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Callum Connolly

Callum Connolly

English footballer

Callum Alexander Connolly (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Blackpool. He has previously played for Everton, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers, Lincoln City and Fleetwood Town.

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A versatile player, Connolly can play anywhere across the back four of defence and in midfield.

Career

Everton

After playing with Crosby Stuart, Connolly joined Everton at the age of nine.[2] He has earned representation at England under-17 and under-18 level.[3] On 3 March 2016, he joined League One side Barnsley on a one-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut two days later, in a 3–1 win over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium.[5]

Connolly made his first Everton teamsheet on 16 April 2016, when he was named as a substitute for the 1–1 draw with Southampton, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured right-back Seamus Coleman to make his Premier League debut.[6]

On 14 January 2017, Connolly signed on loan for Wigan Athletic until the end of the season,[7] and just hours later made his debut and scored both goals as Wigan beat Burton Albion 2–0.[8]

For the 2017–2018 season, Connolly played on loan for Ipswich Town in the EFL Championship. Used largely in central midfield for the first time in his career,[9] Connolly returned to Everton at the end of the season, having played an impressive 36 matches, scoring four goals.[10]

At the beginning of the 2018–19 season Connolly re-joined Wigan Athletic on loan, initially for the whole of the season[11] but on 31 January 2019 he was recalled by Everton and sent on loan for the second half of the season to Bolton Wanderers[12]

On 29 August 2019, Connolly headed out on loan once more, this time joining League One side Lincoln City on a season-long deal,[13] but he returned to Everton early, after his loan spell was cut short in January.[14]

Connolly signed with Fleetwood Town on 6 January 2020 on a loan deal for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[15]

At the end of the 2020–21 it was announced that Connolly would leave the club at the end of his contract.[16]

Blackpool

Connolly signed for Blackpool in July 2021 after becoming a free agent.[17]

International career

Connolly received his first international call up when he was named in the England under-17 squad for the 2014 Algarve Tournament.[18] Connolly made his debut against eventual winners Germany in the final group stage game, with England finishing runners-up in the tournament.[19] 10 days later, he was named in the squad for the elite round of qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[20] and helped England qualify by starting the wins against Czech Republic and Italy.[21] Connolly was not named in the squad for the final tournament, which England went on to win after beating the Netherlands on penalties in the final.[22]

Connolly was part of the England squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and started the first game, a 2–1 win against France.[23] However, he sustained an injury in the second half of the match, and withdrew from the squad six days later.[24] After also beating the Netherlands[25] and Croatia[26] to top the group, England were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals against Italy.[27]

Connolly was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[28] He played in the opening match against Argentina and the second against Guinea,[29][30] but was unused as a substitute in the final that England won, their first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966.[31]

Connolly played in four of the five matches as the England under-21 team won the 2018 Toulon Tournament, including scoring against Scotland in the semi-final.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
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  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

England U20

England U21

References

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