Callum Charles John Driver (born 23 October 1992) is an English semi-professional

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who last played as a defender for

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Club career

Driver was born in

Sidcup Sidcup is an area of south-east London, England, primarily in the London Borough of Bexley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, bordering the London Boroughs of London Borough of Bromley, Bromley and Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich. Before ...

, London. He joined as a

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player for West Ham aged 12 and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2011. Having been involved in several first-team squads with West Ham, in January 2012 he moved on loan to

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club

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

until 31 January 2012. Driver made his debut for Burton on 6 January 2012 in a home game against

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, the match ended 2–0 to Accrington. Driver scored his first goal for Burton on 14 February 2012 in a 3–2 away defeat to

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. After two months with Burton and without ever playing in a winning team, Driver returned to West Ham. He made his official debut on 5 January 2014 for West Ham against

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

at the

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in the

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. Driver was released by West Ham at the end of the 2013–14 season. After being released by West Ham, he signed for Conference South club

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and went on to make 14 first-team appearances for the club before being released in October 2014. On 11 November 2014 Driver signed a contract with

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club

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in ...

going straight into their squad on the same day for their league encounter with

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foot ...

. In May 2015, following the club's relegation from the Conference Premier, he joined newly promoted

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club Maidstone United on a free transfer, rejecting a new deal with Dartford. Driver was a regular fixture at right back for the Stones during the 2015–16 season, and helped the club achieve promotion to the National League via the playoffs. He agreed a new deal with the club for the 2016–17 season. On 20 January 2017, Driver joined

Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pl ...

on a three-month loan deal. He signed permanently for the club in June 2017, after leaving Maidstone. On 8 December 2017, Driver joined

and made his debut for the club a day later on 9 December 2017 in a 2–2 draw at Park View Road with Truro City. He scored his first goal for the club, in his third game, on 26 December 2017 in a 3–2 defeat at home to his former club

. On 22 May 2018, Driver resigned for

. On 25 January 2019, Driver joined

on a month's loan.

Career statistics

Honours

Maidstone United *

play-offs: 2015–16

References

External links

Callum Driver profile
at the

Maidstone United F.C. Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system. The current club filled the void left by the ...

website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Driver, Callum 1992 births Living people Footballers from Sidcup English footballers Association football defenders West Ham United F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Leatherhead F.C. players Welling United F.C. players