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Callum David Hendry (born 8 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
Born in England, he is the son of former Scotland international defender Colin Hendry, and began his career with his father's former club Blackburn Rovers, during which time he spent time on loan at non-league Clitheroe. After being released by Blackburn in 2017 without making an appearance, Hendry then moved to Scotland, signing for St Johnstone, and spent time on loan at Brechin City, Aberdeen, and Kilmarnock. After five years with Saints, he returned to England to sign for Salford City. After two years, he moved to Milton Keynes Dons. Hendry moved back to Scotland in August 2025, when he signed for Motherwell.
He has said despite being born in England, he has no interest in representing them.
He made his debut for The Blues in a 3–1 victory over Kendal Town, scoring twice. His loan spell was extended for a further month on 10 October but, having scored six times for the club during his loan spell, Hendry suffered ruptured ligaments in his knee during a 2–0 victory over Mossley, and was ruled out for over six months. He had previously suffered a similar injury at the age of 15. After returning to Blackburn, Hendry was released by the club at the end of the 2016–17 season. He later praised his father for his influence in keeping him in football after his release from Blackburn and through his injury issues.
He moved on loan to Brechin City in August 2018. Though he only scored one goal in his time at the League One club, manager Darren Dods was full of praise when reflecting on the loan in 2020, saying that he "could see the talent" of Hendry and that he had the right attitude and mentality to succeed. After returning to St Johnstone, he scored his first league goal on 3 April 2019 in a 2–0 win against Dundee, his first start of the 2018–19 season, and only his second start for the club.
In January 2020 he signed a new contract with St Johnstone, keeping him at the club until 2022. Hendry scored nine goals in the 2019–20 season, directly adding 13 points to St Johnstone's points tally in the league, the last of which came on 7 March against Livingston, and was the club's last without fans in attendance at McDiarmid Park until July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Hendry failed to score in eight appearances, but made his UEFA début in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round defeat against Turkish club Galatasaray, an occasion he described as "surreal". On 29 September he moved on loan to Kilmarnock. Having scored five goals in 13 appearances for the Ayrshire-based side, including a goal on his début against Raith Rovers, With his parent club bottom of the table, Hendry was recalled by St Johnstone in January 2022. Hendry credited manager Tommy Wright for helping rediscover his form and confidence while at Killie.
Upon his return to Saints, he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Livingston as St Johnstone ended a 12 game winless run. On 19 March, Hendry scored both goals to help St Johnstone come from a goal down to win 2–1 against Motherwell, with the winning goal coming in stoppage time, moving the team four points clear of Dundee at the bottom of the table. In an interview with newspaper The Times, Hendry described the goal as "what you dream of as a little kid". On 2 April, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Livingston, his seventh goal in 11 games since his return helping Saints move to within six points of 10th placed St Mirren.
His run of form coincided with the final few months of his contract, though he said he was focused on helping St Johnstone survive and scoring; "that is what matters to me. The contract is the last thing on my mind right now". On 11 May, Hendry scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Aberdeen, securing St Johnstone's place in the promotion-relegation play-offs and condemning Dundee to automatic relegation to the Scottish Championship. He scored St Johnstone's third goal of a 4–0 win in the second leg of the play-off with a "beautiful chip", surviving relegation 6–2 on aggregate against Championship team Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Hendry confirmed his departure from McDiarmid Park on 17 June upon the expiration of his contract, and the goals scored in his final few months ensured he left as a fans' favourite, his name sung to the tune of Lady Gaga's song Paparazzi by Saints supporters.
On 19 August 2023, Hendry scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 victory over Tranmere Rovers, the first player to achieve such a feat in the league that season. At the end of the season, Hendry signed a new one-year contract.
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