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Callum McCowatt
McCowatt playing forNew Zealandin 2023.
Personal information
Full name Callum William McCowatt[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30)30 April 1999(age 25)
Place of birth Auckland,New Zealand[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger[3]
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 17
Youth career
–2012 Greenhithe
2013 Forrest Hill Milford United
2013–2014 East Coast Bays
2016 Team Wellington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018[4] Western Suburbs 55 (30)
2017–2018 Auckland City 20 (9)
2018–2019 Eastern Suburbs 16 (21)
2019–2020 Wellington Phoenix 25 (1)
2020–2023 Helsingør 81 (18)
2023– Silkeborg 32 (5)
International career‡
2015 New Zealand U-17 4 (0)
2017–2019 New Zealand U-20 5 (0)
2021 New Zealand U-23 6 (0)
2019– New Zealand 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Callum William McCowatt(born 30 April 1999) is a New Zealand professionalfootballerwho plays as aleft wingerforDanish SuperligaclubSilkeborg IF.

Club career[edit]

Following his graduation fromWestlake Boys High School,McCowatt joined theOlé Football Academyin early 2015, playing league football for Olé-affiliated clubWestern Suburbs.During his time with the academy, McCowatt was named in the youth squad ofTeam Wellingtonfor the 2016National Youth Leagueseason.[5]

Auckland City[edit]

Following his time at Western Suburbs, McCowatt moved toISPS Handa PremiershipclubAuckland Cityalong with fellow Olé graduatesDalton Wilkinsand Owen Parker-Price on 26 September 2017.[6]Though he was originally intended for the youth team[citation needed],McCowatt eventually started every game Auckland City played that season, including theFIFA Club World CupandOFC Champions Leaguecampaigns. McCowatt scored the only goal in thegrand finalas Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 1–0 to lift the league title.[7][8]

Following McCowatt's success in his debut season, in which he formed an attacking trio withRyan de VriesandEmiliano Tade,he earned a trial withEredivisieclubSparta Rotterdam,but was not offered a contract.[9]

Eastern Suburbs[edit]

On 21 November 2018, McCowatt continued his relationship with the Olé academy, signing with affiliated clubEastern Suburbs.He scored 21 goals in 16 appearances in the2018–19 season,[10]including a hat-trick in thegrand finalagainstTeam Wellingtonwhich his team won 3–0. He was awarded the Steve Sumner Trophy for player of the match.[11]

Wellington Phoenix[edit]

On 26 June 2019, it was announced that McCowatt signed with theWellington Phoenixwho play in theA-Leagueon a one-year deal.[12]McCowatt scored his first goal for the Phoenix in theirFFA Cuplost to theBrisbane Strikers[13]before he made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss toWestern Unitedin the Phoenixseason opener.[10]

FC Helsingør[edit]

On 6 September 2020, McCowatt signed a contract withFC Helsingørwho play in theDanish 1st Division.[14][15]On 18 October 2020, McCowatt made his debut for FC Helsingør, when he was substituted on in the 70th minute.[16]McCowatt scored his first goal for the club againstHB Køgein theDanish 1st Divisionpromotion group match.[17]

Silkeborg IF[edit]

After three seasons at Helsingør,Danish SuperligaclubSilkeborg IFconfirmed on 4 July 2023, that McCowatt had joined the club on a deal until the end of 2027.[18]McCowatt made his Silkeborg debut on 23 July 2023 in the season opener againstBrøndby IF,being substituted on in the 82nd minute.[19]On 4 August 2023, McCowatt scored his first goal for Silkeborg in a 2–1 league win overVejle BK.[20]

International career[edit]

McCowatt got his first international call up for theNew ZealandU17 team for the2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21]He played in four games with one start.[22] McCowatt was named in theNew ZealandU20 squad for the2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[23]He made 3 starting appearances but was unable to score.[22]

McCowatt made his international debut on 15 November 2019, starting forNew Zealandin a friendly againstIreland.McCowatt scored his first goal for New Zealand opening the scoring of the game before going onto lose 1–3.[24]

On 25 June 2021, McCowatt was called up to theTokyo 2020 Olympicswith theNew Zealand U-23's.[25] He made hisOlympicsdebut on 22 July 2021 in the OlyWhites first ever Olympic win, a 1-0 win againstKorea Republic.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played on 26 May 2024.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auckland City 2017–18[27] NZFC 20 9 — 6[a] 2 1[b] 0 27 11
Eastern Suburbs 2018–19[28] NZFC 16 21 — — — 16 21
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2019–20[29] NZFC 1 0 — — — 1 0
Wellington Phoenix 2019–20[30] A-League 25 1 1[c] 1 — 1[d] 0 27 2
Helsingør 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 24 3 — — — 24 3
2021–22 27 6 2[e] 0 — — 29 6
2022–23 30 9 3[e] 1 — — 33 10
Total 81 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 86 19
Silkeborg 2023–24 Danish Superliga 32 5 8 3 — — 40 8
2024–25 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 32 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 40 8
Career total 175 54 14 5 6 2 2 0 197 61
  1. ^Appearances inOFC Champions League
  2. ^Appearance inFIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^Appearance inFFA Cup
  4. ^Appearance inA-League Finals
  5. ^abAppearances and goals inDanish Cup

International[edit]

As of match played on 26 March 2024.[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
New Zealand 2019 1 1
2021 3 0
2022 6 0
2023 6 1
2024 2 0
Total 18 2
As of match played on 16 June 2023.
Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.[31]
List of international goals scored by Callum McCowatt
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 14 November 2019 Aviva Stadium,Dublin,Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–3 Friendly
2 12 16 June 2023 Friends Arena,Stockholm,Sweden Sweden 1–0 1–4 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Auckland City

Eastern Suburbs

  • New Zealand Football Championship Championship:2018–19

Silkeborg

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand"(PDF).FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^"CALLUM MCCOWATT".New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved28 April2023.
  3. ^Callum McCowattat WorldFootball.net
  4. ^"CF Yearbooks 2000-2021".
  5. ^"Team Wellington Youth Squad named for 2016 Campaign".Team Wellington.Retrieved19 September2016.
  6. ^"Navy Blues sign Ole Academy trio".Auckland City FC.Retrieved26 September2017.
  7. ^Voerman, Andrew (1 April 2018)."When Auckland City needed a winner, Callum McCowatt found a way".Stuff.Retrieved14 October2019.
  8. ^Voerman, Andrew (1 April 2018)."Late Callum McCowatt goal gives Auckland City a record seventh national title".Stuff.Retrieved14 October2019.
  9. ^"Young Kiwi footballers Callum McCowatt and Eli Just set for spells at European clubs".Stuff.8 August 2018.Retrieved10 July2019.
  10. ^ab"Wellington Phoenix youngster Callum McCowatt sure the goals will come".Stuff.15 October 2019.
  11. ^"Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final".Stuff.31 March 2019.Retrieved10 July2019.
  12. ^"Gun Kiwi goal-scorer Callum McCowatt steps up with Wellington Phoenix".Stuff.26 June 2019.Retrieved10 July2019.
  13. ^Rollo, Phillip (8 August 2019)."Wellington Phoenix pay the penalty in shock FFA Cup defeat against Strikers".Stuff.Retrieved15 October2019.
  14. ^"FC HELSINGØR PICKS UP NEW ZEALAND STRIKER".FC Helsingør(in Danish). 6 September 2020.Retrieved11 April2021.
  15. ^"Callum McCowatt goes Danish".NZ Football.Retrieved11 April2021.
  16. ^ab"C. McCowatt".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved29 March2021.
  17. ^"fc helsingor-hb koge".1st Division(in Danish).Retrieved11 April2021.
  18. ^"Silkeborg IF har købt den newzealandske landsholdsspiller Callum McCowatt i FC Helsingør"[Silkeborg IF has bought the New Zealand national team player Callum McCowatt from FC Helsingør.].Silkeborg IF(in Danish).Retrieved20 September2023.
  19. ^"Silkeborg IF 1-2 Brøndby".ESPN.Retrieved20 September2023.
  20. ^"Callum McCowatt kom ind fra bænken og udlignede for SIF, inden Alexander Lind sikrede sejren på 2-1 over Vejle i overtiden"[Callum McCowatt came on from the bench and equalized for SIF, before Alexander Lind secured the 2-1 victory over Vejle in extra time.].Silkeborg IF(in Danish).Retrieved20 September2023.
  21. ^"Football: NZ U-17s named for World Cup".The New Zealand Herald.6 October 2015.Retrieved15 October2019.
  22. ^ab"C.McCowatt".Soccerway.Retrieved14 October2019.
  23. ^"Talented New Zealand team heading into Fifa Under-20 World Cup full of confidence".Stuff.23 May 2019.Retrieved10 July2019.
  24. ^Voerman, Andrew."Callum McCowatt scores on debut as new-look All Whites lose to Republic of Ireland".Stuff.Retrieved15 November2019.
  25. ^"Squads named for Tokyo 2020".New Zealand Football.Retrieved23 July2021.
  26. ^Rollo, Phillip."OlyWhites make perfect start to Tokyo Olympics with famous win over South Korea".Stuff.Retrieved23 July2021.
  27. ^"Auckland City FC Squad Stats 2017/18".Soccerway.Retrieved8 March2021.
  28. ^"Eastern Suburbs AFC Squad Stats 2018/19".Soccerway.Retrieved8 March2021.
  29. ^"Wellington Phoenix Reserves Squad Stats 2019/20".Soccerway.Retrieved8 March2021.
  30. ^"Wellington Phoenix Squad Stats 2019/20".Soccerway.Retrieved8 March2021.
  31. ^ab"Callum McCowatt".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved18 November2019.
  32. ^Mignon, Jacob (9 May 2024)."Kæmpe rød jubel i Parken: Silkeborg vinder pokalfinalen".DR(in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2024.Retrieved9 May2024.
  33. ^"Silkeborg IF – AGF".TV 2 Sport(in Danish). 9 May 2024. Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2024.Retrieved9 May2024.

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