Calum Scanlon

Calum Scanlon
Personal information
Full name Calum Alexander Scanlon[1]
Date of birth (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
(on loan from Liverpool)
Number 33
Youth career
–2020 Birmingham City
2020–2023 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Liverpool 0 (0)
2024– → Millwall (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2020–2021 England U17 4 (0)
2022– England U18 1 (0)
2023– England U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 00:15 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:34, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Calum Alexander Scanlon (born 14 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Millwall, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. He has represented England at international youth level.

Career

Scanlon joined Liverpool from Birmingham City as a 15-year-old, in a reported £500,000 deal in December 2020. [2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2022 shortly after his 18th birthday.[3] In July 2023, he was included in the Liverpool first-team pre-season training camp to Germany.[4] He was then included in Liverpool's 27-man squad to tour Singapore on 27 July 2023.[5]

In September 2023, Scanlon scored for Liverpool U21 against EFL League Two side Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.[6] Scanlon continued to train with the Liverpool first-team squad during the 2023–24 season following an injury to first-choice left-back Andrew Robertson,[7] and was named among the match day substitutes for the Premier League match against local rivals Everton on 21 October 2023.[8] He made his senior debut for Liverpool in a 5–1 UEFA Europa League victory over Toulouse at Anfield on 26 October 2023.[9] Scanlon signed a new long-term professional contract with Liverpool in April 2024.[10]

On 29 August 2024, Scanlon joined Championship side Millwall on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool U21 2023–24[12] — — — — 1[a] 1 1 1
Liverpool 2023–24[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kay, Dan (December 23, 2020). "Liverpool complete signing of 15-year-old Calum Scanlon from Birmingham City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ Doyle, Ian (9 March 2022). "Liverpool defender signs first professional contract after £500k transfer". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ McDonald, Keifer. "Liverpool £500,000 signing gets Jurgen Klopp chance after following in Jude Bellingham's footsteps". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ Carroll, James (27 July 2023). "Liverpool name 27-man squad for pre-season trip to Singapore". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ Bocsak, Ben (22 October 2023). "Liverpool talent could get chance after Andy Robertson injury and Jürgen Klopp just gave hint". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ Pearce, James (20 October 2023). "Liverpool's Andy Robertson ruled out for three months following shoulder surgery". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  8. ^ "LIVERPOOL VS EVERTON". Soccerway. 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Liverpool 5-1 Toulouse: Clinical Reds cruise to Europa League win". BBC Sport. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Calum Scanlon signs new contract with Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Calum Scanlon joins Millwall on season-long loan". Millwall F.C. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Callum Scanlon (sic)". Soccerbase.