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 name	Callum Slattery[1]
Date of birth	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kidlington, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Motherwell
Number	8
Youth career
–2008	Chelsea
2008–2017	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Southampton	3	(0)
2020	→ De Graafschap (loan)	5	(1)
2021	→ Gillingham (loan)	7	(0)
2021–	Motherwell	95	(13)
International career‡
2014–2015	England U17	5	(0)
2014–2015	England U16	4	(0)
2017	England U20	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 ‡ 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] During a training session in January 2024, Slattery suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out for 369 days.^[8][9]

On 20 June 2024, Motherwell announced that Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.^[10] On 18 March 2025, Motherwell announced that they had triggered their one-year contract extension with Slattery.^[11]

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.^[12]

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.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southampton	2018–19[14]	Premier League	3	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2019–20[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Southampton U21s	2016–17 EFL Trophy[17]		—		—		—		2[a]	1	2	1
	2017–18 EFL Trophy[18]		—		—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
	2018–19 EFL Trophy[14]		—		—		—		2[a]	0	2	0
	2019–20 EFL Trophy[15]		—		—		—		2[a]	2	2	2
	2020–21 EFL Trophy[16]		—		—		—		1[a]	1	1	1
	Total		—		—		—		10	4	10	4
De Graafschap (loan)	2019–20[19]	Eerste Divisie	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
Gillingham (loan)	2020–21[16]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Motherwell	2021–22[20]	Scottish Premiership	31	2	1	0	2	0	—		34	2
	2022–23[21]	Scottish Premiership	29	4	2	0	2	0	2[b]	0	35	4
	2023–24[22]	Scottish Premiership	20	1	0	0	5	2	—		25	3
	2024–25[23]	Scottish Premiership	15	6	1	0	0	0	—		16	3
	Total		95	13	4	0	9	2	2	0	110	15
Career total			110	14	6	0	9	2	12	4	137	20

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League