Paul Joseph "PJ" Crossan (born 9 October 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play as a forward for Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic now a free agent. Crossan began his career with Dunfermline Athletic, before moving to Celtic in 2016. He also had spells with Alloa Athletic, Stranraer, Dumbarton and Forfar Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Joseph Crossan | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forfar Athletic | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yett Farm Boys Club[1] | |||
| –2014 | Fife Elite Football Academy | ||
| 2014–2016 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 2016–2019 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Stranraer (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Dumbarton | 39 | (6) |
| 2021-2022 | Forfar Athletic | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U17[2] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 11 July 2016 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCrossan started his career with Yett Farm Boys Club[1] and Fife Elite Football Academy, before signing with Dunfermline Athletic in 2014.[3] Initially playing in the U20s squad, Crossan eventually progressed to the Pars first-team, making two substitutes in Scottish League One towards the end of the 2015–16 season.[4] His first appearance came as a substitute in a 6–1 defeat of Stranraer,[5] whilst his second came in Dunfermline's League One title winning match against Brechin City,[5] coming on as an 89th minute-substitute and setting up a goal.[6]
He signed for Celtic on 4 July 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[7] In August 2017, and after a year playing with Celtic's development side, Crossan was sent on loan to Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic, until January 2018.[8] The loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season.[9]
Crossan was loaned to Stranraer at the end of September 2018.[10] After spending three years with Celtic, he was released by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] He signed for Scottish League One club Dumbarton in July 2019[12] scoring six times in his first season with the club, before extending his stay in July 2020.[13] He left the club after an injury plagued second season, joining Scottish League Two side Forfar Athletic.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 22:48, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2015–16[15] | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Celtic U20/U21 | 2016–17[16] | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[17] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | SPFL Reserve League[18] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Celtic U20/U21 total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Scottish League One | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2018–19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Dumbarton | 2019–20 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Dumbarton total | 39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 2021–22 | Scottish League Two | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Career total | 119 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 147 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "U20s squad - Paul Joseph Crossan". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Profiles - Paul Joseph Crossan". Scottish FA. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Names for the future". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Paul Crossan". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Dunfermline 6 Stranraer 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Dunfermline 3 Brechin City 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "PJ Crossan signs as Paul McMullan joins Dunfermline on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "PJ Crossan joins on Development Loan". Alloa Athletic FC. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "PJ Crossan deal extended". Alloa Athletic FC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Three Celts head out on loan". Celtic FC. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Best wishes to departing Celts". Celtic FC. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Fullarton, Donald (11 July 2019). "SONS SIGN FOUR". Dumbarton Football Club.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - CROSSAN COMES BACK". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - PJ MOVES ON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by PJ Crossan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
edit- As Paul Crossan at Soccerbase
