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Callum Harriott
Harriott playing for Charlton Athletic in 2016
Personal information
Full name Callum Kyle Harriott[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Norbury, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 York City
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2011 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Charlton Athletic 86 (11)
2015–2016 → Colchester United (loan) 20 (5)
2016–2019 Reading 25 (2)
2019–2021 Colchester United 58 (12)
2022–2023 Gillingham 3 (0)
2023 Yeovil Town 3 (1)
2023– York City 9 (2)
International career‡
2013 England U19 3 (0)
2019– Guyana 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Callum Kyle Harriott (born 4 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club York City. Born in England, he represents the Guyana national team.

Club career

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Charlton Athletic

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Born in Norbury, Harriott attended Stanley Technical High School and St.Andrews C of E high school in Croydon. He made his debut for the Addicks on 25 April 2011 in a League One game against Rochdale at The Valley, which ended in a 3–1 win for Charlton. He came on as a late substitute for loanee Dean Parrett.[3] He then started his first game for the club two days later in the last game of the 2010–11 season against Hartlepool United.[4]

Although he did not feature for the Charlton first-team in their 2011–12 promotion season, he made his Championship debut after coming off the bench as a 74th-minute substitute for fellow academy graduate Scott Wagstaff in a 2–1 win against Blackpool.[5] He then scored his first senior goal on 9 March 2013, in a 1–0 win away to Huddersfield Town.[6] He scored his second goal for Charlton in a record-breaking 6–0 away win for the Addicks against nine-man Barnsley on 13 April 2013.[7] Harriott was one of the six different scorers for Charlton that match.[7] On 17 May 2013, Harriott signed a new three-year contract with the club.[8] On 3 May 2014, Harriott scored his first senior hat-trick against Blackpool in a 3–0 win at Bloomfield Road.[9]

On 28 August 2015, Harriott was loaned to Colchester United where he was very well received by fans, before returning to Charlton on 2 January 2016.[10][11]

Reading

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On 5 August 2016, Harriott signed a three-year contract with Reading, moving for an undisclosed fee.[12] He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored a brace in an EFL Cup tie against Milton Keynes Dons which Reading won 4–3 on penalties on 23 August 2016.[13] He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14] On 8 May 2019, Harriott confirmed that he was leaving Reading following the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]

Colchester United

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On 5 September 2019, Harriott rejoined Colchester United on a two-year contract.[16] He made first appearance in his second spell for the club on 19 October 2019, playing 60 minutes in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat by Morecambe.[17] He scored his first goal since his return to the club on 21 December 2019 in[18] Colchester's 3–0 win against Carlisle United.[19]

After making 64 appearances and scoring twelve goals in his second spell with the U's,[20] Harriott was allowed to leave the club after his contract expired in May 2021.[21]

Gillingham

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Harriott signed a short-term deal for Gillingham on 23 November 2022.[22] He left the club at the end of February 2023.[23]

Yeovil Town

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On 22 March 2023, Harriott signed for National League club Yeovil Town on a short-term contract till end of the season with an option to extend.[24]

However, despite the option to extend, on 1 June 2023, it was confirmed that Harriott had left Yeovil Town following a mutual termination of his contract.[25]

York City

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On 11 July 2023, Harriott signed for National League club York City on a contract of undisclosed terms.[26]

International career

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On 2 May 2013, Harriott was named in manager Noel Blake's England under-19 team to face Belgium, Georgia and Scotland in the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 qualification round.[27] Harriott was eligible to play for Guyana or Jamaica.[28][29] He received his first call up to the Guyanese national team in March 2019, for their match against Belize and started the match.[30] He scored his first international goal on 16 November in Guyana's 4–2 CONCACAF Nations League victory over Aruba.[31] He featured in all three of Guyana's matches at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup as they exited at the group stage.[32][18][33]

Personal life

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In July 2021, Harriott appeared in Colchester Magistrates' Court charged with the rape of a woman in November 2019.[34] In August 2022, Harriott was unanimously found not guilty by the jury.[35]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 September 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 2010–11 League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Championship 14 2 0 0 0 0 – 14 2
2013–14 Championship 28 5 5 1 1 0 – 34 6
2014–15 Championship 21 1 0 0 2 0 – 23 1
2015–16 Championship 20 3 0 0 1 0 – 21 3
Total 86 11 5 1 4 0 0 0 95 12
Colchester United (loan) 2015–16 League One 20 5 2 2 0 0 1[a] 0 23 7
Reading 2016–17 Championship 13 1 0 0 4 2 – 17 3
2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2018–19 Championship 12 1 1 0 0 0 – 13 1
Total 25 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 30 4
Colchester United 2019–20 League Two 22 3 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 26 3
2020–21 League Two 36 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 38 9
Total 58 12 2 0 3 0 1 0 64 12
Gillingham 2022–23 League Two 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Yeovil Town 2022–23 National League 3 1 — — — 3 1
York City 2023–24 National League 7 1 0 0 — 1[c] 0 8 1
2024–25 National League 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Total 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Career total 204 33 11 3 11 2 3 0 229 38
  1. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

International

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As of match played 30 March 2021.[36]
International statistics
National team Year Apps Goals
Guyana 2019 7 1
2020 0 0
2021 2 0
Total 9 1
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first[37]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2019 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana  Aruba 2–2 4–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

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  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Callum Harriott". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Callum's quest". 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Charlton 0–0 Hartlepool". 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Charlton 2–1 Blackpool". 12 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Huddersfield 0–1 Charlton" BBC Sport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Barnsley 0–6 Charlton". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Charlton Athletic: Dorian Dervite & Callum Harriott extend deals". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Blackpool 0-3 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  10. ^ "LOAN NEWS Callum Harriott joins Colchester United on loan". Charlton Athletic F.C. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ^ Marston, Carl. "Departed Callum Harriott was so appreciated by Colchester United fans". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Royals sign young winger Callum Harriott". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Reading 2-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Paul McShane: Reading defender released by the Championship club". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Callum Harriott confirms Reading FC exit". getreading.co.uk. Get Reading F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Callum Harriott: Colchester United re-sign former Reading winger". BBC Sport. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Colchester United 0–1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Game Details: Guyana 2–4 Panama". Gold Cup. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Colchester United 3–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  20. ^ a b Callum Harriott at Soccerbase
  21. ^ "Hayden Mullins: Colchester United boss rings the changes as 11 players leave the U's". BBC Sport. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Gills sign Callum Harriott". Gillingham Football Club. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  23. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (28 February 2023). "Former Colchester United winger Callum Harriott has left Gillingham". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  24. ^ "SIGNING Winger Harriott jets in". Yeovil Town. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  25. ^ "CLUB NEWS : Callum Harriott departs Huish Park". Yeovil Town. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  26. ^ "York City complete signing of winger Callum Harriott". www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  27. ^ "U19s Elite Squad Named". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  28. ^ Callum Harriott on Instagram
  29. ^ Ames, Nick (14 April 2015). "Millwall's Matthew Briggs rediscovers his roots with Guyana success". The Guardian.
  30. ^ "Seven Royals called up on the international stage". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  31. ^ "Guyana 4–2 Aruba". Soccerway. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Game Details: United States 4–0 Guyana". Gold Cup. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  33. ^ "Game Details: Trinidad & Tobago 1–1 Guyana". Gold Cup. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Former Essex football star appears in court charged with raping woman". Echo. 5 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Former Colchester Utd star cleared of rape after five-day trial". eadt.co.uk/. East Anglian Daily Times. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  36. ^ "C. Harriott". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  37. ^ "Callum Harriott". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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