Calum Antell (born 13 June 1992) is a Welsh

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who plays for

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as a

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Early and personal life

Antell was born in

Abergavenny Abergavenny (; , , archaically , ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a "Gateway to Wales"; it is approximately from the England–Wales border, border with England and is loca ...

and raised in

Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale (; ) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a ...

. He began playing local football, initially as a striker.

Club career

Antell joined

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in June 2010 after previously playing for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

. He signed a new one-year contract with the club in July 2012. During his time with Hibernian he spent loan spells at

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins can b ...

and East Fife. He was East Stirling's 'Player of the Year' for the 2011–12 season. After leaving Hibernian in 2013, Antell played for Queen of the South, spending a loan spell at

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

during his time there. Antell was released by Queens in May 2014 and signed for Nairn County later that year. He left Nairn in July 2016, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent. Following his departure from Nairn, Antell signed for newly promoted

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club Edinburgh City. After five years with Edinburgh, Antell moved to

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

in June 2021.

International career

Antell has represented Wales at under-19 youth level.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Antell, Calum 1992 births Living people Welsh men's footballers 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Swindon Town F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Nairn County F.C. players Edinburgh City F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Highland Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers Arbroath F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players