Callum Slattery

Callum Slattery (born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.

Callum Slattery
Personal information
Full nameCallum Slattery[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthKidlington, England
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Motherwell
Number8
Youth career
–2008Chelsea
2008–2017Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021Southampton3(0)
2020De Graafschap (loan)5(1)
2021Gillingham (loan)7(0)
2021–Motherwell80(7)
International career
2014–2015England U175(0)
2014–2015England U164(0)
2017England U206(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Professional career

Southampton

In July 2017, Slattery signed a three-year professional contract with Southampton.[2] Slattery was named in the starting eleven of the first team on 5 January 2019 in the FA Cup third round against Derby County at Pride Park.[3]

De Graafschap

On 31 January 2020, Slattery joined Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Gillingham

On 14 January 2021, Slattery joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[5] He made his first appearance for the club two days later in a 1–0 victory against Accrington Stanley.[6]

Motherwell

On 24 July 2021, Slattery joined Motherwell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7]

International career

Slattery was part of the England team that won the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He scored the fourth penalty in the shoot-out in the final against Ivory Coast.[8]

Personal life

Slattery was arrested by police in November 2021 after an incident in the city centre of Glasgow where he used threatening and abusive behaviour and uttering homophobic remarks. He reportedly assaulted a police officer during the matter. In October 2022, Slattery appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court and admitted two charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with one aggravated by prejudice related to sexual orientation. He was subsequently convicted and fined £1,350.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton2018–19[10]Premier League30200050
2019–20[11]Premier League00000000
2020–21[12]Premier League00000000
Total3020000050
Southampton U21s2016–17 EFL Trophy[13]2[a]121
2017–18 EFL Trophy[14]3[a]030
2018–19 EFL Trophy[10]2[a]020
2019–20 EFL Trophy[11]2[a]222
2020–21 EFL Trophy[12]1[a]111
Total104104
De Graafschap (loan)2019–20[15]Eerste Divisie510051
Gillingham (loan)2020–21[12]League One7000000070
Motherwell2021–22[16]Scottish Premiership3120020332
2022–23[17]Scottish Premiership29420202[b]0354
2023–24[18]Scottish Premiership2010052252
Career total958409212412013

References