Callum Connolly

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Callum Connolly
Personal information
Full name Callum Alexander Connolly [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2016 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Everton 1 (0)
2016 → Barnsley (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 17 (2)
2017–2018 → Ipswich Town (loan) 34 (4)
2018–2019 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 17 (1)
2019 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
2020 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 13 (2)
2020–2021 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 40 (2)
2021–2024 Blackpool 93 (3)
2024– Stockport County 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U17 4 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 9 (3)
2015–2016 England U19 10 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 7 (1)
2018 England U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:20, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:49, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Callum Alexander Connolly (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One side Stockport County.

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He has previously played for Everton, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers, Lincoln City and Fleetwood Town.

A versatile player, Connolly can play across the back line of defence and in midfield.

Career

Everton

After playing with Crosby Stuart, Connolly joined Everton at the age of nine. [2] He has earned representation at England under-17 and under-18 level. [3] On 3 March 2016, he joined League One side Barnsley on a one-month loan deal. [4] He made his debut two days later, in a 3–1 win over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. [5]

Connolly made his first Everton teamsheet on 16 April 2016, when he was named as a substitute for the 1–1 draw with Southampton, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured right-back Seamus Coleman to make his Premier League debut. [6]

On 14 January 2017, Connolly signed on loan for Wigan Athletic until the end of the season, [7] and just hours later made his debut and scored both goals as Wigan beat Burton Albion 2–0. [8]

For the 2017–2018 season, Connolly played on loan for Ipswich Town in the EFL Championship. Used largely in central midfield for the first time in his career, [9] Connolly returned to Everton at the end of the season, having played an impressive 36 matches, scoring four goals. [10]

At the beginning of the 2018–19 season Connolly re-joined Wigan Athletic on loan, initially for the whole of the season [11] but on 31 January 2019 he was recalled by Everton and sent on loan for the second half of the season to Bolton Wanderers [12]

On 29 August 2019, Connolly headed out on loan once more, this time joining League One side Lincoln City on a season-long deal, [13] but he returned to Everton early, after his loan spell was cut short in January. [14]

Connolly signed with Fleetwood Town on 6 January 2020 on a loan deal for the rest of the 2019–20 season. [15]

At the end of the 2020–21 it was announced that Connolly would leave the club at the end of his contract. [16]

Blackpool

Connolly signed for Blackpool in July 2021 after becoming a free agent. [17]

On 7 May 2024, the club announced he would be leaving the club in the summer once his contract expired. [18]

Stockport County

On 15 June 2024, Connolly agreed to join newly-promoted League One side Stockport County on a two-year deal on 1 July 2024 after the expiry of his contract at Blackpool. [19]

International career

Connolly received his first international call up when he was named in the England under-17 squad for the 2014 Algarve Tournament. [20] Connolly made his debut against eventual winners Germany in the final group stage game, with England finishing runners-up in the tournament. [21] 10 days later, he was named in the squad for the elite round of qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, [22] and helped England qualify by starting the wins against Czech Republic and Italy. [23] Connolly was not named in the squad for the final tournament, which England went on to win after beating the Netherlands on penalties in the final. [24]

Connolly was part of the England squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and started the first game, a 2–1 win against France. [25] However, he sustained an injury in the second half of the match, and withdrew from the squad six days later. [26] After also beating the Netherlands [27] and Croatia [28] to top the group, England were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals against Italy. [29]

Connolly was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [30] He played in the opening match against Argentina and the second against Guinea, [31] [32] but was unused as a substitute in the final that England won, their first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966. [33]

Connolly played in four of the five matches as the England under-21 team won the 2018 Toulon Tournament, including scoring against Scotland in the semi-final. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2015–16 [34] Premier League 100000—10
Barnsley (loan) 2015–16 [34] League One 3000000030
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2016–17 [35] Championship 1721000—182
Ipswich Town (loan) 2017–18 [36] Championship3441000—354
Wigan Athletic

(loan)

 2018-19 [37] Championship1711010—191
Bolton Wanderers

(loan)

 2018-19 [37] Championship1620000—162
Lincoln City

(loan)

 2019-20 [37] League One11010003 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Fleetwood Town

(loan)

 2019-20 [37] League One13200002 [lower-alpha 2] 0152
2020-21 [37] League One40210001 [lower-alpha 1] 0422
Total534100030574
Blackpool 2021-22 Championship3121011—333
2022-23 4111010—431
Total723202100764
Career total2151670316022717
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

England U20

England U21

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