Calum Hall

Calum Hall

Personal information
Full name	Calum Renwick Hall
Date of birth	(2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Eastern
Number	2
Youth career
–2014	Hutchison Vale
2014–2017	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Edinburgh City	21	(0)
2019	→ Vale of Leithen (loan)
2020	→ East Kilbride (loan)
2020–2023	Gala Fairydean Rovers	26	(1)
2023–	Eastern	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024

Calum Renwick Hall (born 3 August 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

Early life

Hall started his football career in non-league team Hutchison Vale. He was signed by Hibernian in 2014.[1][2]

Club career

On 14 July 2017, Hall joined Scottish League Two side Edinburgh City following his release by Hibernian.[2] Hall was originally set to join the club's under-20 team, he was promoted to the first team after impressing after joining.[3]

On 10 July 2019, Hall was loaned to Lowland League side Vale of Leithen.[4][5]

On 31 January 2020, Hall was loaned to Lowland League team East Kilbride, in a deal that saw Graeme Holmes moving the other way, signing for Edinburgh City on a permanent deal.[6]

In the summer of 2020, Hall joined Gala Fairydean Rovers.[7] In March 2023, he helped the club win the East of Scotland Cup, following a penalty shoot-out win against Linlithgow Rose.[8][9]

On 4 August 2023, Hall moved abroad and signed his first professional contract with Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[10] Four days later, in a friendly match between Eastern and Lee Man, Hall collapsed due to heat illness.[11] On 20 August, he made his competitive debut for Eastern against HK U23, coming off the bench in the first-half to replace the injured Daniel Almazan.[12][13]

In February 2024, Hall was selected to represent Hong Kong in an unofficial friendly against Inter Miami CF.[14] He started the match on the bench, and was substituted on at half-time.[15]

Style of play

Hall mainly operates as a defender or a midfielder.[16]

Personal life

Hall is the son of John Hall and Billie Hall.[17]

Hall worked as a construction worker before turning professional with Eastern in the summer of 2023.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 January 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Edinburgh City	2017–18	Scottish League Two	15	0	1	0	2	0	—		1[a]	0	19	0
	2018–19		6	0	2	0	2	0	—		3[a]	0	13	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		21	0	3	0	4	0	—		4	0	32	0
Gala Fairydean Rovers	2020–21	Lowland Football League	?	?	2	0	?	?	—		?	?	2	0
	2021–22		?	?	3	0	?	?	—		?	?	3	0
	2022–23		26	1	0	0	?	?	—		?	?	26	1
	Total		26	1	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	31	1
Eastern	2023–24	Hong Kong Premier League	19	0	3	0	8[b]	0	—		4[c]	0	34	0
	2024–25		6	0	0	0	3[b]	1	6[d]	0	2[e]	0	17	1
	Total		25	0	3	0	11	1	6	0	6	0	51	1
Career total			72	1	11	0	15	1	6	0	10	0	114	2

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Sapling Cup
3. Three appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, one appearance in the HKPLC Cup
4. Appearances in the AFC Champions League Two
5. Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Honour

Gala Fairydean Rovers

• East of Scotland Cup: 2022–23

Eastern

• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2023–24
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2024–25

References

1. "Hall goes from Scottish construction sites to facing Lionel Messi in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
2. "Calum Hall". edinburghcityfc.com. 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
3. "Former Hibee Calum Hall: I've come on leaps and bounds with Edinburgh City". Edinburgh News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
4. "Vale have secured the loan of defender Callum Hall from Edinburgh City". Vale of Leithen FC. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
5. Vale of Leithen F.C. [@ValeLeithen] (2019-07-10). "SQUAD NEWS: The Club is delighted to have secured defender Calum Hall on loan from @EdinburghCityFC Welcome Calum" (Tweet). Retrieved 2025-01-06 – via Twitter.
6. Whitelaw, Sean (2020-01-31). "City trade deal sees Hall arrive, as Homer makes Capital odyssey". East Kilbride Football Club. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
7. Fairburn, Rob (2020-07-02). "LOWLAND LEAGUE SQUAD PREVIEW 2020/21". Gala Fairydean Rovers FC. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
8. "Callum swaps Netherdale for the Mong Kok Stadium". bordertelegraph.com. 10 September 2023.
9. "Gala Fairydean Rovers celebrating first cup win since revival in 2013". The Southern Reporter. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
10. 港超聯東方3新兵亮相友賽大勝香港U23. hk.on.cc. 4 August 2023.
11. "港超聯東方外援賀爾中暑送院 比賽需腰斬". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
12. 體路 (2023-08-20). "【港超聯】兩15歲小將入替創紀錄 東方三球輕取U23". 體路 Sportsroad. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
13. "Eastern 3 - 0 HK U23". 中國香港足球總會. Archived from the original on 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
14. "香港隊 – 決選名單". 中國香港足球總會 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-02-01. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
15. "球賽結果 - Hong Kong 1 : 4 Inter Miami CF (USA)". 中國香港足球總會. 2023-02-04. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
16. "Calum Hall: I've come on leaps and bounds with Edinburgh City". scotsman.com. 18 January 2019.
17. "Miami Nice as a football fairytale unfolds for Calum". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. 2 February 2024.
18. "Calum Hall ready for game of his life". scmp.com. 3 February 2024.

External links

• Calum Hall at Soccerway