Christopher Casement (born 12 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Leiston. He began his senior career with Ipswich Town for whom he played from 2005 to 2009, during which time he participated in several loans. He played for Dundee from 2009 to 2010 and, in the 2010s, he played for Linfield and Portadown. He also played internationally for Northern Ireland between 2007 and 2009, primarily for the under-21 football team, and gained one full international cap in 2009.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Casement[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leiston | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Ipswich Town | 18 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Millwall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Dundee | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Linfield (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Linfield | 39 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Portadown | 167 | (16) |
| 2016–2020 | Linfield | 197 | (6) |
| 2020–2023 | Stowmarket Town | ||
| 2023– | Leiston | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Northern Ireland U21 | 23 | (2) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Stowmarket Town | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:03, 20 April 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2018 | |||
Early life edit
Casement attended Newtownbreda High School in south Belfast.
Club career edit
After accomplished displays in the FA Cup, most notably against Swansea City and Watford in January 2007, Casement moved out on loan to Millwall for three months.[2] When he did finally join Millwall, he did not make an appearance during his month there.
In August 2008, he signed on loan with Hamilton Academical until January 2009. Chances were limited for Casement, and he returned to Ipswich having mainly been used as a substitute. On 7 January 2009, Casement signed on loan for League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for a month.[3] This loan deal was subsequently extended, firstly to two months, then to three months. Casement returned to Ipswich before being released on 8 May.
On 22 June, it was announced that he had signed a three-year deal with Scottish First Division side Dundee.[4]
On 31 January, Casement signed on loan for Linfield until the end of the season. On 4 May 2010, he was informed along with three other players that he was no longer wanted by Dundee and was free to look for another club.[5] On 8 May 2012, it was confirmed Casement had signed a three-year contract with Portadown. On 26 July 2016, it was announced that Portadown had accepted a bid in the region of £20,000 for Casement and it was announced later that he would be rejoining the Blues on a two-year contract.
On 30 September 2020, Casement signed for Stowmarket Town.[6] He was appointed manager of the club in February 2023.[7] In May 2023, he stepped down as manager to focus fully on the continuation of his playing career.[8]
International career edit
Casement was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in May 2009, along with nine other uncapped players for the international friendly against Italy on 6 June.[10] He made his international debut, along with seven other debutants, in the 3–0 defeat against Italy in the friendly match at Arena Garibaldi in Pisa.[11] Casement played the full match.[11]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2005–06 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2008–09 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2008–09 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Linfield (loan) | 2009–10 | NIFL Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Linfield | 2010–11 | NIFL Premiership | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | NIFL Premiership | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Portadown | 2011–12 | NIFL Premiership | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | NIFL Premiership | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | NIFL Premiership | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | NIFL Premiership | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Total | 135 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 153 | 17 | |||
| Linfield | 2016–17 | NIFL Premiership | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | NIFL Premiership | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | NIFL Premiership | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 89 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 289 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 343 | 23 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the FA Cup and Irish Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Cup and Northern Ireland Football League Cup.
- ^ Appearance in the Setanta Sports Cup.
- ^ a b Appearance in the UEFA Champions League.
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearance in the NIFL Charity Shield.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
International edit
- Source:[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours edit
- Ipswich Town
- Linfield
- IFA Premiership: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Irish Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17
- Individual
References edit
- ^ "Chris Casement". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Chris Casement – profile". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Accies move for Casement". Sky Sports. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Chris comes to Dens". Dundee F.C. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Dundee aim to axe 16 from squad". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Casement Signs For Stow". Stow Town F.C. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Former Northern Ireland international Chris Casement is appointed the new Stowmarket Town manager". Suffolk News. 12 February 2023.
- ^ "RICHARD 'WILKS' WILKINS: STOWMARKET TOWN FC'S NEW MANAGER". stowmarkettownfc.co.uk. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Bacon, Michael (3 June 2023). "Casement joins Blues: 'I'm looking forward to the challenge'". leistonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Irish League quintet in NI squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland go down fighting against Italy". Belfast Telegraph. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "C. Casement". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Chris Casement » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Chris Casement at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Town Win Youth Cup!". TWTD. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Casement Wins Youth Gong". TWTD. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
External links edit
- Chris Casement player profile at itfc.co.uk
- Chris Casement at Soccerbase
