Who is Callum Wilson? The 49-goal striker who left Newcastle United in 2025

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Callum Wilson is a professional footballer who used to play for Newcastle United.

Newcastle United moved to sign Callum Wilson from relegated Bournemouth in 2020, before they were blessed with new riches from the PIF takeover.

Despite Bournemouth’s relegation under one Eddie Howe, Wilson had proven himself a reliable Premier League striker and he made an instant impact at Newcastle.

Wilson scored on his league debut for the club against West Ham United on the opening day of the season and scored 12 goals in his first year.

Injuries would limit him to just eight goals in 2021-22 but he bounced back in style the following season to bag 18 in 31 league games as Newcastle qualified for the Champions League.

Another 10 goals would follow in the next campaign but injuries have now begun to take their toll and Wilson scored just once in 2024-25. Wilson’s release was confirmed in July 2025.

Here’s everything you need to know about him.

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How old is Callum Wilson?

Wilson was born on February 27, 1992, in Coventry, England. As of June 2025, he is 33 years old.

Callum Wilson height

Wilson stands at 5’11” tall.

Callum Wilson shirt number

Wilson wore No.13 in his first season at St. James’ Park but swapped to No.9 in 2021 and has had it ever since.

Callum Wilson contract

Wilson last signed a contract extension with the club in 2023 and it’s set to expire at the end of June 2025.

Newcastle wanted to keep Wilson but only offered him a deal on reduced terms.

He didn’t accept the offer and opted to leave for opportunities elsewhere. Several clubs, like Leeds United, Everton and sides from Saudi Arabia, are said to be interested in him.

How much did Newcastle sign Wilson for?

Newcastle signed Wilson for £20m from Bournemouth in 2020.

Callum Wilson stats

Wilson’s career stats for club and country.

Callum Wilson goals for Newcastle

Wilson is Newcastle’s third-highest Premier League goal scorer of all time, sitting behind only Alan Shearer and Alexander Isak, with 47.

Callum Wilson trophies

Wilson has won two trophies in his career, the Carabao Cup in 2025 with Newcastle and the Championship title in 2014-15 at Bournemouth. Both with Howe in charge.

Callum Wilson Instagram and X/Twitter accounts

Wilson has an official Instagram account with over 1.1m followers that you can find @callumwilson.

He also has an X, formerly Twitter account, @callumwilson.