Callum Talbot

Callum Talbot
	Talbot with Melbourne City in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Callum Talbot
Date of birth	26 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Valletta, Malta
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Melbourne City
Number	2
Youth career
	Gymea United
	Sutherland Sharks
2015–2019	FNSW NTC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Sydney FC NPL
2021–2022	Sydney FC
2022–	Melbourne City
International career‡
2021–	Australia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Nov 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Callum Talbot (born 26 February 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for A-League side Melbourne City.^[1]

Career

Sydney

Born in Valletta, Malta, Talbot moved to Australia in 2003 when he was two-years-old. He played for Gymea United before moving on to Sutherland Sharks and then the Football New South Wales National Training Centre (FNSW NTC) in 2015, going on to link up with Sydney FC’s NPL side in 2019, at the age of 18.

On 30 January 2021, Talbot made his professional debut for Sydney in the club’s A-League fixture against Macarthur FC. Sydney went on to beat Macarthur 3-0.^[2]

Melbourne City

On 24 May 2022, A-League side Melbourne City announced the signing of Talbot on a three-year-deal, following his release from Sydney.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played on 12 January 2024^[3]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sydney FC	2020–21	A-League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	A-League	17	0	0	0	5^[a]	0	—		22	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	23	0
Melbourne City	2022–23	A-League	25	0	2	0	—		3^[b]	0	30	0
	2023–24	A-League	11	0	3	0	5^[a]	1	—		19	1
	Total		36	0	5	0	5	1	3	0	49	1
Career totals			54	0	5	0	10	1	3	0	72	1