Middlesbrough

Callum Brittain

Brittain wins his shirt through consistency rather than any single standout attribute, defending his line and supporting the attack week after week without drawing much attention to himself. Middlesbrough trust him precisely because he rarely gives them a reason to leave him out.
England Middlesbrough DEF
Appearances
3
Tackles won
3

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
270
90.00 per match
Tackles won
3
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets contributed
9
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
3
Minutes played
270
Tackles won
3
Interceptions
1
Clearances
9
Blocks
1

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
40th of 113
Interceptions
95th of 113
Clearances
59th of 145
Blocks
55th of 88
😈 Bad Boys #21 of 316
🎯 Pass Master #26 of 455
💪 Workhorses #33 of 294
👑 Assist Kings #179 of 281
👻 Ghost Players #250 of 294
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BUR
BUR
20:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
MID
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QPR
QPR
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
MID
MID
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MID
MID
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
NOR
NOR
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MID
MID
18:45
Tue 15 Sep
MIL
MIL
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BIR
BIR
14:00
Sat 19 Sep
MID
MID

Callum Brittain, The Full Back Who Never Misses

Middlesbrough's right back offers no obvious flash, just relentless positional discipline and the reliability managers build a defence around.

Brittain defends from good positions rather than making last ditch challenges, shepherding wingers away from goal and timing his recovery runs so the space behind him rarely opens up properly. He offers overlapping width down the right without abandoning his defensive duties. That balance is why successive managers have kept recalling him, even when flashier full backs were available to pick instead of him.

The question with a player like this is whether steady ever becomes special in the eyes of supporters who want more obvious moments. He has never been the full back people point to first when discussing the team's best performers, yet he keeps starting anyway. That says something about how much a defence values someone who simply does his job properly. Watch whether a new manager values that consistency as highly as previous ones did.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Radek Vítek
Bristol City · Age 22
3 apps
33
Jon McLaughlin
Age 38
0 apps
31
Sol Brynn
Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

29
Adilson Malanda
Age 24
3 apps
12
Luke Ayling
Age 35
3 apps 1a
30
Neto Borges
Bristol City · Age 29
3 apps
5
Alfie Jones
Canada · Age 28
2 apps 1g
24
Alex Bangura
Age 27
0 apps
4
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City · Age 21
0 apps
25
George Edmundson
Age 29
0 apps
50
Jack Daley
Age 19
0 apps
—
Sam Byram
Leeds United · Age 32
0 apps

Midfielders

17
Max Arfsten
USA · Age 25
3 apps
14
Myles Peart-Harris
Oxford United · Age 23
3 apps
8
Riley McGree
Age 27
3 apps 1a
6
Sebastian Berhalter
USA · Age 25
3 apps
10
Aidan Morris
Age 24
2 apps
19
Leo Castledine
Age 21
2 apps
42
Abdoulaye Kanté
Age 21
1 app
44
Cruz Ibeh
Age 17
0 apps
46
Finlay Cartwright
Age 19
0 apps
28
Law McCabe
Age 20
0 apps

Forwards

16
Jeremy Sarmiento
Brighton and Hove Albion · Age 24
3 apps 1g
22
Kyle Joseph
Hull City · Age 24
3 apps
11
Morgan Whittaker
Age 25
3 apps 1a
7
Will Lankshear
Oxford United · Age 21
3 apps 4g
9
Tommy Conway
Age 24
1 app
13
David Strelec
Age 25
0 apps
49
Josh Dede
Age 20
0 apps
—
Micah Hamilton
Age 22
0 apps

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