Callum Elder
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Roddie Elder[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 January 1995||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Brentford (on loan from Leicester City) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Manly United | ||
2011–2013 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2016– | → Brentford (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC) |
Callum Roddie Elder (born 27 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Brentford as a left back on loan from Leicester City. He represented Australia U20 at international level.
Club career
Leicester City
A left back, Elder was born in Sydney, Australia and began his youth career with Manly United, before moving to England at the age of 16 to begin a scholarship in the academy at Leicester City.[3] After completing his scholarship at the end of the 2012–13 season, he was awarded his first professional contract.[4] Graduating to the Foxes' U21 team, he progressed to sign a new two-year deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and a further extension a year later,[5] which will keep him at the King Power Stadium until June 2019.[6]
Mansfield Town (loan)
On 8 January 2015, Elder was loaned out to League Two club Mansfield Town for one month.[7] He made his professional debut two days later, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Burton Albion.[8] He became a regular starter, which saw his loan extended to the end of the 2014–15 season.[9][10] Elder made 21 appearances for the Stags and returned to Leicester at the end of the season.[11]
Peterborough United (loan)
On 29 August 2015, Elder joined League One side Peterborough United on a one-month loan,[12] which was later extended until January 2016.[13] He made 21 appearances and scored the first senior goal of his career, which came in a 4–0 thrashing of Doncaster Rovers on 24 October 2015.[14] A foot injury suffered in a match versus Blackpool on 19 December led to the early termination of Elder's loan.[15]
Brentford (loan)
On 30 July 2016, Elder joined Championship side Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season.[16] He was an ever-present in league matches during the opening month of the season,[17] before suffering a knee injury during a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 10 September 2016.[18] His recovery was delayed by a thigh injury.[19]
International career
Elder is eligible to play for Australia, Scotland and England at international level.[3] In October 2013, Elder was called up by Australia U20 for the 2014 AFC U19 Championship qualifying matches and made a single appearance in a 3–0 win over Chinese Taipei on 5 October.[20][21] He was not named in the squad for the tournament finals.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 November 2016
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mansfield Town (loan) | 2014–15[11] | League Two | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Peterborough United (loan) | 2015–16[14] | League One | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
Brentford (loan) | 2016–17[17] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ "CONFIRMED! Leicester City's official 25-man Premier League squad and U21 list". TalkSport. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Callum Elder". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b Brett, Ciaran. "Get to know new signing Callum Elder as he joins from Leicester City". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Academy Pair Pen Deals". Leicester City F.C. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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- ^ City, Leicester. "Elder Signs New LCFC Deal". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Callum Elder: Mansfield Town sign Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Burton 2–1 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Elder's Mansfield Loan Extended". Leicester City F.C. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Callum Elder | Football Stats | Leicester City | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ City, Leicester. "Elder Heads To Peterborough On Loan". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ City, Leicester. "Elder Extends Peterborough Loan". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Callum Elder | Football Stats | Leicester City | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "POSH LATEST: Blow for Peterborough United as Elder is ruled out of festive football". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Callum Elder joins from Leicester City". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Callum Elder | Football Stats | Leicester City | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Brentford boss gives injury update on Callum Elder". 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Moore, Tom (17 November 2016). "Injury update on Saunders, Bonham, Elder, Macleod, Henry & Judge". getwestlondon. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "International Call-Ups For Five Foxes". Leicester City F.C. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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- ^ "Paul Okon names Young Socceroos squad for AFC U-19 Championship". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
External links
- Callum Elder at Soccerbase
- Callum Elder profile at brentfordfc.co.uk
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian soccer players
- Australia youth international soccer players
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Australian people of English descent
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australian expatriates in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Australian people of Scottish descent