Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Tyler Whelan [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 September 1998||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England [2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Barnsley | |||
2007–2018 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Port Vale (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Oldham Athletic | 74 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Solihull Moors | 21 | (0) |
2023 | → Gateshead (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Gateshead | 28 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 12 May 2024 (UTC) |
Callum Tyler Whelan (born 24 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Gateshead.
A graduate of the academy at Manchester United, he had a loan spell at Port Vale in the 2018–19 season, but did not feature in a matchday squad. He signed with Watford in August 2019 and featured in two FA Cup games during the 2019–20 season. He signed with Oldham Athletic in August 2020. After his release by Oldham, he signed for Solihull Moors in July 2022, from where he joined Gateshead on loan in February 2023. The move to Gateshead was made permanent in July 2023. He won the FA Trophy with the club in 2024.
Whelan grew up in the Barnsley village of Hemingfield and spent the early part of his childhood at the Barnsley Academy. [4] He joined Manchester United at the age of eight, and went on to become one of three players shortlisted for the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2017. [5] He signed a new contract with the club in July 2018. [6] On 31 January 2019, he joined League Two side Port Vale on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [7] He failed to make it into a match-day squad under new manager John Askey, who felt he was not yet ready for senior football, and the loan was ended early on 2 April. [8]
In August 2019, Whelan signed a one-year contract at Watford, with the option of a further year. [9] [10] He made his first-team debut for Watford in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 4 January 2020, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Domingos Quina in a 3–3 draw with Tranmere Rovers at Vicarage Road. [11] He started in the replay 19 days later, which ended in a 2–1 defeat. [12] However, the club confirmed he would not be offered a new contract on 6 August 2020. [13]
On 28 August 2020, Whelan signed a two-year contract at Oldham Athletic after impressing head coach Harry Kewell during a three-week trial period. [14] [15] His game time and form improved after Keith Curle replaced Kewell in March. [16] He started 23 league games in the 2020–21 campaign, making a total of 38 competitive appearances. [2] He scored his first career goal on 29 March 2022, in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient at Boundary Park. [17] Whelan was released by manager John Sheridan following relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season. [18]
On 26 July 2022, Whelan signed a one-year contract with National League club Solihull Moors after a trial period, during which he scored a goal in a friendly against Brackley Town. [19] He played 20 matches for the club, but lost his first-team place due to injury and increased competition in the midfield, so in February 2023 he moved on loan to league rivals Gateshead until the end of the 2022–23 season. [20] He was recalled from his loan on 25 April as manager Neal Ardley wanted to use him for Solihull's final two games of the campaign; during his time at the Gateshead International Stadium he missed just one of fourteen possible games to attend the birth of his daughter. [21] He was released by Solihull at the end of the season. [22]
Having impressed during his loan spell in the second half of the previous season, Whelan permanently returned to Gateshead on a two-year contract. [23] He was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for February 2024, having registered two goals and two assists in four matches. [24] Interim manager Rob Elliot said that he was impressed with Whelan both on and off the ball, adding that "he is our leader, he sets traps and both him and Luke Hannant are the ones we trust the most to set our structure so well". [25] He scored five goals in 28 league games during the 2023–24 season, however, Gateshead were denied a place in the play-offs due to stadium regulation issues. [26] [27] Whelan and Gateshead instead made it to Wembley Stadium in the FA Trophy and defeated Solihull Moors on penalties in the final. [28]
Whelan is a central midfielder with good short-range passing skills. [5] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2018–19 [29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Port Vale (loan) | 2018–19 [29] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Watford | 2019–20 [30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Oldham Athletic | 2020–21 [31] | League Two | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2021–22 [32] | League Two | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
Total | 74 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 1 | ||
Solihull Moors | 2022–23 [26] | National League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Gateshead (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Gateshead | 2023–24 [26] | National League | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 33 | 7 |
Career total | 136 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 161 | 8 |
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