Callum Hudson-Odoi

Callum James Hudson-Odoi (born 7 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.

During his time with Chelsea’s academy, Hudson-Odoi was part of the squads which won the U18 Premier League in 2017 as well as back-to-back FA Youth Cup titles. His form at youth level was rewarded in January 2018 when he was handed his senior debut and he has since made over 110 appearances for the club.

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Journey to Stardom

My Career Path As a Professional Footballer

Hudson-Odoi joined Chelsea in 2007 and made his under-18 debut in August 2016. He went on to net eight times in twenty-five appearances in his debut campaign, assisting the under-18’s to their eight FA Youth Cup triumph.

On 28 January 2018, Hudson-Odoi made his first-team debut in the FA Cup match against Newcastle United. He came off the bench in the 81st minute, replacing Pedro in a 3–0 home victory. His Premier League debut came as a substitute on 31 January 2018.

Following an impressive 2018–19 pre-season under the newly appointed Maurizio Sarri, the Italian announced that Hudson-Odoi would stay with the Chelsea first-team squad for the forthcoming campaign. Following this, Hudson-Odoi was handed the number 20 jersey. On 5 August 2018, Hudson-Odoi made his first start for the club during their FA Community Shield against Manchester City, featuring for 59 minutes. In his first Europa League start against PAOK, he scored his first goal for the senior team at Stamford Bridge on 29 November.

During the January transfer window Hudson-Odoi was reportedly the subject of multiple transfer bids from Bayern Munich, with Chelsea’s assistant manager Gianfranco Zola and Bayern’s director of sport Hasan Salihamidžić both confirming the interest. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri criticised Bayern Munich’s public conduct.

On 30 August 2022, under the then manager – Thomas Tuchel, Hudson-Odoi was allowed to join The Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in a 2-2 away draw at Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on 26 October

During his time in Germany, the 22-year-old has been provided with regular first-team football, making a total of nine starts and four substitute outings in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Chelsea are said to have a recall option in January and Graham Potter being a great admirer of Hudson has been thinking of recalling him back, after witnessing his side struggle in the final third ahead of the break for the World Cup. Nevertheless, the recently-appointed Spaniard coach – Xabi Alonso is confident that Leverkusen will be able to retain the services of the playmaker until the end of the campaign.

Eligible for both England and Ghana, Hudson-Odoi has represented England at every age group from under-16 to under-19 level. In April 2017, he was included in the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He scored in the semifinal against Turkey and again in the final. His performances led to him being included in the team of the tournament.

He was called up by the England under-21 team for the first time in March 2019. A few days later, following injury to some of the senior squad players, he was called up to Gareth Southgate’s senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro. He made his debut on 22 March as a 70th-minute substitute in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic at Wembley Stadium, making him the youngest-ever player to make his debut in a competitive match for England, aged 18 years and 135 days, breaking the record set by Duncan Edwards in 1955 by 40 days.

Three days later, he made his first competitive start for England and impressed in a 5–1 win over Montenegro, registering an assist for his Chelsea teammate Ross Barkley’s two goals. Upon making his full debut, he became the second youngest ever player to start a competitive match for England, after Wayne Rooney in April 2003