Callum Roddie Elder (born 27 January 1995) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the

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Early and personal life

Elder was born to an

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mother and Scottish father. His maternal grandfather is former

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international footballer Paddy Turner.

Club career

Leicester City

, Elder was born in Sydney, Australia and began his youth career with

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, before moving to

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at the age of 16 to begin a scholarship in the

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Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the Nation ...

. After completing his scholarship at the end of the

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season, he was awarded his first professional contract. Graduating to the Foxes' U21 team, he progressed to sign a new two-year deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and a further extension a year later, which kept him at the

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until June 2019.

Mansfield Town (loan)

On 8 January 2015, Elder was loaned out to

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club

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and y ...

for one month. He made his professional debut two days later, starting in a 2–1 away loss against

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. He became a regular starter, which saw his loan extended to the end of the 2014–15 season. Elder made 21 appearances for the Stags and returned to Leicester at the end of the season.

Peterborough United (loan)

On 29 August 2015, Elder joined

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side

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on a one-month loan, which was later extended until January 2016. He made 21 appearances and scored the first senior goal of his career, which came in a 4–0 thrashing of

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on 24 October 2015. A foot injury suffered in a match versus

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on 19 December led to the early termination of Elder's loan.

Brentford (loan)

On 30 July 2016, Elder joined

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side

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on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season. He was an ever-present in league matches during the opening month of the season, before suffering a knee injury during a 2–0 win over

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on 10 September 2016. Elder's recovery was delayed by a thigh injury and he returned to the King Power Stadium for treatment in mid-December 2016. He returned to training with Brentford on 16 January 2017, but failed to make an appearance before being recalled by Leicester City two weeks later.

Barnsley (loan)

On 31 January 2017, Elder joined Championship club Barnsley on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.

Wigan Athletic (loan)

On 31 July 2017, Elder joined

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on a season long loan. He made his debut on 5 August at

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but was sent off in the 44th minute. Wigan won the match 1–0. He scored his first goal for Wigan on 17 January 2018 as they defeated

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side

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in the

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Ipswich Town (loan)

On 2 January 2019, Elder joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 Championship season.

Hull City

On 8 August 2019, Elder joined Championship side

for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract. The move reunited him with Grant McCann, his manager at Peterborough United. Elder made his debut on 14 September 2019, in a 2–2 draw at home to

. He scored his first goal for Hull on 5 April 2021 in a 3–0 win against

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. On 18 May 2022, Hull City exersised an option for an additional year on his contract.

International career

Elder was eligible to play for Australia,

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and

at international level. In October 2013, Elder was called up by Australia U20 for the 2014 AFC U19 Championship qualifying matches and made a single appearance in a 3–0 win over

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on 5 October. He was not named in the squad for the tournament finals. In August 2021, Elder was called up to the Australia squad for

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matches against China and

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. He made his debut on 2 September 2021 in a game against China, a 3–0 home victory. He substituted

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in the 79th minute.

Style of play

Elder describes himself as "an athletic full back. I like getting up and down the left-hand-side of the pitch".

Career statistics

Honours

Wigan Athletic *

: 2017–18 Hull City *

: 2020–21 Individual *

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: 2020–21 League One * EFL League One Team of the Year: 2020–21

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, Callum 1995 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Australia youth international soccer players Australia under-20 international soccer players Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Scottish descent Association football defenders Leicester City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players English Football League players Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England