Callum Wright (born 2 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| Everton | |||
| 2016–2018 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2018–2020 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 34 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Plymouth Argyle | 49 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 24 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editWright grew up in Huyton and attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in West Derby.[2] He grew up "idolising" Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, and served as a Liverpool team mascot at the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea in 2008.[2]
Career
editWright spent his early career with Tranmere Rovers, Everton and Blackburn Rovers,[3] before moving to Leicester City in February 2018.[4] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in February 2021.[3][5] In August 2021 he returned to Cheltenham Town for a second loan spell.[6]
Wright joined Blackpool on 1 September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] He moved to Plymouth Argyle in January 2023.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 23 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U21 | 2018–19[10] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[11] | — | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21[12] | — | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2020–21[12] | League Two | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[13] | League One | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 9 | |
| Blackpool | 2022–23[14] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2022–23[14] | League One | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2023–24[15] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[16] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 134 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
editCheltenham Town
Plymouth Argyle
- EFL League One: 2022–23[18]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2022–23[19]
References
edit- ^ Callum Wright at Soccerbase
- ^ a b Palmer, Jon (20 August 2021). "Callum Wright on growing up on same estate as Steven Gerrard". GloucestershireLive.
- ^ a b Palmer, Jon (1 February 2021). "Leicester City midfielder joins Cheltenham Town on loan". GloucestershireLive.
- ^ Sharpe, James (1 February 2018). "Callum Wright: What you need to know about City's new signing". LeicestershireLive.
- ^ "Leicester loan Wright to Cheltenham" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Cheltenham sign Perry and Wright on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ FC, Blackpool. "Seasiders Secure Signing of Callum Wright". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Blackpool bring in Wright and Emmerson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Callum Wright: Plymouth Argyle sign midfielder from Blackpool". 4 January 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Callum Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Callum Wright in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Callum Wright in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Report & highlights: The Town are Champions". www.ctfc.com.
- ^ "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
