Calum Ferrie (born 16 June 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Queen's Park. A former

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player at

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, he played on

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at Gresley in 2015 before he turned professional at

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the following year. He made his first-team debut for Dundee in April 2018. He joined

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on loan in June 2018 and went on to be named as the club's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season. He joined Falkirk on loan in January 2020. Ferrie would return to Dundee the following the season, and would start a few more games before leaving the club in 2021. He subsequently signed with Queen's Park and helped the club to win

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out of

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via the play-offs in 2022, before being named on the 2022–23 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year.

Career

Port Vale

Ferrie was a

player at

, when he moved on

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Division One South side Gresley in October 2015. He made his debut for Gresley in an

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qualification match at

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on 31 October. He featured in three further games for the club, his final appearance coming against Market Drayton Town on 28 November.

Dundee

After leaving Port Vale, Ferrie signed for

in 2016. He made his senior debut in the

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in a 4–0 defeat away to Rangers on 7 April 2018. He appeared as a substitute for the injured

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, and was praised by

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. After the match, Ferrie described himself as being "numb", and said that he wished to play more first-team games. Ferrie was loaned to

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club

in June 2018. He made 28 appearances for the Binos during the 2018–19 season. His efforts for the club were rewarded by being named both Stirling's Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year. Ferrie signed a one-year extension with Dundee on 15 May 2019. He was sent out on loan to

side

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on 31 January 2020, after signing another one-year extension with the "Dark Blues". Ferrie earned his first league start for Dundee in three seasons on 24 October 2020, earning his first win and

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for the club in a 1–0 win over

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. However, Adam Legzdins was signed the following month, whilst number one Jack Hamilton returned to fitness, and Ferrie made just two further appearances in the

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campaign. He was on the bench for the play-off final win over

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as Dundee secured

back into the Premiership, and was released upon the expiry of his

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in June.

Queen's Park

In July 2021, Ferrie signed for Scottish League One side Queen's Park as

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looked to provide competition to established number one Willie Muir. Ferrie would become the ''Spiders''' starting goalkeeper midway through the 2021–22 season under new manager

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, and would enjoy his second-successive promotion as Queen's Park won the Championship play-offs in May 2022 by beating Airdrieonians 3–2 on aggregate after

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. At the end of a successful debut season, Ferrie would agree to extend his contract with the club until 2024. Ferrie would have a stand out 2022–23 season with Queen's Park, starting every game for the side and being a key factor in the ''Spiders unexpected title challenge, and was named to

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's Scottish Championship Team of the Year at the end of the league season. He played both legs of 8−3 aggregate defeat to

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in the play-off quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Honours

Dundee *

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play-offs:

Queen's Park *

play-offs: 2021–22

Individual

Stirling Albion * Stirling Albion F.C. Player of the Year: 2018–19 Queen's Park *

Scottish Championship Team of the Year:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrie, Calum 1998 births Footballers from Shrewsbury Living people English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Port Vale F.C. players Gresley Rovers F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players Northern Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players