Callum Kyle Harriott (born 4 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent. Born in England, he represents the Guyana national team.
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Born in
Norbury, Harriott attended Stanley Technical High School and St.Andrews C of E high school in Croydon. He made his debut for the Addicks on 25 April 2011 in a League One game against Rochdale at The Valley, which ended in a 3–1 win for Charlton. He came on as a late substitute for loanee
Dean Parrett.
He then started his first game for the club two days later in the last game of the 2010–11 season against Hartlepool United.
Although he did not feature for the Charlton first-team in their 2011–12 promotion season, he made his Championship debut after coming off the bench as a 74th-minute substitute for fellow academy graduate Scott Wagstaff in a 2–1 win against Blackpool.[ "Huddersfield 0–1 Charlton" BBC Sport. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.] He scored his second goal for Charlton in a record-breaking 6–0 away win for the Addicks against nine-man Barnsley on 13 April 2013.
On 28 August 2015, Harriott was loaned to Colchester United where he was very well received by fans, before returning to Charlton on 2 January 2016.
Reading
On 5 August 2016, Harriott signed a three-year contract with Reading, moving for an undisclosed fee.
He scored his first goals for Reading when he scored a brace in an
EFL Cup tie against Milton Keynes Dons which Reading won 4–3 on penalties on 23 August 2016.
He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 8 May 2019, Harriott confirmed that he was leaving Reading following the end of the 2018–19 season.
Colchester United
On 5 September 2019, Harriott rejoined Colchester United on a two-year contract.
He made first appearance in his second spell for the club on 19 October 2019, playing 60 minutes in Colchester's 1–0 home defeat by Morecambe.
He scored his first goal since his return to the club on 21 December 2019 in
Colchester's 3–0 win against Carlisle United.
After making 64 appearances and scoring twelve goals in his second spell with the U's,
Gillingham
Harriott signed a short-term deal for Gillingham on 23 November 2022.
He left the club at the end of February 2023.
Yeovil Town
On 22 March 2023, Harriott signed for National League club Yeovil Town on a short-term contract till end of the season with an option to extend.
However, despite the option to extend, on 1 June 2023, it was confirmed that Harriott had left Yeovil Town following a mutual termination of his contract.
York City
On 11 July 2023, Harriott signed for National League club York City on a contract of undisclosed terms.
On 25 November 2024, Harriott left the club by mutual consent due to family reasons.[ ]
AFC Croydon Athletic
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Ebbsfleet United
On 7 December 2024, Harriott joined National League side Ebbsfleet United.
[ ] He departed the club following relegation at the end of the 2024–25 season.
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Maidenhead United
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International career
On 2 May 2013, Harriott was named in manager
Noel Blake's England under-19 team to face Belgium, Georgia and Scotland in the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 qualification round.
Harriott was eligible to play for Guyana or Jamaica.
He received his first call up to the Guyanese national team in March 2019, for their match against Belize and started the match.
He scored his first international goal on 16 November in Guyana's 4–2 CONCACAF Nations League victory over Aruba.
He featured in all three of Guyana's matches at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup as they exited at the group stage.
Personal life
In July 2021, Harriott appeared in Colchester Magistrates' Court charged with the
rape of a woman in November 2019.
In August 2022, Harriott was unanimously found not guilty by the jury.
He was released from his contract at York City by mutual consent due to family reasons on 25 November 2024.
Career statistics
Club
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |
|
|
| Charlton Athletic | 2010–11 | League One | 0 |
| 2011–12 | League One | 0 |
| 2012–13 | EFL Championship | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Championship | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Championship | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 3 |
|
| Colchester United (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 7 |
| Reading | 2016–17 | Championship | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Championship | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 1 |
|
| Colchester United | 2019–20 | League Two | 3 |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 9 |
|
| Gillingham | 2022–23 | League Two | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 2022–23 | National League | 1 |
| York City | 2023–24 | National League | 1 |
| 2024–25 | National League | 1 |
|
| AFC Croydon Athletic | 2024–25 | Isthmian League South East Division | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2024–25 | National League | 1 |
| Maidenhead United
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|
International
| + International statistics |
|
| Guyana | 1 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
|
- Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
|
| 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
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