Callum Slattery
English footballer
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Callum Slattery (born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Slattery[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kidlington, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Chelsea | ||
| 2008–2017 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Gillingham (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Motherwell | 109 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Professional career
Southampton
In July 2017, Slattery signed a three-year professional contract with Southampton.[2] Slattery was named in the starting eleven of the first team on 5 January 2019 in the FA Cup third round against Derby County at Pride Park.[3]
De Graafschap
On 31 January 2020, Slattery joined Eerste Divisie side De Graafschap on loan until the end of the season.[4]
Gillingham
On 14 January 2021, Slattery joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[5] He made his first appearance for the club two days later in a 1–0 victory against Accrington Stanley.[6]
Motherwell
On 24 July 2021, Slattery joined Motherwell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] During a training session in January 2024, Slattery suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out for 369 days.[8][9]
On 20 June 2024, Motherwell announced that Slattery had signed a new one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[10] On 18 March 2025, Motherwell announced that they had triggered their one-year contract extension with Slattery.[11]
International career
Slattery was part of the England team that won the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He scored the fourth penalty in the shoot-out in the final against Ivory Coast.[12]
Personal life
Slattery was arrested by police in November 2021 after an incident in the city centre of Glasgow where he used threatening and abusive behaviour and uttering homophobic remarks. He reportedly assaulted a police officer during the matter. In October 2022, Slattery appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court and admitted two charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, with one aggravated by prejudice related to sexual orientation. He was subsequently convicted and fined £1,350.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2018–19[14] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Southampton U21s | 2016–17 EFL Trophy[17] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 EFL Trophy[18] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 EFL Trophy[14] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 EFL Trophy[15] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 EFL Trophy[16] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |||||
| De Graafschap (loan) | 2019–20[19] | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2021–22[20] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2022–23[21] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2023–24[22] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25[23] | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26[24] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 101 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 148 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League