Callum James Brittain is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Callum James Brittain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 102 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Þróttur (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Barnsley | 76 | (0) |
| 2022– | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:11, 24 November 2018 (UTC) | |||
Brittain joined Milton Keynes Dons' academy in 2006 aged 8. On 27 April 2016, Brittain signed professional terms with the club ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3]
On 2 May 2016, Brittain joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla side Þróttur Reykjavík on a short-term loan deal until 18 July 2016.[4] In total, Brittain featured 8 times for the club including being named man of the match in several performances.[5] On 28 January 2017, Brittain made his first team league debut for MK Dons, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–4 away win to rivals Peterborough United.[6] On 14 June 2017, Brittain's contract was extended until summer 2018.[7]
On 2 September 2017, Brittain scored his first league goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Oxford United having come on as a 35th-minute substitute for Ethan Ebanks-Landell.[8] Following his first goal for the club and an international call up, Brittain was named EFL Young Player of the Month for September 2017.[9] In January 2018, Brittain signed a new contract keeping him at the club until June 2020.[10]
Having been released at the expiry of his contract due to the economic situation on 30 June 2020, he re-signed on a two-year deal with Milton Keynes Dons on 25 August 2020.[11]
On 10 October 2020, Brittain joined Championship club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[12] In his debut season at Oakwell, Brittain started 40 league games for Barnsley. The club reached the Championship play-offs after finishing in fifth-place in the 2020–21 season. They were knocked out by Swansea City at the semi-final stage of the play-offs.[13] Barnsley were relegated from the Championship in the 2021–22 season.[14]
On 21 July 2022, Brittain joined Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.[13]
On 28 September 2017 following an impressive start to the season, Brittain was called up to the England U20 squad,[15] and went on to provide three assists in fixtures against Italy and Czech Republic.[16] On 15 March 2018, Brittain was called up once again to the squad for fixtures against Poland and Portugal.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2016–17[18] | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017–18[19] | League One | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[20] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[21] | League One | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[22] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 122 | 5 | ||
| Þróttur Reykjavík (loan) | 2016[23] | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley | 2020–21[22] | Championship | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[24] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 206 | 5 | ||
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
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