Callum Kyle Harriott (born 4 March 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. 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. He then scored his first senior goal on 9 March 2013, in a 1–0 win away to Huddersfield Town."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. Harriott was one of the six different scorers for Charlton that match. On 17 May 2013, Harriott signed a new three-year contract with the club. On 3 May 2014, Harriott scored his first senior hat-trick against Blackpool in a 3–0 win at Bloomfield Road.
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, Harriott was allowed to leave the club after his contract expired in May 2021.
Gillingham Harriott signed a short-term deal for Gillingham on 23 November 2022. He left the club at the end of February 2023.
Non-league 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.
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.
Harriott played one game for AFC Croydon Athletic on 30 November 2024.https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/afc-croydon-athletic/appearances/2024-2025/callum-harriott/979834
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.
On 8 July 2025, Harriott joined Maidenhead United.https://x.com/MUFCYorkRoad/status/1942638553646649754 On 17 December, he left the club after six appearances.https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead-utd-fc/702395/harriott-leaves-maidenhead-united-by-mutual-consent-after-injury-hit-spell.html
Harriott returned to AFC Croydon Athletic in January 2026, where he played three games,https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/afc-croydon-athletic/appearances/callum-harriott/979834 before Braintree Town announced the signing of Harriott on 21 March 2026.https://x.com/i/status/2035340913115881782
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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCharlton Athletic2010–11League One30000000302011–12League One00000000002012–13Championship1420000–1422013–14Championship2855110–3462014–15Championship2110020–2312015–16Championship2030010–213Total86115140009512Colchester United (loan)2015–16League One205220010237Reading2016–17Championship1310042–1732017–18Championship000000–002018–19Championship1211000–131Total252104200304Colchester United2019–20League Two2231020102632020–21League Two369101000389Total58122030106412Gillingham2022–23League Two3010000040Yeovil Town 2022–23National League31———31York City 2023–24National League7100—10812024–25National League6110—0071Total13210—10152AFC Croydon Athletic 2024–25Isthmian League South East Division10——0010Ebbsfleet United 2024–25National League100——11111Maidenhead United 2025–26https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/quaye-the-key-in-berks-and-bucks-cup/https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/magpies-suffer-heavy-defeat-upon-exit-of-berks-bucks-senior-cup/National League South4000—2060AFC Croydon Athletic2025–26Isthmian League South East Division30——0030Braintree Town 2025–26National League50———50Career total231331231126126039
International
+ International statistics National teamYearAppsGoalsGuyana201971202000202120Total91
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 November 2019 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana 2–2 4–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
References
External links
Callum Harriott profile at Charlton Athletic's official website