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Chris Casement
Personal information
Full name Christopher Casement[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)
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)
2007Millwall (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009Hamilton Academical (loan) 4 (0)
2009Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 12 (0)
2009–2010 Dundee 1 (0)
2010Linfield (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2012 Linfield 39 (2)
2012–2016 Portadown 167 (16)
2016–2020 Linfield 197 (6)
2020–2023 Stowmarket Town
2023–2024 Leiston 33 (2)
2024– Ipswich Wanderers 0 (0)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2018

Christopher Casement (born 12 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Ipswich Wanderers. 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.

Early life

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Casement attended Newtownbreda High School in south Belfast.

Club career

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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]

In June 2023, Casement joined Leiston.[9]

In June 2024, Casement joined Isthmian League North Division side Ipswich Wanderers.[10]

International career

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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.[11] 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.[12] Casement played the full match.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played on 12 September 2020.[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the FA Cup and Irish Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Cup and Northern Ireland Football League Cup.
  3. ^ Appearance in the Setanta Sports Cup.
  4. ^ a b Appearance in the UEFA Champions League.
  5. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
  6. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  7. ^ Appearance in the NIFL Charity Shield.
  8. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

International

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Source:[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2009 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Ipswich Town
Linfield
Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Casement". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Chris Casement – profile". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Accies move for Casement". Sky Sports. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Chris comes to Dens". Dundee F.C. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Dundee aim to axe 16 from squad". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Casement Signs For Stow". Stow Town F.C. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Former Northern Ireland international Chris Casement is appointed the new Stowmarket Town manager". Suffolk News. 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "RICHARD 'WILKS' WILKINS: STOWMARKET TOWN FC'S NEW MANAGER". stowmarkettownfc.co.uk. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ Bacon, Michael (3 June 2023). "Casement joins Blues: 'I'm looking forward to the challenge'". leistonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ @_IWFC (18 June 2024). "Chris Casement signs for Wanderers✍️ Pleased to confirm that experienced defender / midfielder @ChrisCasement has penned a contract to join IWFC. A former Northern Ireland International and ex ITFC player, Chris played last season at Step 3 for Leiston. Welcome Chris💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Irish League quintet in NI squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Northern Ireland go down fighting against Italy". Belfast Telegraph. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  13. ^ "C. Casement". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Chris Casement » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  15. ^ Chris Casement at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "Town Win Youth Cup!". TWTD. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Casement Wins Youth Gong". TWTD. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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