Callum Driver

Callum Driver

Driver warming-up for West Ham United, August 2012
Personal information
Full nameCallum Charles John Driver[1]
Date of birth23 October 1992
Place of birthSidcup, England[2]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Dartford
Number19
Youth career
2005–2011West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2014West Ham United0(0)
2012→ Burton Albion (loan)8(1)
2014Whitehawk9(0)
2014–Dartford22(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:31, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Callum Charles John Driver (born 23 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Dartford.

Club career

Driver joined as a youth team player for West Ham aged 12 and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2011.[4] Having been involved in several first-team squads with West Ham, in January 2012 he moved on loan to League Two side, Burton Albion until 31 January 2012.[5] Driver made his debut for Burton on 6 January 2012 in a home game against Accrington Stanley, the match ended 2–0 to Accrington.[6] [7] Driver scored his first goal for Burton on 14 February 2012 in a 3–2 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[8] After two months with Burton and without ever playing in a winning side, Driver returned to West Ham.[9] He made his official debut on 5 January 2014 for West Ham against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground in the FA Cup.[10] Driver was released by West Ham at the end of the 2013–14 season.[11]

After being released by West Ham, he signed for Conference South side Whitehawk and went on to make nine first-team appearances for the club before being released in October 2014.[12] On 11 November, 2014 Driver signed a contract with Conference Premier side Dartford going straight into their squad on the same day for their league encounter with Welling United.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion (loan) 2011–12[14] League Two 8100000081
West Ham United 2013–14[15] Premier League 001000—10
Whitehawk 2014–15[16] Conference South 9020—00110
Dartford 2014–15[16] Conference Premier 22000—4[lower-alpha 1]0260
Career total 391300040461
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. ↑ "Driver on track to succeed". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Driver heads for Burton". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Burton Albion 0 – 2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Driver makes Brewers bow". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Crewe 3–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Pesch still the boss after crises talks". www.burtonmail.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Nottm Forrest v West Ham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Reatained list published". www.whufc.com. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "King cuts three from Whitehawk squad". The Argus. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Callum Driver: Dartford sign ex-West Ham defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Callum Driver in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Callum Driver in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Callum Driver in 2014/2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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