Callum Slattery

In League One 2026-27 Slattery has started all four league matches and scored two goals, collecting two yellow cards and no red cards – he also has one League Cup appearance; the numbers point to a clear starting role and an unusually high scoring rate for a centre defensive midfielder at this stage of the campaign.

Slattery is 27 and plays as a centre defensive midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday. He progressed through Southampton after joining as a trainee in July 2015, followed by loan spells at De Graafschap and Gillingham in January 2020 and January 2021, a permanent move to Motherwell in July 2021, and a later move to Sheffield Wednesday in July 2026 – the trajectory traces a pathway from Premier League academy development into senior football via loans and a Scottish spell before returning to the English league structure.

Slattery moved to Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in July 2026, joined Motherwell from Southampton for an undisclosed fee in July 2021, and spent loan periods from Southampton at De Graafschap in January 2020 and at Gillingham in January 2021; he entered Southampton's system as a trainee in July 2015 – the record is characterised by academy development, short-term loans and moves on undisclosed or free terms.