Callum Elder

Callum Elder

Personal information
Full name	Callum Roddie Elder [1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Derby County
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2011	Manly United
2011–2013	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Leicester City	0	(0)
2015	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	21	(0)
2015–2016	→ Peterborough United (loan)	18	(1)
2016–2017	→ Brentford (loan)	6	(0)
2017	→ Barnsley (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	27	(0)
2019	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2023	Hull City	131	(1)
2023–	Derby County	31	(0)
International career‡
2013	Australia U20	1	(0)
2021–	Australia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 6 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:22, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Callum Roddie Elder (born 27 January 1995) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Derby County and the Australia national team.

Elder started his professional career at Leicester City, but failed the make a first team appearance, he would have loan spells at Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Brentford, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic and Ipswich Town. In August 2019, Elder would join Hull City, where he would spend four years, before signing with Derby County in June 2023.

Early and personal life

Elder was born to an Irish mother and Scottish father. His maternal grandfather is former Republic of Ireland international footballer Paddy Turner. ^[3]

Club career

Leicester City

A left back, Elder was born in Sydney, Australia and began his youth career with Manly United, before moving to England at the age of 16 to begin a scholarship in the academy at Leicester City. ^[4] After completing his scholarship at the end of the 2012–13 season, he was awarded his first professional contract. ^[5] Graduating to the Foxes' U21 team, he progressed to sign a new two-year deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and a further extension a year later, ^[6] which kept him at the King Power Stadium until June 2019. ^[7]

Mansfield Town (loan)

On 8 January 2015, Elder was loaned out to League Two club Mansfield Town for one month. ^[8] He made his professional debut two days later, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Burton Albion. ^[9] He became a regular starter, which saw his loan extended to the end of the 2014–15 season. ^{[10] [11]} Elder made 21 appearances for the Stags and returned to Leicester at the end of the season. ^[12]

Peterborough United (loan)

On 29 August 2015, Elder joined League One side Peterborough United on a one-month loan, ^[13] which was later extended until January 2016. ^[14] He made 21 appearances and scored the first senior goal of his career, which came in a 4–0 thrashing of Doncaster Rovers on 24 October 2015. ^[15] A foot injury suffered in a match versus Blackpool on 19 December led to the early termination of Elder's loan. ^[16]

Brentford (loan)

On 30 July 2016, Elder joined Championship side Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season. ^[17] He was an ever-present in league matches during the opening month of the season, ^[18] before suffering a knee injury during a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 10 September 2016. ^[19] Elder's recovery was delayed by a thigh injury and he returned to the King Power Stadium for treatment in mid-December 2016. ^{[20] [21]} He returned to training with Brentford on 16 January 2017, ^[22] but failed to make an appearance before being recalled by Leicester City two weeks later. ^[23]

Barnsley (loan)

On 31 January 2017, Elder joined Championship club Barnsley on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. ^[24]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

On 31 July 2017, Elder joined Wigan Athletic on a season long loan. ^[25] He made his debut on 5 August at Milton Keynes Dons but was sent off in the 44th minute. Wigan won the match 1–0. ^[26] He scored his first goal for Wigan on 17 January 2018 as they defeated Premier League side Bournemouth in the FA Cup. ^[27]

Ipswich Town (loan)

On 2 January 2019, Elder joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 Championship season. ^[28]

Hull City

On 8 August 2019, Elder joined Championship side Hull City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. The move reunited him with Grant McCann, his manager at Peterborough United. ^[29] Elder made his debut on 14 September 2019, in a 2–2 draw at home to Wigan Athletic. ^[30] He scored his first goal for Hull on 5 April 2021 in a 3–0 win against Northampton Town. ^[31] On 18 May 2022, Hull City exercised an option for an additional year on his contract. ^[32] On 6 May 2023, it was announced that Elder would leave Hull at the end of his contract that summer, ^[33] it was later announced he would join League One Derby County.

Derby County

On 21 June 2023, free agent Elder signed for Derby County on a three-year deal, becoming manager Paul Warne's 3rd summer signing. ^[34] The first half of his first season at Derby was frustrating for Elder he was affected by injuries and when fit was mainly restricted to being a substitute as Craig Forsyth was the main starting left-back. ^[35] Elder would make 26 appearances in this injury hit season, as Derby secured promotion to the Championship as league runners-up. ^[36]

After impressing in pre-season ahead of the 2024–25 season, Elder started in Derby's first six Championship fixtures at left-back before he sustained a groin injury at Sheffield United on 21 September 2024, with Derby head coach Paul Warne saying that injury was a "blow" as Elder had been in great form. ^[37]

International career

Elder was eligible to play for Australia, Scotland, Ireland and England at international level. ^[4] In October 2013, Elder was called up by Australia U20 for the 2014 AFC U19 Championship qualifying matches and made a single appearance in a 3–0 win over Chinese Taipei on 5 October. ^{[38] [39]} He was not named in the squad for the tournament finals. ^[40]

In August 2021, Elder was called up to the Australia squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against China and Vietnam. ^[41] He made his debut on 2 September 2021 in a game against China, a 3–0 home victory. He substituted Aziz Behich in the 79th minute. ^[42]

Style of play

Elder describes himself as "an athletic full back. I like getting up and down the left-hand-side of the pitch". ^[43]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mansfield Town (loan)	2014–15 [12]	League Two	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
Peterborough United (loan)	2015–16 [15]	League One	18	1	2	0	—		1 [a]	0	21	1
Brentford (loan)	2016–17 [18]	Championship	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
Barnsley (loan)	2016–17 [18]	Championship	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2017–18 [44]	League One	27	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	33	1
Ipswich Town (loan)	2018–19 [45]	Championship	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hull City	2019–20 [46]	Championship	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2020–21 [47]	League One	44	1	1	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	48	1
	2021–22 [48]	Championship	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	2022–23 [49]	Championship	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
	Total		131	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	137	1
Derby County	2023–24 [50]	League One	22	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	26	0
	2024–25 [51]	Championship	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		31	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	36	0
Career total			242	2	10	1	4	0	6	0	264	3

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

International

As of match played 2 September 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	2021	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Wigan Athletic

• League One: 2017–18 ^[52]

Hull City

• League One: 2020–21 ^[53]

Derby County

• League One second-place promotion: 2023–24 ^[36]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One ^[54]
• EFL League One Team of the Year: 2020–21 ^[55]

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External links

• Callum Elder at Soccerbase