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Callum Thomas Ainley (born 2 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Crewe Alexandra.

Callum Ainley

Personal information
Full name	Callum Thomas Ainley[1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Swindon, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2015	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Crewe Alexandra	219	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Ainley began his career in Crewe Alexandra's youth system and made his professional debut, aged 17, on 5 September 2015 in a 3–1 defeat against Swindon Town.[3][4] He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 3–1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 30 April 2016.[5] Exactly four months later, he scored his second senior goal in a 3–0 win at Accrington Stanley in a Football League Trophy tie on 30 August 2016.[6] Two days after his 20th birthday, on 4 November 2017, he scored the 89th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Rotherham United in the FA Cup first round at Gresty Road.[7]

On 3 May 2018, Ainley signed a new three-year contract at Crewe.[8]

In December 2020, Ainley had surgery to repair a hamstring injury sustained in an FA Cup tie at Cheltenham Town.[9] He returned to first team action on 14 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute against Burton Albion.[10] He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 May 2021, and Crewe manager David Artell was keen to get him to sign a new contract.[11] On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Ainley a new contract,[12] and Ainley signed a two-year deal on 30 June 2021.[13]

On 25 September 2021 at Rotherham United, Ainley suffered a new hamstring injury ruling him out of first team action for two months.[14] He returned to the side on 1 December, playing the first half of Crewe's 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Trophy,[15] and played a total of 36 games as Crewe were relegated from League One. After suffering a shoulder injury during a League Two game against Mansfield Town at Gresty Road on 24 September 2022, Ainley required surgery and was ruled out for around three months.[16]

Career statistics

As of 24 September 2022

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2015–16[17]	League One	16	1	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	1
	2016–17[18]	League Two	27	1	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	31	2
	2017–18[19]	League Two	45	4	3	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	52	5
	2018–19[20]	League Two	43	6	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	6
	2019–20[21]	League Two	25	2	1	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	31	3
	2020–21[22]	League One	22	1	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	1
	2021–22[23]	League One	31	0	0	0	2	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	1
	2022–23[24]	League Two	10	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	Crewe Alexandra total		219	15	8	1	8	1	20	2	255	19
Career total			219	15	8	1	8	1	20	2	255	19

References

External links

• Callum Ainley at Soccerbase

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