Callum Anthony Howe (born 9 April 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for side

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. He began his career at

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, turning professional in 2012. He spent three years at the club without making a first-team appearance and instead enjoyed

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spells at Bradford Park Avenue, Frickley Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, Gateshead and

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. He was named Frickley Athletic's Player of the Season for 2012–13. He signed with Lincoln City in July 2015. He had loan spells at

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and

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before helping Lincoln to win the

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title in 2016–17. He was sold on to

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in January 2018 before moving on to

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four months later. He was sold to

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for an undisclosed fee in July 2019 and was named on the 2019–20 National League Team of the Year. In July 2023, he joined York City for an undisclosed fee.

Career

Scunthorpe United

Howe began his career at

and was the only

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player to be offered a professional

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in 2012. On 3 December 2012, he joined

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side Bradford Park Avenue on a one-month

. He made his first-team debut for the Avenue 12 days later in a 2–0 defeat at

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. He made one further appearance before his loan spell at

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came to an end. On 15 February 2013, he joined Frickley Athletic of the

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Premier Division on a one-month loan; a colony of former Scunthorpe players were already at the club, including Terry Barwick, Joe Wilcox, Jake Picton and Tom Johnstone. United manager

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said that "I believe he will gain a lot of experience by going into the

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system and playing some games". He impressed at the "Blues" so much as to win the club's Player of the Season award despite only arriving in the second half of the

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season. On 22 November 2013, he returned to the Conference North after joining Gainsborough Trinity on a one-month loan deal, where fellow "Iron" player Jamie Wootton was also on loan. The next day he scored on his debut in a 2–0 victory at

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. His loan at

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was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season. He played a total of 24 games for

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's "Holy Blues", scoring two goals. He signed a new one-year contract with Scunthorpe in May 2014 after reportedly being highly rated by manager

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. On 10 October 2014, he joined Gateshead of the

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on a one-month loan. He joined the "Tynesiders" after manager Gary Mills lost James Curtis due to injury. The following day he was declared a hero on his "Heed" debut after scoring the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw at

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, which stretched the club's unbeaten run to nine games. However, he only featured in one further game at the

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before his loan spell ended. On 16 January 2015, he joined Conference Premier side

on a three-month loan deal. He featured in 13 games for Nicky Law's "Reds", and scored one goal in a 4–2 win over

at North Street on 7 February. He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of the season.

Lincoln City

On 15 July 2015, Howe signed a one-year contract with Lincoln City after impressing manager

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on trial. He became a first-team regular at

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during the 2015–16 season, making 31 appearances. On 25 August 2016, he joined Southport on a one-month loan after "Sandgrounders" defender Chris Doyle picked up a long-term knee injury. He played 18 games for

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's Southport, and after returning to Lincoln he went on to feature 13 times in the latter half of the 2016–17 season as the club regained

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to the

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after finishing as champions of the National League. In June 2017, he signed a 12-month contract extension with Lincoln. However, "Imps" manager

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stated that he was happy with the centre-back options in Luke Waterfall,

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and

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, so would look to loan Howe out so that he could find first-team football elsewhere. On 15 August 2017, he joined National League side

on a five-month loan deal, with the "Spitfires" missing both

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and

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due to injury. Manager Richard Hill said that: "I've known Callum and been a big admirer of his for quite a while, he and entre-back Boycey played together at Scunthorpe – in fact they're best mates". He went on to serve as club

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, scoring four goals in 28 matches, and upon being recalled by Lincoln in January, Eastleigh boss

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said that "he's been great, in the last couple of weeks especially".

Port Vale

On 31 January 2018, Howe joined

for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract. Manager

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had also signed centre-backs

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and Kyle Howkins on loan earlier in the day. He was

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-listed at the end of the 2017–18 season after making just three appearances for the "Valiants".

Harrogate Town

On 25 May 2018, Howe was sold on to National League newcomers

for a "small fee". He scored nine goals from 48 appearances during the 2018–19 season, helping

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's Town to reach the play-offs, were they were beaten 3–1 at

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at the quarter-final stage. He was named as Harrogate's Players' Player of the Season.

Solihull Moors

On 27 July 2019, Howe signed a three-year contract with National League side

after moving for an undisclosed fee that was reported to be a Harrogate club record. He scored six goals in 45 appearances in the 2019–20 season, which was permanently suspended on 26 March due to the

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, with Moors in eighth-place. He was named on the National League Team of the Year, along with centre-back partner Alex Gudger. A knee injury restricted him to just five appearances in the

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campaign. He was given a two-year contract extension by manager

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after returning to full fitness from hip surgery. He played 32 league games in the 2021–22 season and went on to score in the 3–1 play-off semi-final victory over

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. He played at the

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in the play-off final, which ended in a 2–1 defeat to

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after

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. He was appointed as club captain following the departure of

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in January 2023. He scored three goals in 36 games in the

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season.

York City

On 7 July 2023, Howe was signed by National League side

for an undisclosed fee. He was named in the National League Team of the Week for his performance in a 0–0 draw with

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on 9 March. He played 42 of York's 46 league games in the 2023–24 campaign.

Style of play

Howe is a central defender with good aerial ability in both boxes.

Career statistics

Honours

Lincoln City *

: 2016–17 Individual * Frickley Athletic Player of the Season: 2012–13 *National League Team of the Year: 2019–20

References

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