Sam McCallum - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSam Benjamin McCallum

PositionFull-back

NationalityEngland

Age26

Date of birth2 Sept 2000

BirthplaceCanterbury

Height184 cm

Shirt number#3

ClubSheffield Utd

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Season stats

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7

Appearances

0

Goals

1

Assists

550

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championship	1	0	0	77	7.3

Career

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McCallum's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating climbed 52→57. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 81).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sheffield Utd · 15th	7	0	1	7.02	57	15
2025/26	Sheffield Utd · 13th	20	1	1	7.06	52	15
2024/25	Sheffield Utd · 3rd	34	2	0	6.91	64	22
2023/24	Norwich · 6th	29	1	0	6.95	64	23
2022/23	Norwich · 13th	23	0	1	6.66	62	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. McCallum is a 26-year-old full-back at Sheffield Utd, rated 52.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCallum.

On the season, McCallum graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 4.663 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 26 McCallum is in his prime years, and a market index of 24 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

52.1

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.4%

Minutes

limited game time

4.66

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

20

Apps

4.66

Def. / 90

26

Tackles

28

Interceptions

3

Clean sheets

4.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 52.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %29.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.074

Assists / 900.074

Goal contribution / 900.148

Defensive actions / 904.663

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.148

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 26, McCallum sits on 24, at or near its peak. The blue line is McCallum's projected Rating — 52.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions28

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Sheffield UtdJul 2024 – nowFree

Norwich(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2024

QPRuntil Jul 2022

Norwich(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Coventry(on loan)until Jul 2021

QPR(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Norwich(back from loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Coventry(on loan)Sept 2020 – Sept 2020

Coventry(on loan)Feb 2020 – Sept 2020

Norwichuntil Feb 2020

Transfer history

About S. McCallum

Sam Benjamin McCallum is a 26-year-old full-back who plays for Sheffield Utd, born on September 2, 2000 in Canterbury, standing 184 cm tall. He is from England. Sheffield Utd currently sit 15th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. McCallum has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 550 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. McCallum's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Sheffield Utd face Stoke City away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. McCallum at 52.1 with a Season form score of 15.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, S. McCallum has totalled 197 club appearances with 9 goals and 8 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 41 appearances for Coventry.