Sam McCallum
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam McCallum
| image = Sam McCallum Norwich City FC visits RAF Mildenhall (8356475) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = McCallum in 2024 in Norwich
| full_name = Sam Benjamin McCallum{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1603207 |title=Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League |publisher=Premier League |date=6 February 2020 |accessdate=16 February 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|2|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/52903/Sam-McCallum/overview |title=Sam McCallum: Overview |publisher=Premier League |accessdate=16 February 2020}}
| birth_place = Canterbury, England
| height = 1.77 m{{WorldFootball}}
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Sheffield United
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Gillingham
| youthyears2 = –2017
| youthclubs2 = Herne Bay
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Herne Bay
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = Coventry City
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020–2024
| clubs3 = Norwich City
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = → Coventry City (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → Coventry City (loan)
| caps5 = 41
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = → Queens Park Rangers (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Sheffield United
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 2
| club-update = 21:35, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Career
=Early career=
McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/sam-mccallum/570847/ |title=S. McCallum: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=16 February 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=2 February 2020 |title=Sam McCallum |url=https://www.hernebayfootballclub.co.uk/news/sam-mccallum-2508680.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Herne Bay FC |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Sam McCallum Joins Sky Blues |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2018/august/transfer-sam-mcallum-joins-sky-blues/ |publisher=Coventry City F.C. |accessdate=14 November 2018}}
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.{{cite web |title=Cheltenham Town 2-0 Sky Blues |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/report-cheltenham-town-vs-sky-blues/ |publisher=Coventry City F.C. |accessdate=14 November 2018}}
McCallum broke through into the Coventry first team and made a total of 35 appearances and scoring three goals.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
=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.{{Cite web |title=City agree deal to sign Sam McCallum |url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2020/january/mccallum-signing/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131180743/https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2020/january/mccallum-signing/ |archive-date=31 January 2020 |access-date=2020-01-31 |website=Norwich City FC |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/transfer-news/coventry-city-transfers-sam-mccallum-17662851|title=Confirmed: Sam McCallum completes Premier League move|last=Turner|first=Andy|date=2020-01-31|website=coventrytelegraph|access-date=2020-01-31}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/sam-mccallum-joins-qpr-on-loan-120721/|title=Sam McCallum joins QPR on loan|website=www.qpr.co.uk|date=12 July 2021}} He scored his first goal for QPR against Bournemouth on 14 September 2021.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58470832
|title=Bournemouth 2-1 QPR
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=14 September 2021 |access-date=15 September 2021}}
= Sheffield United =
On the 11th of July 2024, it was announced that Sam had signed for Championship rivals and recently relegated Sheffield United.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Sam McCallum: Sheffield United sign ex-Norwich defender on four-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cxe2jpexgm3o |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
Career statistics
{{updated|matched played 8 May 2025}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.canaries.co.uk/player/sam-mccallum Profile] at the Norwich City F.C. website
{{Sheffield United F.C. squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Canterbury
Category:People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Category:Footballers from Kent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Herne Bay F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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