Calum James Angus (born 15 April 1986) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wilmington Hammerheads

Angus was invited to the 2009 MLS Player Combine in

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for the

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. Due to a strong college career, numerous pundits and journalists predicted him to go reasonably high in the draft, so it was a surprise when he went undrafted.

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side

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offered him a trial, but he declined. However, soon after he signed with

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side

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, a team in the 3rd tier of American league soccer.

GAIS

In June 2009 he went on a trial with Swedish side

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and on 8 July the club confirmed signing of Angus. Angus made his debut for

against

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on 12 July 2009. He came off the bench in the 81st minute and scored the equalizer for GAIS in the 90th minute of the match. Angus spent time training with West Ham United at the end of the 2011 Allsvenskan season. GAIS finished in last place and were relegated from the

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. After their relegation the club announced that four of the players who were under contract would be allowed to leave for free, Angus being one of them. As he was unable to find a new club during the winter transfer window he remained at GAIS for the first half of the

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season before eventually leaving at the end of July.

Pune

On 7 August 2013 it was announced that Angus had signed for

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of the

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. He made his debut for the club on 21 September 2013 in the league against Mohammedan S.C. at the

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. Then, on 19 October 2013, he scored his first goal for the club against

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in which he found the net in the 52nd minute to give Pune a 1–0 victory. He then scored his second goal of the season in the very next match against Rangdajied United F.C. in which his 29th-minute goal led Pune to another 1–0 victory.

Dempo

Last season, Angus signed for another Indian club

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East Bengal

On season 2016 Angus signed for another Indian club

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. He played all the matches in Calcutta Football League where East Bengal won the trophy And also Played In The 2016 Bordoloi Trophy Where He won Best Player of the tournament award. He was released before the start of the I-League and

signed Uganda defensive midfielder Bukenya as his replacement.

Career statistics

References

External links

Calum Angus
at Pune Football Club

at USLsoccer.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, Calum 1986 births Living people Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer players St. Louis Lions players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players English footballers GAIS players Pune FC players Dempo SC players East Bengal Club players USL League Two players USL Second Division players Allsvenskan players Superettan players I-League players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in India English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in India Association football central defenders All-American men's college soccer players