West Ham United is celebrating Black History Month 2025 with a series, Discovering, in which we focus on our players’ backgrounds, heritage and the unique experiences that shaped their journeys to east London.
Lifelong Hammer and award-winning Goaldiggers podcaster Philippa Jennings is our host as we speak to Callum Wilson in our third episode, shining a light on his story, culture, life and football career.
Listen to the full interview on Spotify by clicking HERE.
For Callum Wilson, born and raised in Coventry, his journey begins in the Radford suburbs, a community full of character and cultural diversity, where football offered focus, belonging and a way forward.
“There were many different cultures around Coventry,” he reflected. “A lot of poverty and things like that. You say it's rough but that was what we were used to at the end of the day and it was nice. It was a brotherhood in the area we were from. Everyone stuck together, everyone looked out for each other and like I say, there were many different cultures that did come together which was nice.