Calum Chambers

Calum Chambers (born 20 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa.

Not to be confused with the Australian rules footballer, Callum Chambers.

Calum Chambers
Chambers after winning the 2014 FA Community Shield with Arsenal
Personal information
Full name Calum Chambers[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Petersfield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back / Right-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 16
Youth career
2002–2012 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Southampton 22 (0)
2014–2022 Arsenal 74 (3)
2016–2017 → Middlesbrough (loan) 24 (1)
2018–2019 → Fulham (loan) 31 (2)
2022– Aston Villa 25 (1)
International career
2012 England U17 6 (3)
2012–2014 England U19[5] 18 (2)
2015–2017 England U21[6] 22 (0)
2014 England 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Originally a member of Southampton's academy system, Chambers was promoted to the first team at the beginning of the 2012–13 campaign. After two seasons with the club, he moved to fellow Premier League club Arsenal. Having spent seven seasons at Arsenal, he moved to Aston Villa in January 2022.

Chambers made three senior international appearances for the England national team in 2014.

Club career

Southampton

Born in Petersfield, Hampshire,[7] Chambers joined Southampton at the age of seven.[8] He went through the ranks at the club and at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Chambers was revealed as one of four youth players to be promoted to the first-team.[9] During the pre-season period he made a number of appearances for the team, playing in the Memorial Cup against Anderlecht,[10] coming on as a second-half substitute in the matches against Évian Thonon Gaillard and Étoile Carouge,[11][12] and making late appearances against Ajax and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[13][14]

Chambers made his full debut for Southampton on 28 August 2012 in a 4–1 win over Stevenage in the second round of the League Cup,[15] coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Dean Hammond and providing the assist for the final goal of the match by Ben Reeves.[16]

On 31 July 2013, Chambers signed a new four-year contract with Southampton.[17] He made his first-team league debut on 17 August, when he played the full 90 minutes at right-back of the opening match of the 2013–14 season in a 1–0 win against West Bromwich Albion.[18] He made a total of 25 appearances for Southampton in all competitions, of which 22 were in the league, before leaving in the summer of 2014.[15][19]

Arsenal
Chambers (right) playing for Arsenal in 2014

On 28 July 2014, it was announced that he had signed for Arsenal on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, rising to a potential £16 million with performance-related add-ons.[20][21]

Chambers made his first appearance for Arsenal on 2 August 2014, starting in central defence in a 5–1 win against Benfica in the pre-season Emirates Cup tournament.[22] On 10 August, Chambers made his competitive debut for Arsenal, playing the full 90 minutes of the 2014 FA Community Shield against Premier League champions Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. Playing at centre-back instead of his usual right-back position to cover for Per Mertesacker, the BBC wrote on his performance against the Premier League champions that "his mature performance defied his youthful years".[23] On 16 August, Chambers played his first Premier League match for Arsenal in a 2–1 win against Crystal Palace.[24] He played the first European fixture of his career three days later, a goalless draw in the first leg of Arsenal's Champions League play-off away to Beşiktaş.[25]

Following a strong start to the season, Chambers was nominated for the 2014 Golden Boy award, alongside international teammates Raheem Sterling, Luke Shaw and John Stones.[26] He scored the first senior goal of his career and registered an assist on 1 November as Arsenal beat Burnley 3–0 in a Premier League home victory.[27] He was sent off for the first time in his career on 6 December, as Arsenal lost 3–2 at Stoke City.[28]

Chambers' appearances in the second half of the season were limited by the emergence of Héctor Bellerín at right-back.[29] He was not in Arsenal's matchday squad when they won the 2015 FA Cup Final 4–0 against Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on 30 May.[30]

Chambers began the 2016–17 Premier League in the starting line-up for Arsenal and scored in a 3–4 loss against Liverpool in the first match of the season.[31]

Loan to Middlesbrough (2016–17 season)
Chambers playing for Middlesbrough in 2016

On 30 August 2016, Chambers joined fellow Premier League team Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.[32] On 24 September 2016, he made his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Tottenham in the league.[33][34] On 30 April 2017, he scored his only goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Manchester City.[35] Prior to his return to Arsenal, Chambers was a key figure on the team and made a total of 26 appearances for Middlesbrough.[33]

2017–18 season

Chambers made his first appearance of the 2017–18 season in the 1–0 win over Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup, but was substituted at half time due to injury.[36]

On 3 July 2018, Chambers signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[37]

Loan to Fulham (2018–19 season)

On 7 August 2018, Chambers signed with fellow Premier League side Fulham on a season long loan.[38] On 11 August, he made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Crystal Palace in the league.[39] He would score his first goal for the club in a 4–2 victory over Brighton on 29 January 2019.[40] Although he had previously always been playing as a centre-back or full-back, Chambers was mostly deployed as a central midfielder during his time at Fulham,[41] and his excellent performances in this new role led to him winning the 2018–19 Fulham Player of the Season award, with 48.4 per cent of the votes—more than three times any other player nominated.[42]

2019–20 season

After Fulham's relegation from the Premier League, Chambers returned to Arsenal ahead of the 2019–20 season. He scored his first goal of the season on 22 September 2019, scoring Arsenal's 2nd in a 3–2 victory against Aston Villa. Chambers' goal helped sparked the comeback for 10-man Arsenal, as they rallied from behind twice to pick up all three points.[43] Two days later, on 24 September 2019, Chambers played the full 90-minutes at right-back, providing three assists in Arsenal's 5–0 EFL Cup victory over Nottingham Forest.[44]

On 29 December 2019, Chambers ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee in a 2–1 defeat by Chelsea. As a result, he was expected to be out of action for six to nine months.[45]

2020–21 season

Chambers made his return to the first team since his injury in a 4–1 win over Rapid Vienna on 3 December 2020.[46][47] He made his first Premier League start since December 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Burnley on 6 March 2021.[48] He was in the starting lineup again in a 3–3 draw against West Ham United on 21 March and put in a Man of the Match performance.[49]

Aston Villa

On 27 January 2022, Chambers joined fellow Premier League club Aston Villa on a free transfer, signing a three-and-a-half year contract.[50] He made his debut on 9 February, as a late substitute in a 3–3 draw against Leeds United after Ezri Konsa had received a red card.[51] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win away at Leeds on 10 March.[52]

International career

Chambers made his debut for the England under-17 team on 2 February against Portugal.[53] In March, he played in all three of the team's matches in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round, scoring their only goal of the tournament in a 1–0 win over Ukraine.[54]

On 26 September 2012, Chambers made the step up to the England under-19 team, playing the full 90 minutes in the team's 3–0 win over the Estonia under-19 team in the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round.[55] On 28 September Chambers came on as a second-half substitute in the England under-19 team's match against the Faroe Islands, which England won 6–0, scoring the final goal of the match in the 84th minute.[56] He scored his second under-19 international goal in a 1–0 victory against Turkey on 21 March 2013.[57]

On 28 August 2014, he was named in the senior England squad for the first time, ahead of a friendly against Norway and a Euro 2016 qualification match against Switzerland in September.[58] He made his debut against Norway on 3 September, coming on for the last 9 minutes in place of John Stones as England won 1–0 at Wembley Stadium.[59] Initially chosen for the under-21 team, Chambers moved into the senior squad ahead of European qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia in October 2014 due to an injury to Stones.[60] He was given his first start on his second cap, against San Marino on 9 October at Wembley Stadium, playing at right-back ahead of his former Southampton teammate Nathaniel Clyne.[61]

Chambers then dropped back down to the under-21 team in March 2015, and made his debut in a 1–0 win against Czech Republic in Prague.[62] He was part of the team that won the 2016 Toulon Tournament, their first such win for 22 years.[63]

On 5 June 2017, Chambers was called up to England's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to be held in Poland.[64] Chambers went on to play in the semi-final of the tournament where England went out on penalties to Germany.[65]

Media

Chambers was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[66][67]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2012–13[15] Premier League 000010——10
2013–14[19] Premier League 2200020——240
Total 2200030——250
Arsenal 2014–15[68] Premier League 23140107[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0361
2015–16[69] Premier League 12051203[lower-alpha 1]000221
2016–17[70] Premier League 11————11
2017–18[71] Premier League 12000408[lower-alpha 3]0—240
2018–19[72] Premier League ————0000
2019–20[73] Premier League 14100103[lower-alpha 3]0—181
2020–21[74] Premier League 10000006[lower-alpha 3]000160
2021–22[75] Premier League 200031——51
Total 74391111270101225
Middlesbrough (loan) 2016–17[70] Premier League 24120———261
Fulham (loan) 2018–19[72] Premier League 3121010——332
Arsenal U21 2020–21[74] ————1[lower-alpha 4]010
Aston Villa 2021–22[75] Premier League 111————111
2022–23[76] Premier League 1401020——170
Total 2511020——281
Career total 1767131171270202359
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in EFL Trophy

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[77]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201430
Total30

Honours
Chambers (centre) during the victory parade that followed Arsenal's victory in the 2015 FA Cup Final

Arsenal

England U21

Individual

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