Callum Jeffrey McFadzean (born 16 January 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a left sided wing-back for club Radcliffe. His versatility has also seen him play as a

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. Born in

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, England, he came through the ranks at his home-town club, has also represented England at under-16 level, but has since opted to play for

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at under-21 level. He had loan spells with Chesterfield, Burton Albion and

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. He then joined

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before spells with non-league

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and

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. He then had one-year spells at Bury,

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and

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, and half a season at

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before joining

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Club career

Sheffield United

A product of Sheffield United's Academy McFadzean was a member of the team that reached the final of the

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, scoring in the first leg of the final against

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. He was eventually promoted to the senior squad and made his professional début in the first game of the 2012–13 season, a League Cup tie against Burton Albion. Now on the fringes of the first team and regularly securing a place on the bench, McFadzean made his first start for the Blades in the Johnstones Paint Trophy against

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at the

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. Following a handful of substitute appearances that season, McFadzean was handed a more prominent role by caretaker manager Chris Morgan following the departure of Danny Wilson in April 2012. After a number of first-team starts at the tail end of the season, McFadzean came off the bench to score the winning goal in the first leg of United's play-off semi-final against Yeovil Town. Following his successful end to the season McFadzean had had his contract with the Blades extended in June 2013.

Loan spells

McFadzean started the following season as part of the first team but was sidelined by injury during September. Following the arrival of new United manager

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, McFadzean joined Chesterfield in November 2013 on a short-term loan. McFadzean returned to his parent club in January 2014 after making five appearances for Chesterfield, but remained out of United's first team picture, and in March 2014, McFadzean joined League Two side Burton Albion on an initial one-month loan. McFadzean remained with Burton for the remainder of the season, scoring one goal and making ten appearances for his temporary employers, including playing in Burton's unsuccessful appearance in the play-off final at

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. On 3 July 2014, McFadzean rejoined Burton Albion on a six-month loan deal. On 7 October 2014, McFadzean was ruled out for up to two months after breaking his

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in a match against

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. On 26 November 2015, McFadzean joined

on a one-month loan. At the end of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Sheffield United.

Kilmarnock

On 24 June 2016, McFadzean signed for

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club

Alfreton Town

McFadzean moved to

in March 2017. He was released by the club at the end of the season.

Guiseley

In July 2017 he signed for

after a successful trial.

Bury

After a year with Guiseley, he was on the move again in August 2018, this time signing a six-month contract with Bury after a successful trial with the

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club. On 26 October 2018, McFadzean was offered a contract extension to the end of the 2018–19 season.

Plymouth Argyle

After Bury were expelled from the Football League, McFadzean joined Plymouth Argyle, making his debut on the opening day of the 2019–20 season as Argyle won 3–0 against Crewe Alexandra. In July 2020, McFadzean turned down a new contract with Plymouth Argyle.

Sunderland

On 21 October 2020, McFadzean joined League One side

on a one-year deal. McFadzean made his debut in the

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against

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on 7 November 2020. He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 10 November 2020 in an

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group game against Fleetwood Town. On 25 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Sunderland at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Crewe Alexandra

On 30 July 2021, he was announced as manager

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's fifth summer signing at League One rivals

, signing a one-year contract. He made his Crewe debut in a League Cup first round tie at

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on 10 August 2021, but made just four further appearances before leaving the club by mutual consent in January 2022.

Wrexham

On 27 January 2022, McFadzean signed for

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club

on a two-and-a-half-year deal. On 3 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.

Radcliffe

On 4 June 2025, following twelve months without a club, McFadzean joined National League North side Radcliffe on a one-year deal.

International career

McFadzean made five appearances for England's under-16 squad during the 2009–10 season. McFadzean is also eligible to represent

due to his Scottish heritage. He was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2015.

Personal life

McFadzean was born in

and continues to live in the Waterthorpe district of the city. He is the younger brother of Chesterfield defender Kyle McFadzean, who also started his career at

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Assault charges

In October 2013, McFadzean was released on bail after being charged with two counts of assault and two counts of threatening behaviour after an incident in Sheffield city centre earlier the same month. McFadzean pleaded guilty to two charges of assault when his case came to court in November 2013, admitting to hitting one female friend and headbutting another while drunk. As a result, he was given a community order with 12 months' supervision.

Career statistics

Honours

Bury *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Plymouth Argyle *EFL League Two promotion: 2019–20 Sunderland *

: 2020–21 Wrexham *

: 2022–23 *

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runner-up: 2021–22 *

runner-up: 2023–24

References

External links

*
Official profile
at Sheffield United F.C. (archived)
England profile
at theFA.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:McFadzean, Callum 1994 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Scottish men's footballers English people of Scottish descent England men's youth international footballers Sheffield United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players English Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Alfreton Town F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Scottish sportsmen