Callum Slattery

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Callum Slattery
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Slattery in 2026
Personal information
Full name Callum Grant Slattery [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Kidlington, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 8
Youth career
–2008 Chelsea
2008–2017 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Southampton 3 (0)
2020 → De Graafschap (loan) 5 (1)
2021 → Gillingham (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2026 Motherwell 126 (16)
2026– Sheffield Wednesday 11 (3)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 5 (0)
2014–2015 England U16 4 (0)
2017 England U20 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:45, 27 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Callum Grant Slattery (born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.

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Slattery is a product of the Southampton academy and made his professional debut for the club in January 2019. He had loan spells with De Graafschap and Gillingham. In July 2021, Slattery joined Motherwell. After making 148 appearances for the club in all competitions, he moved to Sheffield Wednesday in June 2026. Slattery has represented his country at youth level.

Professional career

Southampton

In July 2017, Slattery signed a three-year professional contract with Southampton. [2] Slattery was named in the starting eleven of the first team on 5 January 2019 in the FA Cup third round against Derby County at Pride Park Stadium. [3]

De Graafschap

On 31 January 2020, Slattery joined Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on loan until the end of the season. [4]

Gillingham

On 14 January 2021, Slattery joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [5] He made his first appearance for the club two days later in a 1–0 victory against Accrington Stanley. [6]

Motherwell

On 24 July 2021, Slattery joined Motherwell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [7] During a training session in January 2024, Slattery suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out for 369 days. [8] [9]

On 20 June 2024, Motherwell announced that Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year. [10] On 18 March 2025, Motherwell announced that they had triggered their one-year contract extension with Slattery. [11]

On 19 May 2026, Motherwell announced that Slattery would be leaving the club after five years, when his contract expired at the end of the season. [12] [13]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 29 June 2026, Slattery signed a three-year contract at EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday. [14] [15] He was one of eight players to make their debut against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup, starting the game in a 1–0 win. [16] He scored his first goal for Wednesday the following week on the opening day of the League One season against Leyton Orient, where he managed to deflect the ball into the net from a Nathan Baxter kick. [17] With his second goal of the season coming in the 7–2 win against Bromley, and his ″high energy performances and creativity in the middle″, he won the clubs player of the month for August. [18]

International career

Slattery was part of the England team that won the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He scored the fourth penalty in the shoot-out in the final against Ivory Coast. [19]

Personal life

Slattery was arrested by police in November 2021 after an incident in the city centre of Glasgow where he used threatening and abusive behaviour and uttered homophobic remarks. He reportedly assaulted a police officer during the matter. In October 2022, Slattery appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court and admitted two charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with one aggravated by prejudice related to sexual orientation. He was subsequently convicted and fined £1,350. [20]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2018–19 [21] Premier League 302000—50
2019–20 [22] Premier League000000—00
2020–21 [23] Premier League000000—00
Total3020000050
Southampton U21s 2016–17 EFL Trophy [24] ———2 [a] 121
2017–18 EFL Trophy [25] ———3 [a] 030
2018–19 EFL Trophy [21] ———2 [a] 020
2019–20 EFL Trophy [22] ———2 [a] 222
2020–21 EFL Trophy [23] ———1 [a] 111
Total———104104
De Graafschap (loan) 2019–20 [26] Eerste Divisie 5100——51
Gillingham (loan) 2020–21 [23] EFL League One 7000000070
Motherwell 2021–22 [27] Scottish Premiership 3121020—342
2022–23 [28] Scottish Premiership29420202 [b] 0354
2023–24 [29] Scottish Premiership2010052—253
2024–25 [30] Scottish Premiership1561000—163
2025–26 [31] Scottish Premiership3132050—383
Total12616601422014818
Sheffield Wednesday 2026–27 [32] EFL League One11300102 [a] 0143
Career total152208015214418926
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List 2026/27 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. 8 September 2026. p. 88. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Slattery looking to kick on". Southampton FC. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Derby 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Slattery joins De Graafschap". Southampton FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gills sign Callum Slattery on loan". Gillingham FC. 14 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham".
  7. ↑ "Callum Slattery signs for Motherwell". Motherwell FC. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Callum Slattery suffers serious knee injury". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "After a long 369 days it felt unbelievable to be back out there with the boys". x.com/Callumslattery8. Callum Slattery Twitter. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "CALLUM SLATTERY SIGNS ON". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "SLATTERY AND O'DONNELL SIGN ON FOR NEXT SEASON". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Callum Slattery leaves after five-year stay". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "2025/26 end of season squad update". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Callum Slattery capture confirmed!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Wednesday sign midfielder Slattery from Motherwell". BBC Sport. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sheff Wed 1–0 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Callum Slattery voted Owls Player of the Month!". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Saints youngster Callum Slattery helps England to tournament glory". Daily Echo. Southampton. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  20. ↑ "Motherwell player Callum Slattery fined for homophobic abuse". The Herald. 5 October 2022.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. ↑ Callum Slattery at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Callum Slattery in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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