James Craigen (footballer)

James Craigen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	The Spartans
Number	28
Youth career
1999–2009	Preston North End
2009–2012	Edinburgh University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Partick Thistle	76	(4)
2012–2013	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	10	(2)
2015–2016	Raith Rovers	34	(9)
2016–2018	Falkirk	37	(3)
2018–2019	Dunfermline Athletic	48	(2)
2019–2020	AFC Fylde	15	(0)
2020	→ Arbroath (loan)	4	(0)
2020–2022	Arbroath	59	(5)
2022–2023	Edinburgh	31	(3)
2023–	The Spartans	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 12 July 2023

James Craigen (born 28 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spartans in Scottish League Two. He started his career at Preston North End, where he spent 10 years as a youth player. He was also part of the Edinburgh University team; the university which he was a student at. He then made the leap from non-league football to Scotland's second tier, joining Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle where, against Greenock Morton, he scored the decisive goal that sealed Thistle's promotion to the Scottish Premiership. He has also spent time on loan at Forfar Athletic, and after leaving Partick Thistle, played with Raith Rovers, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Arbroath and Edinburgh.