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Callum Beattie
Personal information
Full name Callum Thomas Beattie
Date of birth (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee
Number 22
Youth career
–2021 HKFC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 St. Bonaventure Bonnies 38 (0)
2022–2023 Simon Fraser Red Leafs 30 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 HKFC 39 (2)
2024–2025 HKFC 21 (3)
2025– Kitchee 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2025

Callum Thomas Beattie (born 28 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Early career

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Born in Hong Kong, Beattie joined the academy of HKFC at the age of eight.[2] He attended South Island School, and was the captain of the school football team.[2] In 2019, Beattie won the All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Football Tournament with South Island School, and he was chosen as the Best Defender of the tournament after a 2–1 win in the final against Island School in the Mong Kok Stadium.[3][4]

Beattie spent three years playing college soccer for St. Bonaventure Bonnies at the St. Bonaventure University between 2019 and 2021, while majoring in sports studies.[5] He moved on to Simon Fraser University in 2022, playing two seasons for the Simon Fraser Red Leafs.[1]

Club career

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Beattie first played for the HKFC first team in 2018, appearing in the semi-professional Hong Kong First Division.[3] He made a couple of league appearances for HKFC during his time studying abroad.

Beattie returned to HKFC ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6] On 22 September 2024, Beattie made his professional debut in a Hong Kong Premier League match against Lee Man, where he came off the bench in a 3–1 defeat.[7] On 5 January 2025, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win against Tai Po.[8]

On 7 July 2025, Beattie was revealed as one of the four new Kitchee signings for the 2025–26 season.[9]

Personal life

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Beattle's father was a semi-professional footballer in England.[2]

Beattie is eligible for a HKSAR passport, which allows him to represent the Hong Kong national football team.[10] As of February 2025, the application for a Hong Kong passport was in progress.[10]

Career statistics

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College

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School Season Division Apps Goals
St. Bonaventure Bonnies 2019[11] Div. I 14 0
2020–21[12] 9 0
2021[13] 15 0
Total 38 0
Simon Fraser Red Leafs 2022[14] Div. II 13 0
2023[15] 17 0
Total 30 0
Career total 68 0

Club

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As of 19 March 2025
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HKFC 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2018–19 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League 15 2 1 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 20 2
Career total 54 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 59 4
  1. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

References

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  1. ^ a b "Callum Beattie - 2023 - Soccer - M". Simon Fraser University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Brown University and other top American schools are scouting young HK footballers: turning pro is no longer just a dream". SCMP Young Post. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "All HK Schools Jing Ying Football 2019 champions, South Island School, say teamwork is key to success". SCMP Young Post. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  4. ^ 高詩琦 (2019-03-17). "【足球精英賽】南島2：1反勝港島首奪錦標 港會雙子獲個人獎項". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  5. ^ "Callum Beattie - 2021 - Men's Soccer". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  6. ^ "港超聯 港會開操！前港腳羅素「愛回家」". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  7. ^ "2024-25年度中銀人壽香港超級聯賽賽事 – 理文 3:1 港會". 中國香港足球總會. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  8. ^ "港超聯 港會主場破大埔不敗身". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  9. ^ 港超聯 神田夢實夥肯迪組傑志新雙核 on.cc 7 July 2025
  10. ^ a b 體路 (2025-02-16). "港超聯｜傑志男、女足雙殺港會 伍健對港將北上有感而發". 體路 Sportsroad. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  11. ^ "2019 St. Bonaventure Individual Game-by-Game - 15 BEATTIE, Callum". bonaventure_ftp.sidearmsports.com. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  12. ^ "2020-21 St. Bonaventure Individual Game-by-Game - 15 BEATTIE, Callum". bonaventure_ftp.sidearmsports.com. 2021-04-10. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  13. ^ "2021 St. Bonaventure Individual Game-by-Game - 15 BEATTIE, Callum". bonaventure_ftp.sidearmsports.com. 2022-05-26. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  14. ^ "2022 SFU Athletics Soccer - M - Overall Statistics" (PDF). sfuca.sidearmsports.com. 2022-11-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  15. ^ "2023 SFU Athletics Soccer - M - Overall Statistics" (PDF). sfuca.sidearmsports.com. 2023-12-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
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