St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Callum Penman has joined Arbroath on loan until the end of the season.
The 17-year-old St Mirren Youth Academy graduate links up with the Angus side for the remainder 2024/25.
Callum made his first-team debut in our 2-1 win over Rangers as a late substitute and made his first start in a 3-1 win away to Queen of the South in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup last month.
He will now head to the League One side to aid his development before returning to fight for a starting slot in the first-team next season.
Manager Stephen Robinson said: "We believe highly in the loan system and we already have Fraser Taylor there doing really well. Ryan Flynn is there as well, so Callum is joining a really good club.
"I went to watch Arbroath recently with Brian Kerr and it's a good standard. We feel he needs 20 games and going to play men's football will really improve him.
"We believe he has a really bright future at St Mirren and we feel he'll come back with a real chance of being a first-team player. It's a case of getting him regular game time and making mistakes, learning from them, and dealing with crowds.
We believe Callum has super ability. He is going to be a big player in the future for the club. But this is, in my opinion, the right way to develop him.
"He will go and get game time and come back fighting for a place in the starting line-up next season."
We wish Callum all the best during his time at Arbroath.
