Michael Travis (soccer)

Michael Travis (born 6 May 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Bo'ness United. He has previously played for Forfar Athletic, Livingston, Arbroath, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers and has also played as a trialist for Montrose.

Michael Travis
Personal information
Full name Michael Travis
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bo'ness United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Livingston 1 (0)
2012–2014 Arbroath 57 (7)
2015–2022 Forfar Athletic 130 (12)
2022 Edinburgh City 15 (0)
2022-2023 Berwick Rangers
2023- Bo'ness United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Livingston

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A member of the under-19 team[1] Travis made his first team debut on 23 July 2011 as a substitute in Livingston's 5–0 win against Airdrie United in the Challenge Cup.[2] He appeared again as a sub in the next round against Stirling.[3] He made his league debut in the Scottish First Division as a substitute on 24 September against Partick Thistle. He was released by the club at the end of the 2011–12 season.[4]

Arbroath

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In July 2012, Travis signed for Scottish Second Division side Arbroath.[5][6] On 8 November 2014, Travis announced that he had left Arbroath.[7] After leaving Arbroath, Travis played as a trialist for Forfar Athletic and Montrose.[8]

Forfar Athletic

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In January 2015, Travis signed for Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic.[9]

Edinburgh City

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After playing for the club as a trialist in a match just two days previous, Travis officially signed for Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City on 9 January 2022.[10]

Berwick Rangers

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Travis signed for Berwick Rangers in September 2022.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Livingston 2011–12[12] Scottish First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Arbroath 2012–13[13] Scottish Second Division 19 2 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 23 2
2013–14[14] Scottish League One 34 5 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 37 5
2014–15[15] Scottish League Two 4 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 7 0
Total 57 7 2 0 4 0 4 0 67 7
Forfar Athletic 2014–15[15] Scottish League One 17 1 0 0 0 0 4[b] 1 21 2
2015–16[16] 12 4 2 2 2 0 2[a] 0 18 6
2016–17[17] Scottish League Two 18 1 0 0 0 0 4[c] 2 22 3
2017–18[18] Scottish League One 34 3 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 40 3
2018–19[19] 30 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 38 1
2019–20[20] 16 2 1 0 4 3 1[a] 0 22 5
Total 127 12 5 2 14 3 19 3 165 20
Career total 190 19 7 2 18 3 19 3 234 27
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs

Personal life

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He is the cousin of Scottish international footballer Callum Paterson.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Under 19 Squad 2010–11". Livingston Fc. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Airdrie United 0–5 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Livingston 5–0 Stirling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Released Players". Livingston F.C. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Travis play at Arbroath". Scottish Football League. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Scottish Division Two ins and outs". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Lichties' Travis to leave AFC". Arbroath Herald. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. ^ Binnie, Scott (8 January 2015). "New boy Travis says Loons can win title with perseverance". Forfar Dispatch. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Travis in Forfar squad". ESPN. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  10. ^ @EdinburghCityFC (9 January 2022). "Welcome Michael Travis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Malcolm lands Travis". Berwick Rangers FC. 1 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Travis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Michael Travis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Queensferry teen's debut for Hearts". Linlithgow Gazette. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.