Sam McCallum

Sam McCallum
Personal information
Full name	Sam Benjamin McCallum
Date of birth	2 September 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth	Canterbury, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01 14 September 2021

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 8 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	0	8	0
	2019–20^[12]	League One	18	2	5	1	2	0	2^[a]	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
Career total			74	3	5	1	3	0	3	0	85	4

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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[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

[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. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[11] "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[SM19-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[SM20-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Games played by Sam McCallum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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Personal information
Full name	Sam Benjamin McCallum^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 21)^[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)	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01 14 September 2021