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English footballer

Callum Wright
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)
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 54 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Callum Wright (born 2 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.

Early and personal life

Wright grew up in Huyton and attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in West Derby. 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.

Career

Wright spent his early career with Tranmere Rovers, Everton and Blackburn Rovers, before moving to Leicester City in February 2018. He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in February 2021. In August 2021 he returned to Cheltenham Town for a second loan spell.

Wright joined Blackpool on 1 September 2022 for an undisclosed fee. He moved to Plymouth Argyle in January 2023.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 — — — 1 0 1 0
2019–20 — — — 5 0 5 0
2020–21 — — — 5 2 5 2
Total — — — 11 2 11 2
Leicester City 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 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 League Two 17 4 0 0 0 0 — 17 4
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22 League One 34 9 1 0 2 0 — 37 9
Blackpool 2022–23 Championship 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
Plymouth Argyle 2022–23 League One 20 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 4
2023–24 Championship 21 0 3 0 2 0 — 26 0
2024–25 Championship 13 0 0 0 2 0 — 15 0
Total 54 4 3 0 4 0 3 0 64 4
Career total 115 17 4 0 6 0 14 2 139 19
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. Callum Wright at Soccerbase
  2. ^ Palmer, Jon (20 August 2021). "Callum Wright on growing up on same estate as Steven Gerrard". GloucestershireLive.
  3. ^ Palmer, Jon (1 February 2021). "Leicester City midfielder joins Cheltenham Town on loan". GloucestershireLive.
  4. Sharpe, James (1 February 2018). "Callum Wright: What you need to know about City's new signing". LeicestershireLive.
  5. "Leicester loan Wright to Cheltenham" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Cheltenham sign Perry and Wright on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. FC, Blackpool. "Seasiders Secure Signing of Callum Wright". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. "Blackpool bring in Wright and Emmerson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Callum Wright: Plymouth Argyle sign midfielder from Blackpool". 4 January 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Games played by Callum Wright in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. "Games played by Callum Wright in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Callum Wright in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. "Games played by Callum Wright in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  16. "Games played by Callum Wright in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. "Report & highlights: The Town are Champions". www.ctfc.com.
  18. "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  19. Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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