopefuls Ayr held at home by Morton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ^ Fitzsimmons, Andrew (3 June 2023). "First-Team Squad Update Following 2022/23 Season". Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Calum Waters signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Greenock Morton FC. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Waters returns to Alloa". Alloa Athletic. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Waters in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Calum Waters in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Calum Waters in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Calum Waters in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Calum Waters in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Games played by Calum Waters in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  23. ^ Calum Waters at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  24. ^ Calum Waters at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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