Calum Scanlon
English footballer (born 2005)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calum Alexander Scanlon (born 14 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cardiff City, on loan from Premier League club Liverpool. He has represented England at international youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calum Alexander Scanlon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cardiff City (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Birmingham City | ||
| 2020–2023 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Millwall (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Cardiff City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | England U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:34, 10 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Scanlon joined Liverpool from Birmingham City as a 15-year-old, in a reported £500,000 deal in December 2020.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2022 shortly after his 18th birthday.[4] In July 2023, Scanlon was included in the Liverpool first-team pre-season training camp to Germany.[5] He was then included in Liverpool's 27-man squad to tour Singapore on 27 July 2023.[6]
In September 2023, Scanlon scored for Liverpool U21 against EFL League Two side Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.[7] Scanlon continued to train with the Liverpool first-team squad during the 2023–24 season following an injury to first-choice left-back Andrew Robertson,[8] and was named among the match day substitutes for the Premier League match against local rivals Everton on 21 October 2023.[9] He made his senior debut for Liverpool in a 5–1 UEFA Europa League victory over Toulouse at Anfield on 26 October 2023.[10] Scanlon signed a new long-term professional contract with Liverpool in April 2024.[11]
On 29 August 2024, Scanlon joined Championship side Millwall on loan until the end of the season.[12] On 21 January 2025, Scanlon scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against Cardiff City.[13]
On 1 February 2026, Scanlon joined League One leaders Cardiff City on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[14]
International career
Scanlon has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[2] In September 2024 he started for England U20 in a victory against Romania at Edgeley Park.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2023–24[16] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Liverpool | 2023–24[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Millwall (loan) | 2024–25[17] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
