Sam McCallum

Sam Benjamin McCallum (born 2 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

Sam McCallum

McCallum in 2024 in Norwich
Personal information
Full name	Sam Benjamin McCallum[1]
Date of birth	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Canterbury, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Sheffield United
Number	3
Youth career
	Gillingham
–2017	Herne Bay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Herne Bay	6	(1)
2018–2020	Coventry City	25	(2)
2020–2024	Norwich City	50	(1)
2020	→ Coventry City (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Coventry City (loan)	41	(1)
2021–2022	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	17	(2)
2024–	Sheffield United	38	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Career

Early career

McCallum was born in Canterbury, Kent^[4] and grew up in the nearby seaside town of Herne Bay. He attended Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury. McCallum started his career at non-League club Herne Bay before moving to League One club Coventry City in August 2018 after being at Jamie Vardy's V9 Academy.^[5][6]

In November 2018, he made his debut in an EFL Trophy defeat against Cheltenham Town coming on as an 81st minute substitute for Brandon Mason.^[7]

McCallum broke through into the Coventry first team and made a total of 35 appearances and scoring three goals.^{[citation needed]}

Norwich City

On 31 January 2020, McCallum signed for Norwich City for a reported fee of £3,500,000 and was immediately loaned back to Coventry until the end of the season. Norwich signed McCallum amid interest from other Premier League teams such as Liverpool and Leicester City.^[8][9]

On 20 September 2020, McCallum was loaned to Coventry for the 2020–21 season for his third spell with the club.

On 12 July 2021, McCallum again returned to the Championship, joining Queens Park Rangers on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.^[10] He scored his first goal for QPR against Bournemouth on 14 September 2021.^[11]

Sheffield United

On the 11th of July 2024, it was announced that Sam had signed for Championship rivals and recently relegated Sheffield United.^[12]

Career statistics

As of matched played 13 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Herne Bay	2017–18[13][14]	Isthmian League South Division	6	1	0	0	—		1[a]	0	7	1
Coventry City	2018–19[15]	League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	8	0
	2019–20[16]	League One	18	2	5	1	2	0	2[b]	0	27	3
	Total		25	2	5	1	2	0	3	0	35	3
Norwich City	2019–20[16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2022–23[18]	Championship	23	0	1	0	1	0	—		25	0
	2023–24[19]	Championship	27	1	2	0	3	0	2[c]	0	34	1
	Total		50	1	3	0	5	0	2	0	60	1
Coventry City (loan)	2019–20[16]	League One	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2020–21[17]	Championship	41	1	0	0	0	0	—		41	1
	Total		49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	1
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2021–22[20]	Championship	17	2	0	0	2	0	—		19	2
Sheffield United	2024-25[21]	Championship	33	2	1	0	1	0	1[c]	0	36	2
	2025-26[22]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		34	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	38	2
Career total			181	9	9	1	11	0	7	0	208	10

1. Appearances in Kent Senior Cup
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs