Callum Ainley

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Callum Ainley
Personal information
Full name Callum Thomas Ainley[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2015 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Crewe Alexandra 219 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Callum Thomas Ainley (born 2 November 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Ainley began his career in Crewe Alexandra's youth system and made his professional debut, aged 17, on 5 September 2015 in a 3–1 defeat against Swindon Town.[3][4] He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 3–1 win against Doncaster Rovers on 30 April 2016.[5] Exactly four months later, he scored his second senior goal in a 3–0 win at Accrington Stanley in a Football League Trophy tie on 30 August 2016.[6] Two days after his 20th birthday, on 4 November 2017, he scored the 89th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Rotherham United in the FA Cup first round at Gresty Road.[7]

On 3 May 2018, Ainley signed a new three-year contract at Crewe.[8]

In December 2020, Ainley had surgery to repair a hamstring injury sustained in an FA Cup tie at Cheltenham Town.[9] He returned to first team action on 14 March 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute against Burton Albion.[10] He scored his first goal of the season in a 1–0 win at Bristol Rovers on 1 May 2021, and Crewe manager David Artell was keen to get him to sign a new contract.[11] On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Ainley a new contract,[12] and Ainley signed a two-year deal on 30 June 2021.[13]

On 25 September 2021 at Rotherham United, Ainley suffered a new hamstring injury ruling him out of first team action for two months.[14] He returned to the side on 1 December, playing the first half of Crewe's 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Trophy,[15] and played a total of 36 games as Crewe were relegated from League One. After suffering a shoulder injury during a League Two game against Mansfield Town at Gresty Road on 24 September 2022, Ainley required surgery and was ruled out for around three months.[16]

Career statistics

As of 24 September 2022
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16[17] League One 16 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 17 1
2016–17[18] League Two 27 1 1 0 0 0 3[a] 1 31 2
2017–18[19] League Two 45 4 3 1 1 0 3[a] 0 52 5
2018–19[20] League Two 43 6 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 48 6
2019–20[21] League Two 25 2 1 0 2 0 3[a] 1 31 3
2020–21[22] League One 22 1 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 28 1
2021–22[23] League One 31 0 0 0 2 1 3[a] 0 36 1
2022–23[24] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Crewe Alexandra total 219 15 8 1 8 1 20 2 255 19
Career total 219 15 8 1 8 1 20 2 255 19
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Callum Ainley". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Crewe 1–3 Swindon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Callum Ainley will learn from midweek mistake – Steve Davis". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Crewe 3–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Accrington Stanley 0–3 Crewe Alexandra". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Contract: Callum Ainley Agrees New Deal". CreweAlex.net. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Ainley Has Successful Surgery On Hamstring Injury". CreweAlex.net. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  11. ^ Baggaley, Michael (5 May 2021). "'Terrific player' - Crewe Alex boss answers questions on Callum Ainley's future". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ^ "20/21 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Callum Ainley Agrees New Two-Year Deal". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  14. ^ "'Ainley Expected To Be Sidelined For Up To Two Months'". CreweAlex.net. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Crewe 2-0 Doncaster". CreweAlex.net. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. ^ Baggaley, Michael (27 September 2022). "Injury blow for influential Crewe Alex midfielder Callum Ainley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Callum Ainley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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