Callum Roberts (footballer)

Callum Roberts
Personal information
Full name Callum Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth North Shields, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Blyth Spartans 25 (17)
2020–2022 Notts County 52 (20)
2022–2023 Aberdeen 3 (0)
2023– Scunthorpe United 24 (5)
International career
2016 England U20 2 (0)
2022 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04, September 2024 (UTC)

Callum Roberts (born 14 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League North club Scunthorpe United.[3]

Early career

Roberts joined Newcastle United at the age of eight and also played youth football for Whitley Bay Sproggs while attending Churchill Community College in Wallsend.[3]

While still at school during the 2012–13 season, Roberts scored eight goals in nine league appearances for the Newcastle United Under-18s in the 2012–13 Professional U18 Development League.[4]

He officially joined the Newcastle United Academy the following season and made 19 appearances for the Under-18s in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League, scoring four goals.[5] He also made two appearances in the FA Youth Cup as Newcastle United reached the Quarter Finals of the competition.[6] He also made the step up to Under-21 level, making ten appearances in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League and scoring his first goal at that level in their match against Liverpool at Anfield.[7]

Club career

Newcastle United

On 3 January 2015, Roberts made his senior debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in an FA Cup match against Leicester City, a match which Leicester City won 1–0.[8] At the end of January 2015, he signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United, committing himself to his hometown club on a long-term deal.[9]

On 15 January 2019, Roberts scored his first goal for Newcastle in a 4–2 FA Cup win against Blackburn Rovers.

He was released by Newcastle after the 2018–19 season.

Gateshead (loan)

Shortly after making his Newcastle United debut, on 16 January 2015, it was announced that he joined Football Conference side and near-neighbours Gateshead on a month-long loan deal.[10] This deal was later extended to a season-long deal,[11] but he was recalled on 26 February to provide injury cover at Newcastle United,[12] having made three appearances during his spell at Gateshead.

Kilmarnock (loan)

On 9 January 2017, Roberts moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock for the remainder of the season, along with Newcastle teammates Freddie Woodman and Sean Longstaff.[13] He made his debut on 21 January 2017, as Kilmarnock lost 1–0 against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Cup.[14]

Colchester United (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Roberts joined League Two side Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season.[15] He made his club debut as a substitute in Colchester's 4–0 win at Northampton Town on 2 February.[16] He returned to Newcastle on 13 March 2019.

Blyth Spartans

Roberts joined Blyth Spartans A.F.C. initially a non-contract basis in August 2019.[17] An impressive form saw him score nine goals in nine games. This included hat-tricks against Curzon Ashton F.C. during FA Cup qualifying and also against AFC Telford United in the National League North.[18] Roberts subsequently secured a contract with Spartans in October 2019 and went on to score a third hat-trick of the season the following month in a 4–4 draw away to Kettering Town F.C in a league tie.[19] He would go on to score goals in back-back derby matches in the league against Gateshead F.C. during a festive double-header league ties where Spartans won 3–2 away on Boxing Day[20] and drew 2–2 at home on New Year's Day.[21] Roberts left Spartans later in January 2020 moving to Notts County F.C. for an undisclosed fee.[22]

Notts County

On 20 January 2020, Roberts joined National League side Notts County. He signed until the 2020–21 season.[23] On 13 November 2020 he signed an extension until 2022–23.[24]

Aberdeen

In July 2022, Roberts signed for Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[25]

Scunthorpe United

In June 2023, Roberts joined recently relegated National League North side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.[26]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads". premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Callum Roberts". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Academy Player Profile : Callum Roberts". Newcastle United. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "U18 Scorers/Appearances 2012/13". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ^ "U18 Scorers/Appearances 2013/14". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "FA Youth Cup 2013/14". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Reserves Report : Liverpool U21s 5 Newcastle U21s 2". Newcastle United. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Match Reports : Leicester 1 Newcastle 0". Newcastle United. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Roberts Signs Professional Deal" (Press release). Newcastle United. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Young Guns Join Gateshead On Loan". Newcastle United. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Young Pair Extend Gateshead Loans". Newcastle United. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Newcastle recall winger Callum Roberts from Gateshead to cope with injury problems". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Player Announcement". Kilmarnock F.C. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. ^ Wilson, Richard (21 January 2017). "Kilmarnock 0–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Callum Roberts: Newcastle United winger joins Colchester United on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Northampton Town 0–4 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  17. ^ Admin, BSAFC (30 August 2019). "Arrival | Ex-Newcastle winger Callum Roberts signs". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  18. ^ Admin, BSAFC (10 October 2019). "News | Roberts signs contract". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Poppies produce a stunning fightback to claim a point". northhantstelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  20. ^ Team, BSAFC Media (26 December 2019). "Report | Dale winner secures derby win". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  21. ^ Photo (1 January 2020). "Match Photos| Blyth Spartans 3-3 Gateshead". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  22. ^ Admin, BSAFC (20 January 2020). "Departure | Callum Roberts joins Notts County for undisclosed fee". Blyth Spartans AFC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Cal Roberts signs". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  24. ^ "New deal for Roberts". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Aberdeen loan Middlesbrough's Hayden Coulson & sign Callum Roberts from Notts County". BBC Sport. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Roberts exits Aberdeen for Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Tyler, Callum and Kyle Honoured With October Awards". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.