Callum Styles

Callum John Styles (born 28 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barnsley. He was the first player born in the 21st century to sign a professional contract.

Callum Styles
Personal information
Full name Callum John Styles[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 20
Youth career
–2016 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Bury 27 (0)
2018– Barnsley 6 (0)
2018 → Bury (loan) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:51, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Career

Styles developed through the Burnley academy but failed to earn a professional contract and was released aged 16.[3]

Bury

Styles joined League One club Bury and made his professional senior team debut in their final game of the season against Southend United on 8 May 2016. He came on as a 75th-minute substitute for Anthony Dudley as the team won 3–2.[4] In making his debut, Styles became the first player born in the new millennium to make an appearance in the Football League.[5] Bury were later deducted three points after it was found Styles was not properly registered when he made his debut.[6]

Styles signed a professional contract with Bury on 21 February 2017, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[7]

Barnsley

On 6 August 2018, Styles signed for League One club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract, though returned to Bury on loan until the January transfer window.[8][9] He made 21 appearances in all competitions for Bury before returning to his parent club.[10]

Styles made his debut for Barnsley on 9 March 2019 as a substitute against Accrington Stanley, replacing Mamadou Thiam.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 May 2019 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2015–16[13] EFL League One 1000000010
2016–17[14] 130000000130
2017–18[15] 110000010120
2018–19[16] EFL League Two 160101030210
Barnsley 2018–19[17] EFL League One 7000000070
Career total 480000000550

    Honours

    Club

    Bury

    References
    1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
    2. Callum Styles at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
    3. Kirkbride, Phil (6 March 2017). "Everton scout Bury wonderkid Callum Styles". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    4. "Bury 3–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
    5. "Callum Styles: 16-year-old Bury striker becomes English football's first player to be born in 21st century". The Independent. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
    6. "Bury: League One side punished for Callum Styles registration error". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
    7. "CONFIRMED: New Deal for Callum". www.buryfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    8. "Callum Styles signs for Barnsley". Bury F.C. 6 August 2018.
    9. "Callum Styles: "I want to challenge myself."". Barnsley F.C. 16 January 2019.
    10. "Callum Styles | Football Stats | Barnsley | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    11. "REPORT: Barnsley 2-0 Accrington". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
    12. "Callum Styles". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
    13. "Games played by Callum Styles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
    14. "Games played by Callum Styles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
    15. "Games played by Callum Styles in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
    16. "Games played by Callum Styles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
    17. "Games played by Callum Styles in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
    18. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
      "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.


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