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Cal Roberts
Personal information
Full name Callum Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 37
Youth career
2005–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015Gateshead (loan) 3 (0)
2017Kilmarnock (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2016 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Callum Roberts (born 14 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle United.[3]

Early career

Roberts joined Newcastle United at the age of eight and also played youth football for Whitley Bay Sproggs while attending Churchill Community College in Wallsend.[3]

While still at school during the 2012–13 season, Roberts scored eight goals in nine league appearances for the Newcastle United Under-18s in the 2012–13 Professional U18 Development League.[4]

He officially joined the Newcastle United Academy the following season and made 19 appearances for the Under-18s in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League, scoring four goals.[5] He also made two appearances in the FA Youth Cup as Newcastle United reached the Quarter Finals of the competition.[6] He also made the step up to Under-21 level, making ten appearances in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League and scoring his first goal at that level in their match against Liverpool at Anfield.[7]

Club career

Newcastle United

On 3 January 2015, Roberts made his senior debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in an FA Cup match against Leicester City, a match which Leicester City won 1–0.[8] At the end of January 2015, he signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United, committing himself to his hometown club on a long-term deal.[9]

Gateshead (loan)

Shortly after making his Newcastle United debut, on 16 January 2015, it was announced that he joined Football Conference side and near-neighbours Gateshead on a month-long loan deal.[10] This deal was later extended to a season-long deal,[11] but he was recalled on 26 February to provide injury cover at Newcastle United,[12] having made three appearances during his spell at Gateshead.

Kilmarnock (loan)

On 9 January 2017, Roberts moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock for the remainder of the season, along with Newcastle teammates Freddie Woodman and Sean Longstaff.[13] He made his debut on 21 January 2017, as Kilmarnock lost 1–0 against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Cup.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Clubs announce 2015/16 Barclays Premier League squads" (PDF). premierleague.com. Premier League. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Callum Roberts". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Academy Player Profile : Callum Roberts". Newcastle United. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "U18 Scorers/Appearances 2012/13". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ^ "U18 Scorers/Appearances 2013/14". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "FA Youth Cup 2013/14". nufc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Reserves Report : Liverpool U21s 5 Newcastle U21s 2". Newcastle United. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Match Reports : Leicester 1 Newcastle 0". Newcastle United. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Roberts Signs Professional Deal" (Press release). Newcastle United. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Young Guns Join Gateshead On Loan". Newcastle United. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Young Pair Extend Gateshead Loans". Newcastle United. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Newcastle recall winger Callum Roberts from Gateshead to cope with injury problems". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Player Announcement". Kilmarnock F.C. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. ^ Wilson, Richard (21 January 2017). "Kilmarnock 0–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2017.