Callum Roberts (footballer)

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Callum Roberts
Personal information
Full name Callum Roberts [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth North Shields, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Blyth Spartans 25 (17)
2020–2022 Notts County 52 (20)
2022–2023 Aberdeen 3 (0)
2023– Scunthorpe United 6 (1)
International career
2016 England U20 2 (0)
2022 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02, December 2023 (UTC)

Callum Roberts (born 14 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scunthorpe United. [3]

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Early career

Roberts joined Newcastle United at the age of eight and also played youth football for Whitley Bay Sproggs while attending Churchill Community College in Wallsend. [3]

While still at school during the 2012–13 season, Roberts scored eight goals in nine league appearances for the Newcastle United Under-18s in the 2012–13 Professional U18 Development League. [4]

He officially joined the Newcastle United Academy the following season and made 19 appearances for the Under-18s in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League, scoring four goals. [5] He also made two appearances in the FA Youth Cup as Newcastle United reached the Quarter Finals of the competition. [6] He also made the step up to Under-21 level, making ten appearances in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League and scoring his first goal at that level in their match against Liverpool at Anfield. [7]

Club career

Newcastle United

On 3 January 2015, Roberts made his senior debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in an FA Cup match against Leicester City, a match which Leicester City won 1–0. [8] At the end of January 2015, he signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United, committing himself to his hometown club on a long-term deal. [9]

On 15 January 2019, Roberts scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Blackburn Rovers.

He was released by Newcastle after the 2018–19 season.

Gateshead (loan)

Shortly after making his Newcastle United debut, on 16 January 2015, it was announced that he joined Football Conference side and near-neighbours Gateshead on a month-long loan deal. [10] This deal was later extended to a season-long deal, [11] but he was recalled on 26 February to provide injury cover at Newcastle United, [12] having made three appearances during his spell at Gateshead.

Kilmarnock (loan)

On 9 January 2017, Roberts moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock for the remainder of the season, along with Newcastle teammates Freddie Woodman and Sean Longstaff. [13] He made his debut on 21 January 2017, as Kilmarnock lost 1–0 against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Cup. [14]

Colchester United (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Roberts joined League Two side Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season. [15] He made his club debut as a substitute in Colchester's 4–0 win at Northampton Town on 2 February. [16] He returned to Newcastle on 13 March 2019.

Blyth Spartans

Roberts joined Blyth Spartans A.F.C. initially a non-contract basis in August 2019. [17] An impressive form saw him score nine goals in nine games. This included hat-tricks against Curzon Ashton F.C. during FA Cup qualifying and also against AFC Telford United in the National League North. [18] Roberts subsequently secured a contract with Spartans in October 2019 and went on to score a third hat-trick of the season the following month in a 4–4 draw away to Kettering Town F.C in a league tie. [19] He would go on to score goals in back-back derby matches in the league against Gateshead F.C. during a festive double-header league ties where Spartans won 3–2 away on Boxing Day [20] and drew 2–2 at home on New Year's Day. [21] Roberts left Spartans later in January 2020 moving to Notts County F.C. for an undisclosed fee. [22]

Notts County

On 20 January 2020, Roberts joined National League side Notts County. He signed until the 2020–21 season. [23] On 13 November 2020 he signed an extension until 2022–23. [24]

Aberdeen

In July 2022, Roberts signed for Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. [25]

Scunthorpe United

Scunthorpe United signed Roberts for an undisclosed fee in June 2023. [26]

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