Sam McCallum

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Sam McCallum
Personal information
Full name Sam Benjamin McCallum [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Canterbury, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 15
Youth career
–2018 Herne Bay
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Coventry City 25 (2)
2020– Norwich City 50 (1)
2020–2021 → Coventry City (loan) 49 (1)
2021–2022 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:07, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City.

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Career

Early career

McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent [4] and grew up in the nearby seaside town of Herne Bay. He attended Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury. McCallum started his career at non-League club Herne Bay before moving to League One club Coventry City in August 2018 after being at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy. [5]

In November 2018, he made his debut in an EFL Trophy defeat against Cheltenham Town coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Brandon Mason. [6]

McCallum broke through into the Coventry first team and made a total of 35 appearances and scoring three goals.[ citation needed ]

Norwich City

On 31 January 2020, McCallum signed for Norwich City for a reported fee of £3,500,000 and was immediately loaned back to Coventry until the end of the season. Norwich signed McCallum amid interest from other Premier League teams such as Liverpool and Leicester City. [7] [8]

On 20 September 2020, McCallum was loaned to Coventry for the 2020–21 season for his third spell with the club.

On 12 July 2021, McCallum again returned to the Championship, joining Queens Park Rangers on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season. [9] He scored his first goal for QPR against Bournemouth on 14 September 2021. [10]

Career statistics

As of matched played 10 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2018–19 [11] League One 7000001 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2019–20 [12] 18251202 [lower-alpha 1] 0273
Total252512030353
Norwich City 2019–20 [12] Premier League 00———00
2020–21 [13] Championship 000010—10
2022–23 [14] Championship1901010—210
Total1901020—220
Coventry City (loan)2019–20 [12] League One80———80
Coventry City (loan) 2020–21 [13] Championship4110000—411
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2021–22 [15] Championship1720020—192
Career total10956160301246
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sam McCallum: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Sam McCallum at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "S. McCallum: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sam McCallum Joins Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "City agree deal to sign Sam McCallum". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Turner, Andy (31 January 2020). "Confirmed: Sam McCallum completes Premier League move". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sam McCallum joins QPR on loan". www.qpr.co.uk. 12 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bournemouth 2-1 QPR". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sam McCallum | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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