Callum Styles

Callum John Styles (born 28 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Barnsley. Born in England, he plays for the Hungary national team.

Club career

Styles developed through the Burnley academy but failed to earn a professional contract and was released aged 16.

Bury

Styles joined League One club Bury and made his debut professional team in their final game of the season against Southend United on 8 May 2016. He came on as a 75th-minute substitute for Anthony Dudley as the team won 3–2. In making his debut, Styles became the first player born in the new millennium to make an appearance in the Football League. Bury were later deducted three points after it was found Styles was not properly registered when he made his debut.

Styles signed a professional contract with Bury on 21 February 2017, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Barnsley

On 6 August 2018, Styles signed for League One club Barnsley for £500,000, signing a four-year contract, though returned to Bury on loan until the January transfer window. He made 21 appearances in all competitions for Bury before returning to his parent club.

Styles made his debut for Barnsley on 9 March 2019 as a substitute against Accrington Stanley, replacing Mamadou Thiam. He scored his first goal for the Tykes, netting away at Brentford on the final day of the following season, helping the Yorkshire outfit retain their Championship status.

2023–24 season

On 5 August 2023, he played his first match in the 2023–24 EFL League One season in a 7–0 victory against Port Vale. In an interview, Neill Collins said that he is sure that EFL Championship clubs will be interested in signing Styles. In the second round, he was also not substituted against Bristol Rovers.

Millwall

On deadline day, 1 September 2022, Styles signed a new contract at Barnsley until 2025 before joining Millwall on a season-long loan. On 22 October 2022, he scored his first and only goal for Millwall against West Bromwich Albion F.C. at the The Den in the 2022–23 EFL Championship. In February 2023, he suffered an injury in his quadriceps during training. However, he played in the subsequent match against Cardiff City F.C.. In the following training, he felt something strange in his leg and the physio scanned and found out that his injury is more serious than it was previously thought. He had to miss three months. On 18 April 2023, he returned and played against Birmingham City F.C. in the 2022–23 EFL Championship season.

International career

Although born in England, Styles was also eligible to play international football for Ukraine and Hungary through his grandparents. On 14 March 2022, Styles was included in the Hungary squad for matches against Serbia and Northern Ireland. On 24 March 2022, Styles debuted in the Hungarian national team against Serbia at the Puskás Aréna. He entered the pitch as a substitute for Zsolt Nagy in the 70th minute.

On 27 September, he received the highest score (7.62 out of 10) for his performance by the voters of Nemzeti Sport in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A match against Italy national football team.

On 14 June 2022, he also played at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match when Hungary beat England 4–0.

Playing style

He is a versatile player in the midfield. According to Károly Pór, sport journalist of Nemzeti Sport, Styles is one of the most important and useful players in the midfield along with Ádám Nagy in the Hungarian national team. Therefore, he can find himself in the starting line-up against Montenegro national football team and Lithuania national football team in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.

Personal life

His first visit to Hungary was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said: “I was meant to go with my girlfriend just after lockdown started. We had a trip to Budapest booked and a few weeks before, we went into lockdown and had to cancel it. In an interview with the BBC, Styles stated that in 2020, he had found out that his grandmother was Hungarian. Poya Asbaghi, former manager of Barnsley, said in an interview that it is a big honour for Styles to represent Hungary.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Bury
*EFL League Two runner-up: 2018–19

References

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2000 births
Living people
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
English men's footballers
Bury F.C. players
Barnsley F.C. players
Millwall F.C. players
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
Citizens of Hungary through descent
English people of Hungarian descent
English people of Ukrainian descent
Hungarian people of British descent
Hungarian people of Ukrainian descent
Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester