Christy James Pym (born 24 April 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for side

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

Club career

Exeter City

Pym was born in

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...

, Devon. He came through the youth ranks at his hometown club,

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

. Pym was captain of the under-18 team when he was handed a professional contract by manager

Paul Tisdale Paul Robert Tisdale (born 14 January 1973) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of club Stevenage. As a player, Tisdale represented Southampton, Bristol City, FinnPa, Panionios and Yeov ...

in April 2013. Pym made his debut for Exeter as cover for

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in a 3–2 victory over

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on 15 February 2014. He went on to become first choice keeper for the last five league matches of the season and was rewarded with a new contract at the end of the season. He began the season as Exeter's first-choice goalkeeper after Artur Krysiak was released. In 2014–15, Pym battled for starting position against fellow 19-year-old

James Hamon James Charles Hamon (born 1 July 1995) is a Guernsey-born footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Truro City. He had previously played in the Football League for Exeter City. Career Born in Guernsey, Hamon was fast-tracked from Guernsey FA' ...

, eventually playing 25 league games to the latter's 21. The following season, new Austrian signing

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was the undisputed starting goalkeeper in league games, until Pym edged back into the line-up in October 2016. In May 2019, Exeter manager Matt Taylor said he expected Pym to leave the club on a free transfer.

Peterborough United

Pym joined

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club

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

on a free transfer on 29 May 2019, signing a three-year contract. Pym signed for

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club

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on loan on 27 December 2021, effective from 3 January 2022, for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. The move meant Pym would be reunited with manager Paul Tisdale. On 12 July 2022, Pym signed for

on a season-long loan.

International career

On 28 August 2014, Pym received his first call-up to the England under-20 team for a friendly match against

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. Pym is also eligible for the Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

Honours

Mansfield Town *

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third-place promotion: 2023–24https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2024/april/boss-character-was-central-to-promotion/ Individual *

Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18 *Exeter City Supporters' Player of the Year: 2017–18

References

External links

Profile
at the Exeter City F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pym, Christy 1995 births Living people Footballers from Exeter English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers English people of Irish descent Men's association football goalkeepers Exeter City F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players