Callum Olusesi

Callum Olusesi
Personal information
Full name Callum Latif Olusesi
Date of birth (2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth London
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 64
Youth career
–2025 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career
2022–2023 England U16 6 (1)
2023– England U17 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 1 August 2024

Callum Latif Olusesi (born 11 March 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

Club career

He was a member of Tottenham Hotspur's U17 and U18 Premier League Cup double-winning side as a youth academy player. He made a number of appearances for Spurs U18 as a 16 year-old and was one of two players, including Mikey Moore, name checked by Spurs U16 coach Yaya Toure as potential stars of the future. In May 2023, he agreed terms to start the 2023-2024 season as a first-year scholar at Spurs, before going professional on his seventeenth birthday with the terms keeping him at the club until at least June 30, 2026.

He became a member of Spurs first team match-day squads during the 2024-25 season. He made his professional debut for Spurs as a second-half substitute away against Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on 23 January 2025.

International career

In November 2023, he made his competitive debut for England U17 in a 2024 European U17 Championship qualifying match against Faroe Islands U17.

Personal life

Born in London, Olusesi is of Nigerian descent.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2024–25 2 0 2 0
Total 2 0 2 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  8. ^ "Hoffemheim vs. Spurs". 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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  10. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur offer new deal to Golden Eaglets-eligible midfielder". All Nigeria Soccer. February 2, 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  11. ^ "17yo London-born Nigerian midfielder named in Tottenham's travelling squad for UEL clash v Galatasaray". All Nigeria Soccer. November 6, 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Callum Olusesi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.