Callum Connolly

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Callum Connolly
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Callum Connolly in action for Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Callum Alexander Connolly[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Stockport County
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2016 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Everton 1 (0)
2016Barnsley (loan) 3 (0)
2017Wigan Athletic (loan) 17 (2)
2017–2018Ipswich Town (loan) 34 (4)
2018–2019Wigan Athletic (loan) 17 (1)
2019Bolton Wanderers (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2020Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
2020Fleetwood Town (loan) 13 (2)
2020–2021Fleetwood Town (loan) 40 (2)
2021–2024 Blackpool 93 (3)
2024– Stockport County 25 (1)
International career
2014 England U17 4 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 9 (3)
2015–2016 England U19 10 (0)
2016–2017 England U20 7 (1)
2018 England U21 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:49, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Callum Alexander Connolly (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One side Stockport County.

He has previously played for Everton, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers, Lincoln City, Blackpool and Fleetwood Town.

A versatile player, Connolly can play across the back line of defence and in midfield.

Career

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Everton

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After playing with Crosby Stuart, Connolly joined Everton at the age of nine.[2] He has earned representation at England under-17 and under-18 level.[3] On 3 March 2016, he joined League One side Barnsley on a one-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut two days later, in a 3–1 win over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium.[5]

Connolly made his first Everton teamsheet on 16 April 2016, when he was named as a substitute for the 1–1 draw with Southampton, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured right-back Seamus Coleman to make his Premier League debut.[6]

On 14 January 2017, Connolly signed on loan for Wigan Athletic until the end of the season,[7] and just hours later made his debut and scored both goals as Wigan beat Burton Albion 2–0.[8]

For the 2017–2018 season, Connolly played on loan for Ipswich Town in the EFL Championship. Used largely in central midfield for the first time in his career,[9] Connolly returned to Everton at the end of the season, having played an impressive 36 matches, scoring four goals.[10]

At the beginning of the 2018–19 season Connolly re-joined Wigan Athletic on loan, initially for the whole of the season[11] but on 31 January 2019 he was recalled by Everton and sent on loan for the second half of the season to Bolton Wanderers[12]

On 29 August 2019, Connolly headed out on loan once more, this time joining League One side Lincoln City on a season-long deal,[13] but he returned to Everton early, after his loan spell was cut short in January.[14]

Connolly signed with Fleetwood Town on 6 January 2020 on a loan deal for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[15]

At the end of the 2020–21 it was announced that Connolly would leave the club at the end of his contract.[16]

Blackpool

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Connolly signed for Blackpool in July 2021 after becoming a free agent.[17]

On 7 May 2024, the club announced he would be leaving the club in the summer once his contract expired.[18]

Stockport County

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On 15 June 2024, Connolly agreed to join newly-promoted League One side Stockport County on a two-year deal on 1 July 2024 after the expiry of his contract at Blackpool.[19]

International career

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Connolly received his first international call up when he was named in the England under-17 squad for the 2014 Algarve Tournament.[20] Connolly made his debut against eventual winners Germany in the final group stage game, with England finishing runners-up in the tournament.[21] 10 days later, he was named in the squad for the elite round of qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[22] and helped England qualify by starting the wins against Czech Republic and Italy.[23] Connolly was not named in the squad for the final tournament, which England went on to win after beating the Netherlands on penalties in the final.[24]

Connolly was part of the England squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and started the first game, a 2–1 win against France.[25] However, he sustained an injury in the second half of the match, and withdrew from the squad six days later.[26] After also beating the Netherlands[27] and Croatia[28] to top the group, England were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals against Italy.[29]

Connolly was selected for the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[30] He played in the opening match against Argentina and the second against Guinea,[31][32] but was unused as a substitute in the final that England won, their first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966.[33]

Connolly played in four of the five matches as the England under-21 team won the 2018 Toulon Tournament, including scoring against Scotland in the semi-final.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 September 2025[34]
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
Everton 2015–16[35] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[36] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[37] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[38] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[39] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[40] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Everton U21 2017–18[37] 1[a] 0 1 0
Barnsley (loan) 2015–16[35] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2016–17[36] Championship 17 2 1 0 0 0 18 2
Ipswich Town (loan) 2017–18[37] Championship 34 4 1 0 0 0 35 1
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[38] Championship 17 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2018–19[38] Championship 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2019–20[39] League One 11 0 1 0 0 0 3[a] 0 15 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20[39] League One 13 2 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 15 2
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2020–21[40] League One 40 2 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 42 2
Blackpool 2021–22[41] Championship 31 2 1 0 1 1 33 3
2022–23[42] Championship 41 1 1 0 1 0 43 1
2023–24[43] League One 21 0 4 0 2 0 5[a] 0 32 0
Total 93 3 6 0 4 1 5 0 108 4
Stockport County 2024–25[44] League One 38 1 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 43 1
2025–26[45] League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 45 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 51 1
Career total 290 17 13 0 6 1 15 0 324 18
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL League One play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, One appearance in EFL League One play-offs

Honours

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England U20

England U21

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