Callum Stead

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Callum Stead
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Stead in 2025
Personal information
Full name Callum Lee Stead [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Barnet
Number 10
Youth career
2017–2018 Luton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Hoddesdon Town 1 (0)
2016–2017 Langford 4 (1)
2019 Biggleswade Town 3 (0)
2019–2020 Welwyn Garden City 24 (7)
2020–2021 Hitchin Town 13 (7)
2021 South Shields 4 (1)
2021–2022 Hitchin Town 15 (8)
2022 Kettering Town 19 (6)
2022–2023 Brackley Town 46 (13)
2023– Barnet 81 (33)
International career
2024 England C 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:52, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:02, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Callum Lee Stead (born 25 December 1999) is an English professional football player who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Barnet.

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Career

Stead began his senior career with the non-league clubs Hoddesdon Town and Langford before joining Luton Town's academy in 2017. He returned to non-league with Biggleswade Town in 2019, followed by stints at Welwyn Garden City, and Hitchin Town. [2] On 20 September 2021, he transferred to South Shields in the Northern Premier League. [3] After only four appearances, he returned to Hitchin before signing for Kettering Town in February 2022. [4] On 9 July 2022, he joined Brackley Town also in the National League. [5] He helped Barnet win the 2024–25 National League and earned promotion to the EFL League Two, was named to the 2024–25 National League Team of the Season. [6] [7] He was named Managers, Players and Supporters' Player of the Season at Barnet for the 2024–25 season. [2]

International career

On 6 March 2024, Stead was called up to the England national football C team for a set of friendlies against Wales C and Nepal. [8] He appeared in both matches, scoring in a 2–0 win over Nepal. [9] [9]

Honours

Barnet
Individual

References

  1. "Callum Lee Stead". beIN Sports.
  2. 1 2 "Callum Stead - Barnet Football Club".
  3. "Callum Stead heads to Tyneside after shock departure from Hitchin Town". The Comet. 20 September 2021.
  4. "Callum joins Kettering Town". www.hitchintownfc.club.
  5. "The Saints Sign Striker Callum Stead". www.brackleytownfc.com.
  6. "Barnet promoted after beating Aldershot". Wandsworth Times. 26 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "National League Team of the Season Is Announced – The Enterprise National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 30 May 2025.
  8. "Callum Stead Called Up to England C Squad – Barnet Football Club".
  9. 1 2 "England Impress As Barnet Stars Ease Play-Off Agony – The Enterprise National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 May 2024.
  10. "Barnet Are Back! Brennan's Bees Secure Title Glory - The Enterprise National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 26 April 2025.