Sam McCallum
Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry City of the Championship on loan from Norwich City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Benjamin McCallum[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Canterbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Herne Bay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Coventry City | 25 | (2) |
| 2020– | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Coventry City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Coventry City (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:48, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent[3] and attended Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury. McCallum started his career at non-League club Herne Bay before moving to League One club Coventry City in August 2018 after being at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy.[4]
In November 2018, he made his debut in an EFL Trophy defeat against Cheltenham Town coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Brandon Mason.[5]
McCallum broke through into the Coventry first team and made a total of 35 appearances and scoring three goals.
Norwich City
On 31 January 2020, McCallum signed for Norwich City for a reported fee of £3,500,000 and immediately loaned back to Coventry City until the end of the season. Norwich signed McCallum amid interest from other Premier League teams such as Liverpool and Leicester City.[6][7]
On 20 September 2020, McCallum was loaned to Coventry for the 2020–21 season for his third spell with the club.
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 February 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[8] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019–20[9] | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Norwich City | 2019–20[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20[9] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2020–21[10] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sam McCallum: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "S. McCallum: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sam McCallum Joins Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "City agree deal to sign Sam McCallum". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Turner, Andy (31 January 2020). "Confirmed: Sam McCallum completes Premier League move". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.