Callum Kyle Harriott (born 4 March 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for Yeovil Town. He is a product of the

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

academy. Born in England, he represents the

Guyana national football team The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the ''Golden Jaguars'', represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Fo ...

internationally.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Born in

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, Harriott attended Stanley Technical High School and St.Andrews C of E high school in

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. He made his debut for the Addicks on 25 April 2011 in a League One game against

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at The Valley, which ended in a 3–1 win for Charlton. He came on as a late substitute for loanee Dean Parrett. He then started his first game for the club two days later in the last game of the 2010–11 season against Hartlepool United. Although he did not feature for the Charlton first-team in their 2011–12 promotion season, he made his

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debut after coming off the bench as a 74th-minute substitute for fellow academy graduate Scott Wagstaff in a 2–1 win against

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. He then scored his first senior goal on 9 March 2013, in a 1–0 win away to

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. He scored his second goal for Charlton in a record-breaking 6–0 away win for the Addicks against nine-man Barnsley on 13 April 2013. Harriott was one of the six different scorers for Charlton that match. On 17 May 2013, Harriott signed a new three-year contract with the club. On 3 May 2014, Harriott scored his first senior hat-trick against

in a 3–0 win at

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. On 28 August 2015, Harriott was loaned to

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

where he was very well received by fans, before returning to Charlton on 2 January 2016.

Reading

On 5 August 2016, Harriott signed a three-year contract with

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, moving for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored a brace in an

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tie against Milton Keynes Dons which Reading won 4–3 on penalties on 23 August 2016. He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season. On 8 May 2019, Harriott confirmed that he was leaving Reading following the end of the 2018–19 season.

Colchester United

On 5 September 2019, Harriott rejoined Colchester United on a two-year contract. He made first appearance in his second spell for the club on 19 October 2019, playing 60 minutes in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat by

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. He scored his first goal since his return to the club on 21 December 2019 in Colchester's 3–0 win against

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. After making 64 appearances and scoring twelve goals in his second spell with the U's, Harriott was allowed to leave the club after his contract expired in May 2021.

Gillingham

Harriott signed a short-term deal for Gillingham on 23 November 2022. He left the club at the end of February 2023.

Yeovil Town

On 22 March 2023, Harriott signed for

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club Yeovil Town on a short-term contract till end of the season with an option to extend.

International career

On 2 May 2013, Harriott was named in manager

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team to face Belgium, Georgia and Scotland in the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 qualification round. Harriott was eligible to play for Guyana or

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. He received his first call up to the Guyanese national team in March 2019, for their match against

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and started the match. He scored his first international goal on 16 November in Guyana's 4–2

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victory over Aruba. He featured in all three of Guyana's matches at the

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as they exited at the group stage.

Personal life

In July 2021, Harriott appeared in Colchester Magistrates’ Court charged with the

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of a woman in November 2019. In August 2022, Harriott was unanimously found not guilty by the jury.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.''

References

External links

*
Callum Harriott profile
at Charlton Athletic's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harriott, Callum 1994 births Living people Association football midfielders Guyanese footballers Guyana international footballers Guyanese people of Jamaican descent English footballers England youth international footballers English people of Guyanese descent English people of Jamaican descent Charlton Athletic F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Reading F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players People charged with rape People acquitted of rape