Callum Lee Stead (born 25 December 1999) is an English professional football player who plays as a forward for Cambridge United.
Career Early career Stead began his senior career with the non-league clubs Hoddesdon Town and Langford before joining Luton Town's academy in 2017. He returned to non-league with Biggleswade Town in 2019, followed by stints at Welwyn Garden City, and Hitchin Town. On 20 September 2021, he transferred to South Shields in the Northern Premier League. After only four appearances, he returned to Hitchin before signing for Kettering Town in February 2022. On 9 July 2022, he joined Brackley Town also in the National League.
Barnet Stead signed for Barnet in the summer of 2023. He helped Barnet win the 2024–25 National League and earned promotion to the EFL League Two, and was also named to the 2024–25 National League Team of the Season. He was named Manager's and Players' Player of the Season at Barnet for the 2024–25 season. After fifty goals in 124 appearances, he left the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Cambridge United In June 2026, Stead signed for Cambridge United on a two-year deal. He chose to wear the number 12.https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/stead-joins-first-summer-signing
International career On 6 March 2024, Stead was called up to the England national football C team for a set of friendlies against Wales C and Nepal. He appeared in both matches, scoring in a 2–0 win over Nepal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHoddesdon Town2015–16SSML Premier Division1000—0010Langford2016–17SSML Division One4100—0041Biggleswade Town2019–20SFL Premier Division Central3000—0030Welwyn Garden City2019–20SFL Division One Central24700—643011Hitchin Town2020–21SFL Premier Division Central7322—311262021–22SFL Premier Division Central6421—0085Total1374300312011South Shields2021–22https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/2021-2022/callum-stead/931785NPL Premier Division4100—0041Hitchin Town2021–22SFL Premier Division Central15800—31189Kettering Town2021–22National League North19600—00196Brackley Town2022–23National League North461310—405113Barnet2023–24National League341540—4042152024–25National League441812—0045202025–26League Two34131100213715Total1124663006112450Career Total2418911600227274102
Honours Barnet National League: 2024–25
Individual National League Team of the Year: 2024–25 EFL League Two Player of the Month: April 2026
References
External links
Football Archives Profile Aylesbury United Profile