Cale Loughrey

Cale Loughrey
Loughrey at a Halifax Wanderers fan event in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-04) August 4, 2001
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 22
Youth career
Richmond Hill SC
Whitby FC
Unionville Milliken SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Seneca Sting 7 (5)
2020–2021 UAB Blazers 25 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Darby FC 7 (0)
2019 Unionville Milliken SC 13 (1)
2022 Forge FC 0 (0)
2022 → FC Edmonton (loan) 24 (0)
2023–2024 HFX Wanderers 41 (1)
2025 Corvinul Hunedoara 7 (0)
2025–2026 Hamilton Academical 19 (0)
2026- Partick Thistle 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:41, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Cale Loughrey (/lɒkˈriː/ LOCK-ree, born August 4, 2001) is a Canadian Scottish professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle

Early life

Loughrey was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] to a Scottish father (originally from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire) and a Canadian mother;[2] he also holds a British passport.[2]

College career

In 2019, he attended Seneca College, playing for the men's soccer team.[1] In his only season with Seneca, he was named team captain and MVP.[3] He was also named an OCAA East Division First-Team All-Star.[4]

In 2020, he moved to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, playing for the men's soccer team.[5] He scored his first goal on September 26, 2020, against the Georgia Southern Eagles.[6] He was named a Conference USA Third Team All Star for the 2020–21 season.[7]

Club career

League1 Ontario

In 2018, Loughrey played for Darby FC in League1 Ontario.[8]

In early 2019, he trained with Canadian Premier League club York9 FC.[9][10] In 2019, he played for Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario,[11] scoring his first goal on June 22 against Aurora FC.[12] He played in the CPL U21 showcase match for Team Ontario being named MVP.[13][5]

Canadian Premier League

In February 2022, he signed a contract with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[9] He made his debut on February 16 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Mexican side Cruz Azul.[14]

On March 30, 2022, he was loaned to fellow CPL club FC Edmonton.[15] He made 25 appearances for Edmonton across all competitions, becoming a free agent at the end of the season, upon the expiry of his contract.[16]

In February 2023, he signed a contract with the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.[17][18] He was named to the CPL Team of the Week twice in the 2023 season.[19][20] After the season, the club picked up his option for the 2024 season.[21] He scored his first professional goal on July 18, 2024 against Valour FC.[22] He departed the club after the 2024 season.[23][24]

Romania

On January 27, 2025, Loughrey signed with Romanian Liga II club Corvinul Hunedoara.[25]

Scotland

On August 2, 2025, he joined Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical, following a successful trial period; he signed a one-year amateur contract,[2][26] due to the transfer embargo imposed to the club by the SPFL for repeatedly failing to settle their tax obligations.[2][27] He made his debut for Hamilton later the same day, starting in a 2–0 league win over Montrose.[2][28]

On January 13, 2026, Loughrey signed an 18 month contract with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.[29] On the same day, Loughrey made his Thistle debut and scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played March 3,2026[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Darby FC 2018[8] League1 Ontario 7 0 1 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Unionville Milliken SC 2019[11] League1 Ontario 13 1 — — — — 13 1
Forge FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
FC Edmonton (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 24 0 — 1 0 — — 25 0
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 24 0 1 0 0 0 — — 25 0
2024 Canadian Premier League 17 1 — 1 0 — — 18 1
Total 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 1
Corvinul Hunedoara 2024–25 Liga II 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Hamilton Academical F.C. 2025–26 Scottish League One 19 0 — 5 0 — 0 0 24 0
Partick Thistle 2025–26 Scottish Championship 3 0 — 0 0 — 1[b] 1 4 1
Career total 112 2 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 1 123 2
  1. ^ Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Cale Loughrey Seneca Sting profile". Seneca College.
  2. ^ a b c d e Thomson, Paul (August 4, 2025). "Accies' Canadian signing Loughrey says his dad is 'pumped' to see him make move". Daily Record. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Cale Loughrey UAB profile". UAB Blazers.
  4. ^ "League1 Men's Players Sweep Up At OUA/ OCAA Awards With 11 Individual And 55 All-Star Awards". League1 Ontario. November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "UAB Men's Soccer New Player Profiles: Linares, Loughrey and Robicheaux". UAB Blazers. August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Late Rally Comes Up Short as UAB Men's Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision to Georgia Southern". UAB Blazers. September 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Four Blazers Tabbed All-Conference Team Honors". UAB Blazers. April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Cale Loughrey 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ^ a b Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ Jacques, John (May 6, 2022). "Once Neighbours, Cale And Fraser Now Stand On Opposite Al Classico Battle Lines". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ a b "Cale Loughrey 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Darby's Sears Sinks Masters And Determined Durham Get Win In Ottawa". League1 Ontario. June 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ontario, Quebec rosters revealed for CPL U-21 Showcase Match". Canadian Premier League. November 8, 2019.
  14. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 16, 2022). "Match Analysis: Forge FC 0-1 Cruz Azul — Concacaf Champions League". Canadian Premier League.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Two In, Two Out: Forge Signs Players, Makes Loans To Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
  16. ^ Healey, Josh (June 7, 2023). "After stints with FC Edmonton and Forge, Cale Loughrey is embracing role with HFX Wanderers: 'If there's anybody I could trust, it's Patrice'". HFX Football Post.
  17. ^ "'Incredible grit and desire': Wanderers sign Canadian defender Cale Loughrey". HFX Wanderers FC. February 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Jacques, John (February 1, 2023). "Halifax Adds Former Forge, Edmonton Defender Cale Loughrey". Northern Tribune.
  19. ^ "Wanderers Daniels, Loughrey, Watson named to CPL Team of the Week". HFX Wanderers FC. June 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Wanderers Nimick and Loughrey named to CPL Team of the Week". HFX Wanderers FC. August 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "Halifax Wanderers trigger contract options for Daniels, Loughrey, Ferrazzo". Canadian Premier League. December 19, 2023.
  22. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (July 18, 2024). "Match Analysis: Halifax Wanderers erase early deficit for comfortable home win vs. Valour". Canadian Premier League.
  23. ^ Healey, Josh (November 15, 2024). "Cale Loughrey is leaving the Halifax Wanderers but the club still has questions to solve on defence and in how they operate". HFX Football Post.
  24. ^ Jacques, John (November 15, 2024). "Cale Loughrey Leaves Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
  25. ^ "Un canadian în România: Corvinul Hunedoara anunță un transfer exotic de peste ocean" [A Canadian in Romania: Corvinul Hunedoara announces an exotic transfer from overseas]. Sport.ro (in Romanian). January 27, 2025.
  26. ^ "Welcome To Hamilton, Cale Loughrey". Hamilton Accies. August 2, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  27. ^ "SPFL statement – Hamilton Academical". SPFL. July 25, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  28. ^ "Hamilton Academical vs Montrose: Scottish League One stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. August 2, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  29. ^ "Cale Loughrey joins the Jags from Hamilton Accies". Partick Thistle F.C. January 13, 2026.
  30. ^ "Partick Thistle v Inverness C.T. – 13th January 2026". Partick Thistle F.C. January 14, 2026.
  31. ^ Cale Loughrey at Soccerway
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