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Full nameSam Benjamin McCallum
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth2 Sept 2000
BirthplaceCanterbury
Height184 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubSheffield Utd
Full-backalso played MID
20
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1216
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Injury-affected season

Missed 16 of Sheffield Utd's ~46 games this season through 16 injury absences (ankle, injury). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship201112167.06
League Cup100906.9

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. McCallum is a 25-year-old full-back at Sheffield Utd, rated 59.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 219th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45% 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.

Judged on this season alone, McCallum graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 4.663 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 35th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 25 McCallum is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: McCallum missed 16 games through injury (ankle, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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
Current potential35th of 77 full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season46th of 77 full-backs · Championship46th-best full-back in the Championship219th in the Championship · potential35th-highest potential full-back in the Championship
59.8
Ratingi
35th of 77 full-backs
23.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.66
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

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 45% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.8, McCallum carries the 35th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.