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Callum Alex David Burton (born 15 August 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Wrexham. He also represented England up to under-18 level.
On 30 August 2014, Burton had his first call-up for Shrewsbury, remaining an unused substitute in their 2–0 home win over Luton Town in League Two. On 23 December, he went on an emergency loan to Conference Premier side Nuneaton Town. He made his debut three days later in a 4–4 home draw with A.F.C. Telford United. His two other appearances for the Warwickshire club were clean sheets: a 1–0 win at Altrincham on 28 December for the team's first away win of the season, and a goalless draw at Telford on 1 January 2015 for which BBC Sport credited him with the result.
On 17 January, Burton went to another team of the same division, Southport, on a month-long loan. He made his debut for the Merseyside club later that day, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless home draw against Chester; his three other games of his loan were all defeats.
Burton made his Shrewsbury Town, and Football League debut, on the final day of the 2015–16 season on 8 May, away at Swindon Town in League One. Shrewsbury lost the game 3–0 at the County Ground, with the first goal from the penalty spot. On 9 June, he extended his contract until 2018.
The following season, with Shrewsbury's two senior goalkeepers Jayson Leutwiler and Mark Halstead competing for a place in the first-team, Burton returned to former loan club Nuneaton Town on a half-season loan deal in August 2016, although this arrangement was ended prematurely on 30 September. He joined National League North side A.F.C. Telford United on an initial one-month loan deal in February 2017, which was later extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 24 August 2018, Burton went on loan to Chesterfield of the National League until 16 January 2019. He made his debut for the Spireites the next day in a 1–0 home loss to Barnet, and was praised by manager Martin Allen after the match. He was sent off on 5 January 2019 against Ebbsfleet United also at the Proact Stadium for giving away a penalty in added time; defender Will Evans saved it to guarantee a 3–3 draw.
He was released by Hull City at the end of the 2018–19 season.
He came in for an injured Mitov in December 2020 and remained first-choice goalkeeper as Cambridge gained promotion that season.
On 17 May 2021, Cambridge announced they would not be offering Burton a new contract and he was released from his contract
On 4 February 2023, Burton made his League One debut for Argyle as a substitute for injured Michael Cooper in a 1–0 loss away against Sheffield Wednesday. Despite Argyle conceding a goal before he came on, Burton maintained a clean sheet during his appearance.
On 21 February 2023 Burton saved three successive penalties in a penalty shoot-out in the EFL Trophy semi-final against Cheltenham Town after the game ended 1-1. The result sent Argyle through to their first appearance in the EFL Trophy final and their third appearance at Wembley Stadium.
On 10 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.
Following the 2022-23 EFL Trophy semi final where he saved three successive penalties, Burton reflected on the life of a goalkeeper who primarily played as an unused substitute explaining: "If you're a goalkeeper that plays more games than you're on the bench for in your career, you've had a pretty top-drawer career - it's something that you've got to get your head around from early on. There's lots of things that have happened in my career that have made me mentally change my approach, and I think here it's a lot easier when the person ahead of you is doing so well because they just find their place in the team and Coops (
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| Shrewsbury Town | 2013–14 | League One | 0 | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | League Two | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 | League One | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 | League One | 0 | ||||||||||
| Workington (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 0 | |||||||||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 0 | |||||||||
| Southport (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 0 | |||||||||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 0 | |||||||||
| A.F.C. Telford United (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 0 | |||||||||
| Hull City | 2017–18 | EFL Championship | 0 | |||||||||
| Salford City (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 0 | |||||||||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 0 | |||||||||
| Cambridge United | 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 0 | ||||||||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wrexham | 2024–25 | League One | 0 | |||||||||
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