Zimbabwean footballer (born 1996)
Brendan Joel Zibusiso Galloway
(born 17 March 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional
footballer
who plays as a
defender
for
EFL Championship
club
Plymouth Argyle
. A former youth international for England, Galloway represents the
Zimbabwe national team
.
Club career
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Milton Keynes Dons
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Brendan Galloway was born in
Harare
, Zimbabwe on 17 March 1996,
[2]
and moved to England with his family when he was six years old.
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He started playing for
Milton Keynes Dons
when he joined the club's under-11 side.
[5]
He became the youngest
first-team
player in
Milton Keynes Dons
' history at 15 years of age after making his debut as a 79th-minute
substitute
in a 6?0 victory at home to
Nantwich Town
in the
FA Cup
first round
on 12 November 2011.
[6]
He made his league debut after starting for MK Dons in a 2?1 victory at
Rochdale
on 28 April 2012.
[6]
He scored his first senior goal for MK Dons in their 4?1 win over
Halifax Town
on 9 November 2013.
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Everton
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In August 2014
Everton
signed Galloway for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract.
[8]
He spent the majority of the season playing for the
under-21
side until the very latter stage of the league campaign. Galloway was given a chance and made his debut for the senior side in Everton's 2?1 away win against
West Ham United
on 16 May 2015.
[9]
He played at left back in the game, despite ordinarily being a centre-back. On the last day of the
2014?15 season
, Galloway turned out for his senior home debut against
Tottenham Hotspur
.
On the opening day of the
2015?16 season
, as regular left back
Leighton Baines
suffered an ankle injury in training and
Luke Garbutt
had joined
Fulham
on loan, Galloway started Everton's match against
Watford
.
[10]
[11]
Galloway agreed a new contract with
Everton
on 10 December 2015 and was at that time contracted to the club until at least June 2020.
[12]
Loan to West Bromwich Albion
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On 22 August 2016, Galloway joined
West Bromwich Albion
on a season-long loan.
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Galloway made his first league start for West Brom on 28 August 2016 against Middlesbrough. On 10 April 2017, Galloway was recalled by
Everton
. It was reported that Galloway had been given permission to return to Everton early even though he remained registered with
West Bromwich Albion
who paid £1m to take him on loan for the campaign.
[14]
Luton Town
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On 3 July 2019, Galloway joined
Luton Town
for a free transfer from Everton.
[15]
On 28 May 2021, Luton Town announced the departures of Galloway and several other players following the conclusion of their contracts
[16]
Plymouth Argyle
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On 21 July 2021, after playing in several trial games in pre-season during the summer of 2021, Galloway joined
Plymouth Argyle
on a short-term contract until January 2022.
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On 14 August, Galloway made his league debut playing the full 90 minutes of a 1?0 win over
Gillingham
.
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International career
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Galloway is eligible to play for
Zimbabwe
or
England
.
[4]
He was named in the
England U-17
squad for the
Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
in 2012 by
Kenny Swain
.
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His first match for England was against the
Faroe Islands
in August 2012.
[20]
He represented England in the
2014 UEFA Under-19 Championship
qualifying campaign.
[21]
In 2016, Zimbabwe approached Galloway to play for them in the 2017 African Cup of Nations but Galloway chose to remain part of the England U21 set up.
[22]
[23]
He formally represented Zimbabwe in a 1?0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
loss to
Ghana
on 12 October 2021. During that match he played as a center back partnering Alec Mudimu, and Ghana struggled to break that defence.
[24]
Career statistics
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- As of match played 7 February 2024
Honours
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Everton U23s
Plymouth Argyle
Individual
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