Callan Elliot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callan Rennie Elliot[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Tasman United | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 24 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 36 | (1) |
| 2024– | Motherwell | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | New Zealand U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | New Zealand U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | New Zealand U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | New Zealand | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 15 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2019 | |||
Callan Rennie Elliot (born 7 July 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a right back for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
Club career
Born in Scotland and emigrating to New Zealand as a young child, Elliot was educated at Nelson College and Rathkeale College.[2][3] He began his career with hometown club Tasman United under the mentorship of teammate Paul Ifill, making his senior debut as a substitute against New Zealand Football Championship leaders Auckland City on 15 January 2017.[2] Elliot became a regular starter in the 2017–18 season, where his appearances caught the attention of A-League side Wellington Phoenix.
Wellington Phoenix
Elliot signed a professional contract with Wellington Phoenix at the beginning of the following season, and made his debut as a substitute in an 8–2 win over Central Coast Mariners on 10 March 2019.[4][5]
Xanthi
In September 2020, Elliot signed a three-year deal with Greek club Xanthi, coached by Australian Tony Popovic.[6]
Return to Wellington Phoenix
In July 2021, it was announced that Elliot would rejoin Wellington Phoenix. After 2 years at the club, it was announced on the clubs Instagram that he would be leaving at the end of the 2022-23 A League season.
Motherwell
In January 2024, ten months after his departure from Wellington Phoenix, Elliot joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[7]
International career
Senior
Elliot was first called up to the New Zealand squad for friendly matches against China in March 2023.[8] Elliot made his debut on 23 March 2023 in the first match of the series, a scoreless draw.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 12 March 2023 [10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tasman United | 2016–17 | New Zealand Football Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2018–19 | New Zealand Football Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2018–19 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 2021–22 | A-League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 80 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 4 | ||
Notes
- ^ Appearance in the 2018–19 A-League# Finals series
- ^ Appearance in the 2019–20 A-League#Finals series
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b "The Welly Nix Sign Callan Elliot and Mandi and We're Almost There". The Niche Cache.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (19 October 2015). "Paul Ifill takes former Nelson Falcons midfielder Callan Elliot under his wing". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign Nelson teenager Callan Elliot". Stuff.
- ^ "Football: Wellington Phoenix pile eight past Central Coast Mariners, who sack coach". www.nzherald.co.nz. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (24 September 2020). "Wellington Phoenix rising star Callan Elliot to join Greek club Xanthi FC". Stuff.
- ^ "Callan Elliot joins until end of the season". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Elliot earns debut call-up as All Whites squad named for China". 1 News. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (23 March 2023). "All Whites hang on to draw with China after red card for Tommy Smith blots his 50th match". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Callan Elliot at Soccerway
External links
- Callan Elliot at Soccerway
