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Full nameSam Benjamin McCallum
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth2 Sept 2000
BirthplaceCanterbury
Height184 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubSheffield Utd
Full-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
751
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship100777.3

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. McCallum is a 26-year-old full-back at Sheffield Utd, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 99th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (36.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCallum.

Judged on this season alone, McCallum graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 4.075 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 17th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 26 McCallum is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStreakyInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
56.7
Ratingi
17th of 37 full-backs
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.08
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

10
Apps
4.08
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.7, McCallum carries the 17th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 37 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots7

Passing

Assists2
Chances created6
Passes271
Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success55.6%
Duels won84
Duels won %68.9%
Fouls won24

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions14
Blocks3
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.