Callum Hendry

Callum Hendry (born 8 December 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen, on loan from St Johnstone, as a forward.

Callum Hendry
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-08) 8 December 1997
Place of birth Lytham St Annes, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
(on loan from St Johnstone)
Number 9
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2015 → Clitheroe (loan)
2017– St Johnstone 53 (9)
2018–2019 → Brechin City (loan) 12 (1)
2021– → Aberdeen (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

He began his career with Blackburn Rovers, as a youth player, before being released by the club in 2017 without making an appearance.

Early life

The son of former player Colin Hendry, he was born in Lytham St Annes,[1] where his father played for Blackburn Rovers.[2][3] His mother Denise died in July 2009 after contracting meningitis due to long standing complications from a cosmetic surgery operation in 2002.[3][4]

Career

Early career

With his father playing for the club, Hendry joined the youth system at Blackburn Rovers. He progressed through the academy, taking a year off from football at the age of 12 following the death of his mother, before being sent out on loan to Clitheroe in 2015.[3] Hendry was offered to the club by Blackburn's academy manager Eric Kinder in order to "test Callum as a footballer in the men's game".[5]

He made his debut for the Blues in a 3–1 victory over Kendal Town, scoring twice.[6] His loan spell was extended for a further month on 10 October 2015 but,[7] having scored six times for the club during his loan spell, Hendry suffered ruptured ligaments in his knee during a 2–0 victory over Mossley and was ruled out for over six months.[8] He had previously suffered a similar injury at the age of 15.[3] After returning to Blackburn, Hendry was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.[9]

St Johnstone

Following his release, Hendry joined Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone and made his debut for the club as a substitute in place of Steven MacLean during a 4–1 victory over Motherwell on 12 August 2017.[10]

He moved on loan to Brechin City in August 2018.[11]

In January 2020 he signed a new contract with St Johnstone until 2022.[12]

On 1 February 2021, he moved on loan to Aberdeen.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone Under-21s[lower-alpha 1] 2017–18[10] SPFL Development League —1010
2018–19[14] SPFL Reserve League —1212
Total 0000002222
St Johnstone 2017–18[10] Scottish Premiership 5000000050
2018–19[14] Scottish Premiership 122002100143
2019–20[15] Scottish Premiership 207314100279
2020–21[16] Scottish Premiership 160006200222
Total 53931124006814
Brechin City (loan) 2018–19[14] Scottish League One 121000000121
Aberdeen (loan) 2020–21[16] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Career total 671031124228417
  1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League / SPFL Reserve League compete against senior clubs.

References
  1. Collin, Iain (1 July 2017). "Freed Blackburn Rovers striker Callum Hendry - son of Scotland legend Colin - joins St Johnstone on one-year deal".
  2. "Colin Hendry's son Callum can make his name at St Johnstone". The Courier. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. Gordon Bannerman (20 August 2017). "Callum Hendry loving life at St Johnstone and dreaming of following in father's footsteps". The Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Meningitis 'killed Denise Hendry'". BBC News. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. Andrew Jackson. "Two new faces come onboard at Shawbridge". Clitheroe F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. "Blackburn Rovers youngster Callum Hendry enjoys dream debut for Clitheroe". Bury Times. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. "Blackburn Rovers Academy striker Callum Hendry extends Clitheroe loan spell". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. "Blackburn Rovers loanee striker Callum Hendry faces lengthy spell on sidelines". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. Rich Sharpe (19 May 2015). "Rovers release six first-team players but are looking to secure the future of Connor Mahoney". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  10. "Games played by Callum Hendry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  11. "Ross Callachan: Midfielder joins St Johnstone from Hearts". 31 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "St Johnstone: Matt Butcher & Isaiah Jones sign as Callum Hendry extends contract". 31 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Callum Hendry arrives on loan". Aberdeen FC. 1 February 2021.
  14. "Games played by Callum Hendry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. "Games played by Callum Hendry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  16. "Games played by Callum Hendry in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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