| Intro | English association football player |
| A.K.A. | Sam Benjamin McCallum |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 September 2000, Canterbury, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 19 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Coventry City, on loan from Norwich City of the Premier League.
Career
Early career
McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent 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.
In November 2018, he made his debut in a EFL Trophy defeat against Cheltenham Town coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Brandon Mason.
McCallum broke through into the Coventry first team and made a total of 35 appearances and scoring 3 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 until the end of the season. Norwich signed McCallum amid interest from other Premier League teams such as Liverpool and Leicester City.
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Norwich City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||