Callum Charles John Driver (born 23 October 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played as a defender for Leatherhead.
 Driver warming up for West Ham United in August 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Charles John Driver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2011 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Whitehawk | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Dartford | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Maidstone United | 43 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2017 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Welling United | 22 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Dartford | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Leatherhead (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Leatherhead | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 27 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDriver was born in Sidcup, London.[1] He joined as a youth team player for West Ham aged 12 and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2011.[3] Having been involved in several first-team squads with West Ham, in January 2012 he moved on loan to League Two club Burton Albion until 31 January 2012.[4] Driver made his debut for Burton on 6 January 2012 in a home game against Accrington Stanley, the match ended 2–0 to Accrington.[5][6] Driver scored his first goal for Burton on 14 February 2012 in a 3–2 away defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[7] After two months with Burton and without ever playing in a winning team, Driver returned to West Ham.[8] He made his official debut on 5 January 2014 for West Ham against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in the FA Cup.[9] Driver was released by West Ham at the end of the 2013–14 season.[10]
After being released by West Ham, he signed for Conference South club Whitehawk and went on to make 14 first-team appearances for the club[11] before being released in October 2014.[12] On 11 November 2014 Driver signed a contract with Conference Premier club Dartford going straight into their squad on the same day for their league encounter with Welling United.[13]
In May 2015, following the club's relegation from the Conference Premier, he joined newly promoted National League South club Maidstone United on a free transfer, rejecting a new deal with Dartford.[14] Driver was a regular fixture at right back for the Stones during the 2015–16 season, and helped the club achieve promotion to the National League via the playoffs.[15]
He agreed a new deal with the club for the 2016–17 season.[16]
On 20 January 2017, Driver joined Hemel Hempstead Town on a three-month loan deal.[17] He signed permanently for the club in June 2017, after leaving Maidstone.[18]
On 8 December 2017, Driver joined Welling United and made his debut for the club a day later on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw at Park View Road with Truro City.[19] He scored his first goal for the club, in his third game, on 26 December 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at home to his former club Dartford.[20]
On 22 May 2018, Driver resigned for Dartford.[21]
On 25 January 2019, Driver joined Leatherhead on a month's loan.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 February 2020.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2011–12[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2011–12[23] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Whitehawk | 2014–15[24] | Conference South | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dartford | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 22 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Maidstone United | 2015–16[24] | National League South | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[23] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2016–17[24] | National League South | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2017–18[24] | National League South | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Welling United | 2017–18[24] | National League South | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Dartford | 2018–19[24] | National League South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2018–19[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Leatherhead | 2019–20[26] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 169 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 197 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League South play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Alan Turvey Trophy
Honours
editMaidstone United
- National League South play-offs: 2015–16[23]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Callum Driver". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Driver on track to succeed". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Driver heads for Burton". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Burton Albion 0–2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Driver makes Brewers bow". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Crewe 3–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Pesch still the boss after crises talks". Burton Mail. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Nottm Forrest v West Ham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Reatained list published". West Ham United F.C. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Whitehawk matchday programme, Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town,29 April 2015
- ^ "King cuts three from Whitehawk squad". The Argus. Brighton. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Callum Driver: Dartford sign ex-West Ham defender". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Maidstone United sign former West Ham United, Whitehawk and Dartford defender Callum Driver". Kent Online. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Stones win thriller on spot-kicks". 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Driver revs up for the new season". 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Driver to Hemel". Maidstone United F.C. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Three New Tudors[permanent dead link]‚ thenationalleague.org.uk, 4 June 2017
- ^ "Welling United 2-2 Truro City". Welling United F.C. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Welling United 2-3 Dartford". Welling United F.C. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Player News: Callum Driver". Dartford F.C. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Player News: Callum Driver & Dan Darbyshire". Dartford F.C. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "C. Driver". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Callum Driver Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Callum Driver – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Callum Driver". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links
edit- Callum Driver profile at the Maidstone United F.C. website
- Callum Driver at Soccerbase