Callum Slattery
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Callum Slattery
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Callum Slattery{{cite news|title=Premier League clubs publish retained lists|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/408901|language=en}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kidlington, England
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Motherwell
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = –2008
| youthclubs1 = Chelsea
| youthyears2 = 2008–2017
| youthclubs2 = Southampton
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Southampton
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → De Graafschap (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = Motherwell
| caps4 = 95
| goals4 = 13
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = England U16
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017
| nationalteam3 = England U20
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 11 June 2025
| ntupdate = 13:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
}}
Callum Slattery (born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Motherwe}} side Motherwell.
Professional career
= Southampton =
In July 2017, Slattery signed a three-year professional contract with Southampton.{{cite web |title=Slattery looking to kick on |url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-07-08/callum-slattery-on-southampton-ambitions |publisher=Southampton FC |accessdate=5 January 2019 |date=8 July 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=Derby 2–2 Southampton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46706909 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=5 January 2019 |date=5 January 2019}}
== De Graafschap ==
On 31 January 2020, Slattery joined Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web | url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-01-31/announcement-loan-deal-southampton-callum-slattery-de-graafschap | title=Slattery joins De Graafschap | publisher=Southampton FC | date=31 January 2020 | accessdate=1 February 2020}}
== Gillingham ==
On 14 January 2021, Slattery joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web |url= https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2021/january/gills-sign-callum-slattery/ |title=Gills sign Callum Slattery on loan |publisher=Gillingham FC |date=14 January 2021}} He made his first appearance for the club two days later in a 1–0 victory against Accrington Stanley.{{Cite web|title=Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/accrington-stanley-vs-gillingham/teams/431086}}
= Motherwell =
On 24 July 2021, Slattery joined Motherwell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|date=24 July 2021|title=Callum Slattery signs for Motherwell|url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/07/24/callum-slattery-signs/|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Motherwell FC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724095414/https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/07/24/callum-slattery-signs/ |archive-date=24 July 2021 }} During a training session in January 2024, Slattery suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out for 369 days.{{cite web |title=Callum Slattery suffers serious knee injury |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2024/01/15/callum-slattery-suffers-serious-knee-injury/ |website=motherwellfc.co.uk/ |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=15 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=After a long 369 days it felt unbelievable to be back out there with the boys. |url=https://x.com/Callumslattery8/status/1876316761244790807 |website=x.com/Callumslattery8 |publisher=Callum Slattery Twitter |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=6 January 2025}}
On 20 June 2024, Motherwell announced that Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.{{cite web |title=CALLUM SLATTERY SIGNS ON |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2024/06/20/callum-slattery-signs-on/ |website=motherwellfc.co.uk |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |access-date=21 June 2024 |date=20 June 2024}} On 18 March 2025, Motherwell announced that they had triggered their one-year contract extension with Slattery.{{cite web |title=SLATTERY AND O’DONNELL SIGN ON FOR NEXT SEASON |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2025/03/18/slattery-and-odonnell-sign-on-for-next-season/ |website=motherwellfc.co.uk |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |access-date=18 March 2025 |date=18 March 2025}}
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.{{cite news |title=Saints youngster Callum Slattery helps England to tournament glory |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/15342163.saints-youngster-helps-england-to-tournament-glory/ |accessdate=5 January 2019 |work=Daily Echo |date=12 June 2017 |location=Southampton}}
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 uttering 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.{{ cite news | url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23022202.motherwell-player-callum-slattery-fined-homophobic-abuse/ | title=Motherwell player Callum Slattery fined for homophobic abuse | date=5 October 2022 | work=The Herald }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Southampton
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|97128|2018|accessdate=1 December 2020}} |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|97128|2019|accessdate=1 December 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|97128|2020|accessdate=26 February 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan="6"|Southampton U21s
|colspan="2"|2016–17 EFL Trophy{{soccerbase season|97128|2016|accessdate=1 December 2020}} | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the EFL Trophy | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|2017–18 EFL Trophy{{soccerbase season|97128|2017|accessdate=1 December 2020}} | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|2018–19 EFL Trophy | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|2019–20 EFL Trophy | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|2020–21 EFL Trophy | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| De Graafschap (loan)
|2019–20{{Soccerway|callum-slattery/453420|access-date=25 July 2021}} |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| Gillingham (loan)
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Motherwell
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|97128|2021|accessdate=30 May 2022}} |31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|97128|2023|accessdate=30 May 2023}}
|Scottish Premiership |29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|97128|2024|accessdate=23 May 2024}}
|Scottish Premiership |20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|97128|2025|accessdate=6 January 2025}}
|Scottish Premiership |7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 8 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!87 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 12 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!102 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 129 | 17 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|callum-slattery/453420}}
- {{Soccerbase|97128}}
- [https://southamptonfc.com/u23s/callum-slattery Southampton FC Profile]
{{Motherwell F.C. squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Oxfordshire
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:De Graafschap players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
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