PJ Crossan

PJ Crossan
Personal information
Full name Paul Joseph Crossan
Date of birth (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Yett Farm Boys Club[2]
–2014 Fife Elite Football Academy
2014–2016 Dunfermline Athletic
2016–2019 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Dunfermline Athletic 2 (0)
2016–2019 Celtic 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 28 (3)
2018–2019 → Stranraer (loan) 21 (2)
2019–2021 Dumbarton 39 (6)
2021–2022 Forfar Athletic 29 (1)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U17[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Paul Joseph "PJ" Crossan (born 9 October 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Crossan began his career with Dunfermline Athletic, before moving to Celtic in 2016. He also had spells with Alloa Athletic, Stranraer, Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic.

Career

Crossan started his career with Yett Farm Boys Club[2] and Fife Elite Football Academy, before signing with Dunfermline Athletic in 2014.[4] Initially playing in the U20s squad, Crossan eventually progressed to the Pars first-team, making two substitutes in Scottish League One towards the end of the 2015–16 season.[5] His first appearance came as a substitute in a 6–1 defeat of Stranraer,[6] whilst his second came in Dunfermline's League One title winning match against Brechin City,[6] coming on as an 89th minute-substitute and setting up a goal.[7]

He signed for Celtic on 4 July 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[8] In August 2017, and after a year playing with Celtic's development side, Crossan was sent on loan to Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic, until January 2018.[9] The loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season.[10]

Crossan was loaned to Stranraer at the end of September 2018.[11] After spending three years with Celtic, he was released by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12] He signed for Scottish League One club Dumbarton in July 2019[13] scoring six times in his first season with the club, before extending his stay in July 2020.[14] He left the club after an injury plagued second season, joining Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic.[15]

Career statistics

As of 22:48, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16[16] Scottish League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Celtic U20/U21 2016–17[17] SPFL Development League — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2017–18[18] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19 SPFL Reserve League[19] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Celtic U20/U21 total — — — 5 0 5 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2017–18[18] Scottish League One 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
Stranraer (loan) 2018–19 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 3
Dumbarton 2019–20 25 5 2 0 4 1 1 0 32 6
2020–21 14 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18 1
Dumbarton total 39 6 4 0 6 1 1 0 50 7
Forfar Athletic 2021–22 Scottish League Two 29 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 38 1
Career total 119 12 9 1 9 1 10 0 147 14
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ PJ Crossan at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "U20s squad - Paul Joseph Crossan". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Profiles - Paul Joseph Crossan". Scottish FA. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Names for the future". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Paul Crossan". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Dunfermline 6 Stranraer 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Dunfermline 3 Brechin City 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. ^ "PJ Crossan signs as Paul McMullan joins Dunfermline on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  9. ^ "PJ Crossan joins on Development Loan". Alloa Athletic FC. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ "PJ Crossan deal extended". Alloa Athletic FC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Three Celts head out on loan". Celtic FC. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Best wishes to departing Celts". Celtic FC. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. ^ Fullarton, Donald (11 July 2019). "SONS SIGN FOUR". Dumbarton Football Club.
  14. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - CROSSAN COMES BACK". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - PJ MOVES ON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2018.