Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grant Gallagher | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Utility Player | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Dumbarton | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | Stranraer | 166 | (7) |
2015– | Dumbarton | 37 | (2) |
National team | |||
2009 | Scotland U19s | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:06 24 September 2016 (UTC). |
Grant Gallagher (born 11 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton.
Born in Irvine, Grant, predominantly a right back and centre midfielder began his career at Celtic but did not make a single first-team appearance. He was released by the club in Summer 2010. In August of that year Gallagher joined Stranraer, he spent five years with the Stair Park side, making over 200 appearances scoring 15 goals.
In May 2015, Gallagher signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship side Dumbarton, joining up with former manager at Stranraer, Stephen Aitken. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 friendly win over Hearts. He scored twice on his competitive debut in a 3–2 victory over Morton. After 37 appearances for the club and four goals he was rewarded with a new deal in May 2016. His second season with 'The Sons' was ended by injury in September, however he agreed a new contract with the club in May 2017 until the summer of 2018.