Calum Scanlon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2020 | Birmingham | ||
| 2020- | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023- | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020-2021 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022- | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023- | England U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 00:15 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 00:15 (UTC) | |||
Calum Scanlon (born 14 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back. He is an England youth international.[1]
Career
Scanlon joined Liverpool from Birmingham City as a 15-year-old, in a reported £500,000 deal in December 2020. [2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2022 shortly after his 17th birthday.[3] In July 2023, he was included in the Liverpool first-team pre-season training camp to Germany.[4] He was then included in Liverpool's 27-man squad to tour Singapore on 27 July 2023.[5]
In September 2023, Scanlon scored for Liverpool against EFL League Two side Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.[6] Scanlan continued to train with the Liverpool first-team squad during the 2023–24 season following an injury to first-choice left-back Andrew Robertson,[7] and was named among the match day substitutes for the Premier League match against local rivals Everton on 21 October 2023.[8]
References
- ^ "Calum Scanlon". Spccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Kay, Dan (December 23, 2020). "Liverpool complete signing of 15-year-old Calum Scanlon from Birmingham City". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Doyle, Ian (9 March 2022). "Liverpool defender signs first professional contract after £500k transfer". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ McDonald, Keifer. "Liverpool £500,000 signing gets Jurgen Klopp chance after following in Jude Bellingham's footsteps". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Carroll, James (27 July 2023). "Liverpool name 27-man squad for pre-season trip to Singapore". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Bocsak, Ben (22 October 2023). "Liverpool talent could get chance after Andy Robertson injury and Jürgen Klopp just gave hint". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Pearce, James (20 October 2023). "Liverpool's Andy Robertson ruled out for three months following shoulder surgery". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "LIVERPOOL VS EVERTON". Soccerway. 21 October 2023.