Callum William McCowatt (born 30 April 1999) is a New Zealand professional

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who plays as a left winger for

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club

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Club career

Following his graduation from Westlake Boys High School, McCowatt joined the

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in early 2015, playing league football for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs. During his time with the academy, McCowatt was named in the youth squad of Team Wellington for the 2016 National Youth League season.

Auckland City

Following his time at Western Suburbs, McCowatt moved to

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club

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along with fellow Olé graduates

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and Owen Parker-Price on 26 September 2017. Though he was originally intended for the youth team, McCowatt eventually started every game Auckland City played that season, including the

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and OFC Champions League campaigns. McCowatt scored the only goal in the

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as Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 1–0 to lift the league title. Following McCowatt's success in his debut season, in which he formed an attacking trio with Ryan de Vries and

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, he earned a trial with

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club

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, but was not offered a contract.

Eastern Suburbs

On 21 November 2018, McCowatt continued his relationship with the Olé academy, signing with affiliated club

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. He scored 21 goals in 16 appearances in the 2018–19 season, including a hat-trick in the

against Team Wellington which his team won 3–0. He was awarded the Steve Sumner Trophy for player of the match.

Wellington Phoenix

On 26 June 2019, it was announced that McCowatt signed with the

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who play in the

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on a one-year deal. McCowatt scored his first goal for the Phoenix in their FFA Cup lost to the Brisbane Strikers before he made his professional debut in a 0–1 loss to Western United in the Phoenix season opener.

FC Helsingør

On 6 September 2020, McCowatt signed a contract with

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who play in the

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. On 18 October 2020, McCowatt made his debut for FC Helsingør, when he was substituted on in the 70th minute. McCowatt scored his first goal for the club against

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in the

promotion group match.

Silkeborg IF

After three seasons at Helsingør,

club

confirmed on 4 July 2023, that McCowatt had joined the club on a deal until the end of 2027. McCowatt made his Silkeborg debut on 23 July 2023 in the season opener against

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, being substituted on in the 82nd minute. On 4 August 2023, McCowatt scored his first goal for Silkeborg in a 2–1 league win over

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International career

McCowatt got his first international call up for the

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U17 team for the

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. He played in four games with one start. McCowatt was named in the

U20 squad for the

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. He made 3 starting appearances but was unable to score. McCowatt made his international debut on 15 November 2019, starting for

in a friendly against

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. McCowatt scored his first goal for New Zealand opening the scoring of the game before going onto lose 1–3. On 25 June 2021, McCowatt was called up to the

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with the New Zealand U-23's. He made his

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debut on 22 July 2021 in the OlyWhites first ever Olympic win, a 1-0 win against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.''

Honours

Auckland City *

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Premiership: 2017–18 * New Zealand Football Championship Championship: 2017–18 Eastern Suburbs * New Zealand Football Championship Championship: 2018–19 Individual * League top-goalscorer: New Zealand Football Championship 2018–19 * Steve Sumner Trophy: 2017–18, 2018–19

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCowatt, Callum 1999 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's youth international footballers New Zealand men's international footballers New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers Men's association football forwards Wellington Phoenix FC players A-League Men players Western Suburbs FC players Auckland City FC players Eastern Suburbs AFC players FC Helsingør players Silkeborg IF players Danish 1st Division players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers for New Zealand New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers Association footballers from Auckland