Callum O'Dowda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Joshua Ryan O'Dowda[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 April 1995||
Place of birth | Kidlington, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger & Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Oxford United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Oxford United | 87 | (12) |
2016–2022 | Bristol City | 160 | (8) |
2022– | Cardiff City | 64 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (3) |
2016– | Republic of Ireland | 30 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:22, 12 June 2024 (BST) |
Callum Joshua Ryan O'Dowda /oʊˈdaʊdə/ (born 23 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger and Left Back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City[3] and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Club career
[edit]Oxford United
[edit]O'Dowda is a product of the Oxford United youth academy, which he joined when he was nine.[4] His performances for the academy in the 2012–13 season led him being awarded a Young Player of the Year award,[5] after which he was offered his first professional contract with the club, keeping him for two years with a further one-year option.[6][7]
After making an impression in a pre-season friendly,[8] O'Dowda made his professional debut on 6 August 2013 in a League Cup first-round tie against Charlton Athletic.[9] His league debut came as a substitute versus Southend United in a League Two fixture on 6 October 2013.[10] In his first season at Oxford United, O'Dowda made 13 appearances for the club in all competitions.
The 2014–15 season proved to be a breakthrough for O'Dowda, with his first-team opportunities increased by new manager Michael Appleton.[11] He scored his first league goal for Oxford United against Exeter City on 13 September 2014,[12] a goal that was nominated for Goal of the Season.[13] Between 17 January 2015 and 31 January 2015, he scored two goals in three games, against Southend United[14] and Stevenage respectively.[15] O'Dowda signed a three-year contract with the club in February.[16][17] A few weeks later, he scored his fourth goal, in a 1–0 win over Bury on 7 March 2015.[18] O'Dowda finished the 2014–15 season having made 39 league appearances and scoring four times.
O'Dowda made a promising start to the 2015–16 season, scoring twice in his first five league appearances, against Notts County[19] and Yeovil Town.[20] He began to attract interest from other clubs, though no bid was received.[21] O'Dowda scored two more goals at the end of 2015, against Accrington Stanley in the league[22] and Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy.[23] He scored three more goals in the second half of the season, the first against Notts County[24] and then twice against Barnet.[25] On 3 April 2016 he scored Oxford's first goal in the final of the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium, though Oxford ultimately lost 3–2 to Barnsley.[26] Nine days later, he scored his seventh league goal of the season, in a 5–1 win over Crawley Town.[27] O'Dowda scored the final goal in a 3–0 victory against Wycombe Wanderers on 7 May 2016 that secured Oxford United's promotion to League One.[28] Despite international commitments and injuries,[29] O'Dowda finished the season with 38 league appearances (20 as a substitute) and 8 league goals.
Bristol City
[edit]On 14 July 2016, O'Dowda signed for Football League Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee of around £1.25 million, potentially rising to £1.6 million depending on incentives. He signed on a three-year contract.[30] Upon signing for Bristol City, O'Dowda said that had been a difficult decision to leave his hometown club.[31] O'Dowda scored his first goal for Bristol City against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup 4th Round on 24 October 2017.[32] 11 days later, O'Dowda scored the opener, his first league goal for Bristol City, in a 2–1 victory against Cardiff City.[33]
Amidst rumoured interest in the player from Leeds United, on 17 January 2019, Bristol activated a clause in O'Dowda's contract to extend it until the end of the 2019/20 season.[34]
In September 2019 he signed a new three-year contract with Bristol City.[35] O'Dowda was released from the club in May 2022 after his contract expired after spending six years at the club.[36]
Cardiff City
[edit]On 8 June 2022, it was announced O'Dowda would join Championship club Cardiff City on a three-year deal on 1 July.[37]
International career
[edit]In March 2015, O'Dowda was called up by Republic of Ireland U21 after becoming eligible for the national team through his late grandfather, Brendan O'Dowda,[38] a famous Irish tenor who was born in Dundalk. O'Dowda told the club's website "I am very proud and very excited to have the call up. It is a privilege to be included. I was approached a few weeks ago to see if I would be interested because of my family's Irish background. I jumped at the chance and can't wait to be involved."[39]
O'Dowda made his Ireland U21 debut on 26 March 2015, playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 win over Andorra U21.[40] He scored his first goal for the U21s in a qualifying match for the 2017 U21 European Championships on 28 March 2016, the only Irish goal in a 3–1 defeat to Slovenia.[41][42]
On 12 May 2016, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad.[43] He made his début for Ireland on 31 May, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Belarus.[44] However, on 31 May 2016, O'Dowda was among few players to be cut from the UEFA Euro 2016 squads.[45]
On 9 October 2016, he made his competitive debut in a World Cup qualifier in Moldova, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shane Long.[46]
O’Dowda scored his first international goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Latvia on 22 March 2023.[47]
Personal life
[edit]His sister Jade O'Dowda is a track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games[48][49] and for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[50] His grandfather was notable Irish Tenor Brendan O'Dowda.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 November 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oxford United | 2013–14[51] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2014–15[52] | League Two | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
2015–16[53] | League Two | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 50 | 10 | |
Total | 87 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 14 | ||
Bristol City | 2016–17[54] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |
2017–18[55] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
2018–19[56] | Championship | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 5 | ||
2019–20[57] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
2020–21[58] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2021–22[59] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 160 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 176 | 10 | |||
Cardiff City | 2022–23[60] | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2023–24[60] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
2024–25[60] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
Career total | 309 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 345 | 29 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Republic of Ireland | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 1 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 1 |
- Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.[61]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2023 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Latvia | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Oxford United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2015–16[62]
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Kidlington
- Footballers from Oxfordshire
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century English sportsmen