Calum Ward
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Brian Joseph Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Essex, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Totton & Eling (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Bashley (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Thatcham Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Weymouth (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2021 | → HIFK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | HIFK | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | AC Oulu | 81 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Motherwell | 37 | (0) |
| 2026– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026 | |||
Calum Brian Joseph Ward (born 17 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
Career
[edit]Ward joined AFC Bournemouth in 2013.[1] In March 2019, after loan spells at Wessex Football League sides Totton & Eling and Bashley, Ward joined Thatcham Town on loan.[1] He made seven Southern Football League appearances for Thatcham Town.[2]
In July 2019, he joined National League South side Weymouth on a season-long loan deal.[3]
In January 2021, he joined Veikkausliiga side HIFK on loan until June.[4] In April 2021, the move was made permanent.[5]
On 17 November 2021, Ward joined fellow Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu for the 2022 season.[6] On 11 November 2023, Ward extended his contract with Oulu, signing a new one-year deal with an option for an additional year.[7]
Motherwell
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Ward joined Motherwell in Scottish Premiership.[8] On 30 April 2025, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Ward for the 2025–26 season with the club also holding the option of an additional year.[9] On 12 December 2025, Motherwell announced that they had again extended their contract with Ward, this time until the summer of 2027, with the club holding the option of an additional year.[10] In March 2026, Ward broke the record for the most clean sheets by a Motherwell goalkeeper in a single season with 20.[11]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]On 9 July 2026, Ward signed for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £650,000.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother Christie Ward is also a professional footballer for National League South club AFC Totton.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thatcham Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Weymouth (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| HIFK | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Motherwell | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Suomen Cup and Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Scottish League Cup
References
[edit]- 1 2 "PREMIER LEAGUE KEEPER JOINS TOWN ON WORK EXPERIENCE". Thatcham Town F.C. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Calum Ward: 2018/2019 Biog & Stats". southern-football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Calum Ward joins Weymouth on season-long youth loan". bournemouthecho.co.uk. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "WARD IN HIFK HELSINKI LOAN MOVE". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cherries goalkeeper Calum Ward completes Helsinki switch". bournemouthecho.co.uk. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Calum Ward liittyy Laivastonsinisiin" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ CALUM WARD JATKAA LAIVASTONSINISISSÄ, AC Oulu, 11 November 2023
- ↑ CALUM WARD ARRIVES IN ML1, motherwellfc.co.uk, 3 February 2025
- ↑ "Halliday and Ward remain for 25/26 season". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "Calum Ward extends stay in ML1". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Calum Ward // How I became a record-breaker". Motherwell F.C. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Calum Ward joins QPR". www.qpr.co.uk. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Anthony (9 July 2026). "Ward completes move from Motherwell to QPR as fee detailed". The Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Luottovahti Calum Ward allekirjoitti uuden sopimuksen AC Ouluun junamatkalla vierasotteluun – Toinen liigaseura jäi nuolemaan näppejään, Kaleva, 11 November 2023
External links
[edit]- Calum Ward at Soccerway
- Profile at FA Full Time
- Non-league stats at Aylesbury United
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Essex
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Totton & Eling F.C. players
- Bashley F.C. players
- Thatcham Town F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- AC Oulu players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- English people of Irish descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Wessex Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland