Callum Louis Chettle (born 28 August 1996) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Basford United. After leaving Nottingham Forest for

Ilkeston Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/texti ...

at the age of 15, he moved up the divisions to join

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton to ...

in July 2015, and then Peterborough United in January 2016.

Club career

Chettle spent his youth with

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 ...

, before joining

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side

at the age of 15. He became the youngest player to start a competitive game for the club when he made his debut at the age of 16. He signed with

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club

in July 2015. He entered

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

when he joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

for an undisclosed fee in January 2016; he signed a -year contract. He made his

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debut for the "Posh" on 1 March, coming on as an 85-minute substitute for

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in a 3–1 defeat to

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

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. On 3 January 2018, Chettle joined

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side

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wesh ...

on loan for the remainder of the campaign. In July 2018, Chettle joined

side

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

on a one-year deal. On 4 January 2019, he was loaned out to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

for one month. On 28 March 2019, he was loaned out again, this time to

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was established in 1878 as Matlock Football Club.< ...

until the end of the season. In May 2019, Chettle signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division team Basford United, who were managed by his father Steve Chettle.

International career

Chettle played for the

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team on 1 June 2015, in a 2–1 victory over the Republic of Ireland under-21 side.

Personal life

He is the son of former

player Steve Chettle, who is also the manager of Basford United.

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chettle, Callum 1996 births Living people English footballers England semi-pro international footballers Footballers from Nottingham Association football midfielders Nottingham Forest F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players AFC Fylde players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Alfreton Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Basford United F.C. players