Callum Roberts (footballer)

Callum Roberts
Personal information
Full name Callum Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997[2]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 44
Youth career
2005– Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015 → Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Callum Roberts (born 14 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Newcastle 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]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Callum Roberts". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Academy Player Profile : Callum Roberts". Newcastle United. 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. 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.

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