Michael Travis (soccer)

Michael Travis
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2011–2012	Livingston
2012–2014	Arbroath
2015–2022	Forfar Athletic
2022	Edinburgh City
2022–2023	Berwick Rangers
2023–	Bo'ness United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Michael Travis (born 6 May 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Scottish Lowland League club 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.

Career

Livingston

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

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

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

Edinburgh City

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

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

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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]	Scottish League One	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
^ Appearances in the League One play-offs

Personal life

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

References

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

[SCC-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

[17] Appearances in the Championship play-offs

[20] Appearances in the League One play-offs

[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.

[Rel-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.

[forfar-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.

[14] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[15] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[MT14-16] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[MT15-18] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[MT16-19] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[MT17-21] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[MT18-22] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[MT19-23] "Games played by Michael Travis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[24] "Queensferry teen's debut for Hearts". Linlithgow Gazette. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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