Callum O'Hare
Callum O'Hare (born 1 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Coventry City. He has previously played for Aston Villa, as well as a loan spell with Carlisle United. O'Hare initially joined Coventry on loan from Aston Villa in 2019 and was part of the side that won the 2019–20 EFL League One title.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Luke O'Hare[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Coventry City (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2020– | Coventry City | 102 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 26 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 25 November 2017 (UTC) | |||
O'Hare is a product of the Aston Villa Academy, spending fifteen years at the club, and has represented England at Under-20 level.
Career
Aston Villa
O'Hare joined Aston Villa at the age of 7, and progressed through the development teams before signing his first professional contract with the club in 2015.[4] He played for both Villa's U18 and U23 squads, making 33 appearances and scoring 2 goals prior to his first professional appearance. On 9 August 2017 O'Hare made his debut for the first team in Aston Villa's 2–1 win in the first round of the League Cup against Colchester United.[5] His league debut came 3 days later as a substitute in a 0–3 loss at Cardiff City in the Championship.[6] O'Hare made 6 more first team appearances for Aston Villa during the 2017–18 season.[7]
Loan to Carlisle
On 29 January 2019, O'Hare signed on loan with League Two club Carlisle United until the end of the 2018-19 season.[8] Upon joining the club he explained that the reason for the loan deal was to get more game time for his development, saying “I’ve had a good taste of football with Villa but I want to be playing game to game and showing everybody what I can do. I want to prove myself and that’s why I think this is a good move for me.”.[9] He made 16 appearances for Carlisle, scoring 3 goals, as they finished 11th in the league.[10][11]
Coventry City
On 22 August 2019, O'Hare signed with EFL League One club Coventry City on a season-long loan.[12] He made 40 appearances and scored 4 goals for Coventry before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14] On 9 June 2020 the League One season was officially ended and Coventry were crowned champions, securing promotion to the Championship.[15][16] O'Hare returned to Aston Villa ahead of the resumption of the Premier League season.[17] On 25 June 2020, O'Hare was released by Aston Villa.[18]
Following his release from Villa, O'Hare signed permanently for Coventry on 15 July 2020 on a three-year deal.[19] He scored his first Championship goal in Coventry's 3–2 victory over QPR, their first league win of the season.[20]
Having been stretchered off just ten minutes into a 3–1 defeat to Sheffield United on 26 December 2022,[21] it was later confirmed that O'Hare had suffered an ACL injury that would rule him out for at least nine months.[22]
International career
Born in England, O'Hare is of Irish descent.[23] He has represented England at U20 level.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 26 December 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2017–18[7] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[11] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2018–19[11] | League Two | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2019–20[14] | League One | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Coventry City | 2020–21[24] | Championship | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[25] | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23[26] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 102 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 8 | ||
| Career totals | 151 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 15 | ||
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Callum O'Hare". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Callum O'Hare: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- Evans, Gregg (7 March 2017). "Who is Callum O'Hare? A quick introduction". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Colchester United 1-2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Carlisle Utd land Aston Villa prospect Callum O'Hare on loan". News and Star. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "INTERVIEW: I just want to get out there and show what I can do". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "League Two (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Callum O'Hare: Coventry City sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019.
- "British football suspended until 3 April". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- de Menezes, Jack (9 June 2020). "League One and Two seasons ended due to coronavirus to confirm promotion and relegation". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "League One & Two seasons ended early". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- Rushton, James (10 June 2020). "Callum O'Hare sends message ahead of Aston Villa return". The Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League Official Site. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "TRANSFER: Callum O'Hare joins Coventry City!".
- "McFadzean gives Coventry win over QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- "Sheffield Utd 3–1 Coventry City: McAtee, Clark and Doyle net as Blades see off Sky Blues". BBC Sport. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Callum O'Hare: Coventry City midfielder out for season with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- Connaughton, Gary. "12 'Granny Rulers' That Are Eligible For Stephen Kenny's Ireland Squad". Balls.ie. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Games played by Callum O'Hare in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- "Match report: Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- Treadwell, Matthew (10 June 2020). "League One: Coventry champions, Tranmere relegated as clubs vote for season to end". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links
- Callum O'Hare at Soccerbase
- England profile at The Football Association