Callum Kyle Harriott (born 4 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger, most recently for EFL League Two club Colchester United. He is a product of the Charlton Athletic academy. Born in England, he represents the Guyana national football team internationally.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Callum Kyle Harriott[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 28)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Norbury, England | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Guyana | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:11, 2 April 2021 (UTC) |
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.[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]
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]
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 Colchester's 3–0 win against Carlsile United.[18]
After making 64 appearances and scoring twelve goals in his second spell with the U's,[19] Harriott was allowed to leave the club after his contract expired in May 2021.[20]
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.[21] Harriott is eligible to play for Guyana or Jamaica.[22][23] He received his first call up to the Guyanese National Team in March 2019, for their match against Belize and started the match.[24] He scored his first international goal on 16 November in Guyana's 4–2 CONCACAF Nations League victory over Aruba.[25]
In July 2021, Harriott appeared in Colchester Magistrates’ Court charged with the rape of a woman in November 2019.[26] In August 2022, Harriott was unanimously found not guilty by the jury.[27]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
Charlton Athletic 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
Reading total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
Colchester United | 2019–20 | League Two | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 3 |
2020–21 | League Two | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
Colchester United total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
Career total | 189 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 212 | 35 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guyana | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2019 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana | ![]() | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
Guyana squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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