Gateshead Football Club has signed Gateshead FC Men’s Academy midfielder Callum Bone on a two-year professional contract.
Callum, who has been studying Level 3 Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity, signs professional terms after appearing across our 2025/26 pre-season campaign so far, scoring in wins over both Blyth Spartans and Spennymoor Town in the past seven days.
The 17-year-old made the senior match day squad for the first time in the Enterprise National League in January 2025 when he was an unused substitute in a home fixture against Oldham Athletic, and went on to appear twice in senior competitions for Gateshead during the 2024/25 season.
“I’m really pleased” said Callum “I’m grateful for the opportunity that I’ve got and I just can’t wait. I found out on holiday that Alun was going to offer me something, and I just loved playing for him last year, he helped me to just play my game and gave me the freedom to express myself.
Gateshead FC Academy operates in partnership with Gateshead College to develop young players into the professional game, with Bone joining fellow former Gateshead FC Men’s Academy players Carter Milmore, Connor Pani, Lucas Lowery and Oli Thompson in the club’s first team squad.
Manager, Alun Armstrong, added “I’ve had him for a year, we’ve seen him develop and he’s come on leaps and bounds, he really has – but he’s got so much potential.
“He’s only 17, he wants to play men’s football and he sees that as where he’s best going to develop. He wants to be in amongst it all the time, but we’re probably going to be a little bit patient with him as well.
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