Callum Anthony Gribbin (born 18 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for F.C. United of Manchester.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Anthony Gribbin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC United of Manchester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Manchester United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Barrow | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Radcliffe | 19 | (5) |
| 2022– | FC United of Manchester | 21 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013-2014 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 22 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:51, 25 January 2016 (UTC) | |||
Gribbin began his career in the academy of Manchester United, joining in 2008 and spending 11 years with the club before being released. He signed for Sheffield United, and spent a year at the club without making any appearances. He joined Barrow in 2020 for their first campaign in the English Football League in 50 years, where he made his professional debut. After one season, he left Barrow and eventually signed for non-league Radcliffe.
Internationally, he has represented England's U16 and U17 teams, earning 10 caps between 2013 and 2015.
Club career
editHaving joined Manchester United's academy from a young age, Gribbin plays for the under 18's and received praise by various newspapers.[3] in the 2014/15 season scoring a free kick, which led to him being compared to Ryan Giggs.[3] In the final game of that season Gribbin made his under 21's debut against Manchester City when he was 16 years old. During that season Gribbin was scouted by Liverpool and Manchester City. Gribbin signed a new four-year deal with the club in the summer of 2015. This is a one year scholarship with a three year professional contract. In the 2015–16 season Gribbin made his Under 19 debut in the UEFA Youth League and was praised for his performance against VfL Wolfsburg with Nicky Butt describing him as having a "light bulb moment".[4][5]
At the end of his Manchester United contract Gribbin signed for Sheffield United in 2019 and featured for their Under 23 team. Gribbin left the club the following summer.
He moved to Barrow in August 2020. Gribbin made only one league appearance in an injury plagued season before departing in June 2021.[6]
In November 2021, Gribbin signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division team Radcliffe.[7][8]
In August 2022, he transferred to divisional rivals FC United of Manchester.[9]
International career
editGribbin has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barrow | 2020–21[2] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Radcliffe | 2021–22[11] | NPL Premier Division | 19 | 5 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| FC United of Manchester | 2022–23[9] | NPL Premier Division | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "C. Gribbin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Manchester United show off new Ryan Giggs to the world - and his name is Callum Gribbin". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (10 December 2015). "Nicky Butt singles out Manchester United starlet for 'light-bulb moment'". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Manchester United youngster Callum Gribbin signs new contract". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Barrow sign ex-Blades midfielder Gribbin". BBC Sport.
- ^ Mail, harry (21 November 2021). "Radcliffe sign released Barrow man Callum Gribbin". The 72. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Radcliffe | Appearances | Callum Gribbin | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b "FC United of Manchester – Appearances – Callum Gribbin". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Callum Gribbin keen to continue football education". www.thefa.com.
- ^ "Radcliffe – Appearances – Callum Gribbin – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 September 2022.