Sam McCallum
Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Premier League club Norwich City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sam Benjamin McCallum[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Canterbury, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Queens Park Rangers (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Herne Bay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Coventry City | 25 | (2) |
| 2020– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Coventry City (loan) | 49 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:38, 8 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent[4] and 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.
Norwich City
On 31 January 2020, McCallum signed for Norwich City for a reported fee of £3,500,000 and immediately loaned back to Coventry City 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 match played 29 October 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[11] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019–20[12] | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Norwich City | 2019–20[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20[12] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2020–21[13] | Championship | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2021–22[14] | Championship | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | 82 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sam McCallum: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- Sam McCallum at WorldFootball.net
- "S. McCallum: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sam McCallum Joins Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "City agree deal to sign Sam McCallum". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Turner, Andy (31 January 2020). "Confirmed: Sam McCallum completes Premier League move". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Sam McCallum joins QPR on loan". www.qpr.co.uk. 12 July 2021.
- "Bournemouth 2-1 QPR". BBC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Sam McCallum | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.