Paul Joseph "PJ" Crossan (born 9 October 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who used to play as a

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for

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club

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

now a free agent. Crossan began his career with Dunfermline Athletic, before moving to

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in 2016. He also had spells with

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

, Dumbarton and

Career

Crossan started his career with Yett Farm Boys Club and Fife Elite Football Academy, before signing with Dunfermline Athletic in 2014. Initially playing in the U20s squad, Crossan eventually progressed to the Pars first-team, making two substitutes in

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towards the end of the 2015–16 season. His first appearance came as a substitute in a 6–1 defeat of

, whilst his second came in Dunfermline's League One title winning match against

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

, coming on as an 89th minute-substitute and setting up a goal. He signed for

on 4 July 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee. In August 2017, and after a year playing with Celtic's development side, Crossan was sent on loan to Scottish League One club

, until January 2018. The loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season. Crossan was loaned to

at the end of September 2018. After spending three years with Celtic, he was released by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season. He signed for

club Dumbarton in July 2019 scoring six times in his first season with the club, before extending his stay in July 2020. He left the club after an injury plagued second season, joining

side

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crossan, Paul 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Men's association football forwards Dumbarton F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players