Michael Travis (born 6 May 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Bo'ness United. He has previously played for Forfar Athletic, Livingston, Arbroath, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers and has also played as a trialist for Montrose.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Travis | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bo'ness United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Livingston | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Arbroath | 57 | (7) |
| 2015–2022 | Forfar Athletic | 130 | (12) |
| 2022 | Edinburgh City | 15 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 2023- | Bo'ness United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 9 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editLivingston
editA member of the under-19 team[1] Travis made his first team debut on 23 July 2011 as a substitute in Livingston's 5–0 win against Airdrie United in the Challenge Cup.[2] He appeared again as a sub in the next round against Stirling.[3] He made his league debut in the Scottish First Division as a substitute on 24 September against Partick Thistle. He was released by the club at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]
Arbroath
editIn July 2012, Travis signed for Scottish Second Division side Arbroath.[5][6] On 8 November 2014, Travis announced that he had left Arbroath.[7] After leaving Arbroath, Travis played as a trialist for Forfar Athletic and Montrose.[8]
Forfar Athletic
editIn January 2015, Travis signed for Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic.[9]
Edinburgh City
editAfter playing for the club as a trialist in a match just two days previous, Travis officially signed for Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City on 9 January 2022.[10]
Berwick Rangers
editTravis signed for Berwick Rangers in September 2022.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 15 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2011–12[12] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 2012–13[13] | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2013–14[14] | Scottish League One | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2014–15[15] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 2014–15[15] | Scottish League One | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| 2015–16[16] | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | Scottish League Two | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2017–18[18] | Scottish League One | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[19] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 127 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 165 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 234 | 27 | ||
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
Personal life
editHe is the cousin of Scottish international footballer Callum Paterson.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Under 19 Squad 2010–11". Livingston Fc. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Livingston 5–0 Stirling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Released Players". Livingston F.C. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Travis play at Arbroath". Scottish Football League. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Lichties' Travis to leave AFC". Arbroath Herald. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Binnie, Scott (8 January 2015). "New boy Travis says Loons can win title with perseverance". Forfar Dispatch. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Travis in Forfar squad". ESPN. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ @EdinburghCityFC (9 January 2022). "Welcome Michael Travis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Malcolm lands Travis". Berwick Rangers FC. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Michael Travis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Queensferry teen's debut for Hearts". Linlithgow Gazette. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.