Callum Beattie (footballer)

Callum Thomas Beattie (born 28 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Callum Beattie

Personal information
Full name	Callum Thomas Beattie
Date of birth	(2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Kitchee
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2021	HKFC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	St. Bonaventure Bonnies	38	(0)
2022–2023	Simon Fraser Red Leafs	30	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	HKFC	39	(2)
2024–2025	HKFC	21	(3)
2025–	Kitchee	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2025

Early career

Born in Hong Kong, Beattie joined the academy of HKFC at the age of eight.^[2] He attended South Island School, and was the captain of the school football team.^[2] In 2019, Beattie won the All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Football Tournament with South Island School, and he was chosen as the Best Defender of the tournament after a 2–1 win in the final against Island School in the Mong Kok Stadium.^[3][4]

Beattie spent three years playing college soccer for St. Bonaventure Bonnies at the St. Bonaventure University between 2019 and 2021, while majoring in sports studies.^[5] He moved on to Simon Fraser University in 2022, playing two seasons for the Simon Fraser Red Leafs.^[1]

Club career

Beattie first played for the HKFC first team in 2018, appearing in the semi-professional Hong Kong First Division.^[3] He made a couple of league appearances for HKFC during his time studying abroad.

Beattie returned to HKFC ahead of the 2024–25 season.^[6] On 22 September 2024, Beattie made his professional debut in a Hong Kong Premier League match against Lee Man, where he came off the bench in a 3–1 defeat.^[7] On 5 January 2025, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win against Tai Po.^[8]

On 7 July 2025, Beattie was revealed as one of the four new Kitchee signings for the 2025–26 season.^[9]

Personal life

Beattle's father was a semi-professional footballer in England.^[2]

Beattie is eligible for a HKSAR passport, which allows him to represent the Hong Kong national football team.^[10] As of February 2025, the application for a Hong Kong passport was in progress.^[10]

Career statistics

College

School	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	2019[11]	Div. I	14	0
	2020–21[12]		9	0
	2021[13]		15	0
	Total		38	0
Simon Fraser Red Leafs	2022[14]	Div. II	13	0
	2023[15]		17	0
	Total		30	0
Career total			68	0

Club

As of 19 March 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HKFC	2017–18	Hong Kong First Division	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
	2018–19		24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2024–25	Hong Kong Premier League	15	2	1	0	3[a]	0	1[b]	0	20	2
Career total			54	4	1	0	3	0	1	0	59	4

1. Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
2. Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield