Christy Pym

Christy James Pym (born 24 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One club Peterborough United.

Christy Pym
Personal information
Full name Christy James Pym[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995[2]
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2012 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Exeter City 127 (0)
2019– Peterborough United 32 (0)
National team
2014 England U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Exeter City

Pym was born in Exeter, Devon.[1] He came through the youth ranks at his hometown club, Exeter City. Pym was captain of the under-18 team when he was handed a professional contract by manager Paul Tisdale in April 2013.[4]

Pym made his debut for Exeter as cover for Artur Krysiak in a 3–2 victory over Southend United at Roots Hall on 15 February 2014.[5] He went on to become first choice keeper for the last five league matches of the season and was rewarded with a new contract at the end of the season.[6] He began the season as Exeter's first-choice goalkeeper after Artur Krysiak was released.[7]

In 2014–15, Pym battled for starting position against fellow 19-year-old James Hamon, eventually playing 25 league games to the latter's 21.[8] The following season, new Austrian signing Bobby Olejnik was the undisputed starting goalkeeper in league games, until Pym edged back into the line-up in October 2016.[9]

In May 2019, Exeter manager Matt Taylor said he expected Pym to leave the club on a free transfer.[10]

Peterborough United

On 29 May 2019, it was announced that Pym had joined League One club Peterborough United on a free transfer on a 3-year deal.[11]

International career

On 28 August 2014, Pym received his first call-up to the England under-20 team for a friendly match against Romania.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2012–13[13] League Two 0000000000
2013–14[14] League Two 9000000090
2014–15[15] League Two 250101000270
2015–16[16] League Two 0000000000
2016–17[17] League Two 28000102[lower-alpha 1]0310
2017–18[18] League Two 46040103[lower-alpha 2]0540
2018–19[19] League Two 190002000210
Peterborough United 2019-20[20] League One 1000000010
Career total 12805050501430
  1. One appearance in EFL Trophy, one in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearances in League Two play-offs

References
  1. "Christy Pym". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. "Christy Pym". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Christy Pym". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Two Exeter City youngsters given pro deals". Express & Echo. Exeter. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
  5. James, Stuart (15 February 2014). "Match report: Southend United 2 Exeter City 3". Western Morning News. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015.
  6. "Exeter City goalkeeper Christy Pym signs new contract". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. Pilnick, Brent (8 May 2014). "Artur Krysiak: Exeter City release goalkeeper after four year spell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "Christy Pym: Exeter City keeper welcomes fight for starting role". BBC Sport. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  9. "Christy Pym: Exeter City goalkeeper's form forced boss Paul Tisdale to pick him". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  10. "Christy Pym: Exeter City boss Matt Taylor expects goalkeeper to leave Grecians". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. "Exeter City goalkeeper Christy Pym signs for Peterborough United". Devon Live. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. "Aidy Boothroyd names U20 squad to face Romania". The Football Association. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  13. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  14. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  15. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  16. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  17. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  18. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  19. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  20. "Games played by Christy Pym in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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