Callum Olusesi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Latif Olusesi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | London | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 64 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | England U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | England U17 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 August 2024 | |||
Callum Latif Olusesi (born 11 March 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[1]
Club career
[edit]He was a member of Tottenham Hotspur's U17 and U18 Premier League Cup double-winning side as a youth academy player.[2] He made a number of appearances for Spurs U18 as a 16 year-old and was one of two players, including Mikey Moore, name checked by Spurs U16 coach Yaya Toure as potential stars of the future.[3][4] In May 2023, he agreed terms to start the 2023-2024 season as a first-year scholar at Spurs, before going professional on his seventeenth birthday with the terms keeping him at the club until at least June 30, 2026.[5][6]
He became a member of Spurs first team match-day squads during the 2024-25 season.[2][7] He made his professional debut for Spurs as a second-half substitute away against Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on 23 January 2025.[8]
International career
[edit]In November 2023, he made his competitive debut for England U17 in a 2024 European U17 Championship qualifying match against Faroe Islands U17.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Born in London, Olusesi is of Nigerian descent.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2024–25[12] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Callum Olusesi". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "The next Mikey Moore? Three Tottenham talents who could save club millions in the transfer market in 2025". Evening Standard. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Gold, Alasdair (5 July 2023). "Yaya Toure names the two young Tottenham wonderkids to watch out for in the future". Football.London. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Mark (19 May 2023). "Spurs 16 y/o youth prospect is wanted by multiple PL clubs". Caught Offside.
- ^ "Talented midfielder of Nigerian descent agrees new deal with Tottenham amid Man Utd interest". All Nigeria Soccer. May 23, 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ O'Rourke, Pete (13 March 2023). "Tottenham fend off Man United to complete Callum Olusesi deal – sources". Footballinsider247. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Tottenham youngster expected to make his first team debut imminently". Yard Barker. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Hoffemheim vs. Spurs". 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur midfielder of Nigerian descent becomes provisionally cap-tied to England". All Nigeria Soccer. November 4, 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur offer new deal to Golden Eaglets-eligible midfielder". All Nigeria Soccer. February 2, 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "17yo London-born Nigerian midfielder named in Tottenham's travelling squad for UEL clash v Galatasaray". All Nigeria Soccer. November 6, 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Callum Olusesi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.