Callum Wright
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000
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 36 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Callum Wright (born 2 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle.[1]

Early and personal life

Wright grew up in Huyton and attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in West Derby.[2] 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.[2]

Career

Wright spent his early career with Tranmere Rovers, Everton and Blackburn Rovers,[3] before moving to Leicester City in February 2018.[4] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in February 2021.[3][5] In August 2021 he returned to Cheltenham Town for a second loan spell.[6]

Wright joined Blackpool on 1 September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] He moved to Plymouth Argyle in January 2023.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U21 2018–19[10] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[11] ———5[lower-alpha 1]050
2020–21[12] ———5[lower-alpha 1]252
Total ———112112
Leicester City 2020–21[12] Premier League 000000—00
2021–22[13] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League Two 1740000—174
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22[13] League One 3491020—379
Blackpool 2022–23[14] Championship 1000000—100
Plymouth Argyle 2022–23[14] League One 20400003[lower-alpha 1]0234
Career total 811710201429819
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Plymouth Argyle

References

  1. ↑ Callum Wright at Soccerbase
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Jon (20 August 2021). "Callum Wright on growing up on same estate as Steven Gerrard". GloucestershireLive.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64169525
  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. 1 2 3 "Games played by Callum Wright in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Wright in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Callum Wright in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Report & highlights: The Town are Champions". www.ctfc.com.
  16. ↑ "Plymouth beat Port Vale to win League One title". BBC Sport. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (2 April 2023). "Bolton crush Plymouth to win Papa Johns Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.


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