Callum Hassan (born 23 January 1993), known as Cal Hassan, is an English

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who plays for

Runcorn Town Runcorn Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. After spending most of their years in the West Cheshire League, they were elected to the North West Counties League in 2010 and are currentl ...

Career

On 15 August 2011, Hassan joined

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side

Harrogate Town Harrogate Town A.F.C. is a professional association football club in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the Sulphurites, due to the ...

on a month-long loan deal, where he scored twice from seven league appearances. A month later he was again sent out on loan, this time to Whitby Town, where he played three times in the

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and scored an equalising goal against

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

in the

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to help Whitby progress to the third qualifying round. Hassan made his senior debut for Hartlepool on 14 January 2012 against

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 80th minute. Hassan was released on 10 May 2012. After his release from Hartlepool, Callum went on trial with

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...

and Whitby Town. He signed for

side

in August 2012 on a pay-as-you-play deal after being recommended to Workington boss

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by his former Hartlepool coach

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. In September 2012, Hassan moved again to

side

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Blyth in the

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first qualifying round in a 4–1 defeat to

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but left the club in mid October. Callum then moved to Northern League side

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham. Much of the town's early history surro ...

where he played his game on 2 November in a 4–0 defeat to

Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern ...

coming on as a half-time substitute. It was announced via Bishop Auckland's Twitter account on 26 November that he had been released by the club. In early December 2012 Callum signed for Bishops local Northern League rivals West Auckland. In March 2013, Hassan joined Billingham Synthonia and he scored his first goal for the Synners in a 2–0 win against Sunderland RCA. In 2014, the

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rejoined

and was released in October 2014. In 2015, Hassan began trials with

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and impressed fans with a brief appearance in a 1–1 draw against neighbours

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the 20 ...

at Westleigh Park. In October 2015, Hassan joined

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on a short-term deal and scored on his first start for the club. Callum has gained cult status with local fans due to his unusually strong physique and outstanding work rate. In August 2018, Hassan joined

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay ( cy, Bae Colwyn) is a town, community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic county of Denbighshire. Eight neighbouring communities are incorpo ...

in Wales. He then returned to West Auckland Town, before returning to one of his other former clubs in August 2019,

. where he stayed until September. In 2021 he returned to the game, first signing for

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in November 2021 before moving to

at the end of December.

Personal life

Born in

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to a

British Pakistani British Pakistanis ( ur, (Bratānia men maqīm pākstānī); also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are British people, citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan. This includes ...

father and English mother in 1993, Hassan was adopted as a baby and relocated to

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

with his mum, Anna Thompson. Hassan went through the junior ranks at Middlesbrough Football Club before signing with Hartlepool United under-16s.

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at Blyth Spartans {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Callum 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Southwark Men's association football forwards Hartlepool United F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Bishop Auckland F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players Billingham Synthonia F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players AFC Telford United players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players English Football League players Widnes F.C. players Runcorn Town F.C. players