Kyle Cameron

Kyle Cameron
Cameron training with York City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kyle Milne Cameron[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Hexham, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back / Left-back[4]
Team information
Current team
Notts County
Number 4
Youth career
–2015 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2015–2016Workington (loan) 4 (1)
2016York City (loan) 18 (1)
2016Newport County (loan) 6 (0)
2018Queen of the South (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2021 Torquay United 100 (7)
2021– Notts County 117 (8)
2024–St Johnstone (loan) 11 (0)
International career
2012–2013 England U16 6 (0)
2014 Scotland U17 7 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2016 Scotland U21 2 (0)
Medal record
 Scotland
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Malta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Kyle Milne Cameron (born 15 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for and captains Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone, on loan from EFL League Two club Notts County.

He has played in the English Football League for York City and Newport County.

Early life

Born in Hexham, Northumberland, Cameron attended Bedlingtonshire Community High School while playing for Cramlington Juniors and Northburn.[5]

Club career

Newcastle United

Cameron started his career with Newcastle United at the age of nine and debuted for the under-18 team during the 2012–13 season whilst still a schoolboy.[5] Cameron signed a scholarship with the club in June 2013.[6] Cameron joined Workington of the Northern Premier League Premier Division on 10 December 2015 on a youth loan[7][8] with his debut only five days later in a 2–1 away win versus Marine in which he scored in the third minute and was named man of the match.[9] After playing on four occasions and scoring one goal for Workington,[9] Cameron joined League Two club York City on 11 January 2016 on a one-month youth loan.[10][11] Cameron debuted five days later in York's 1–0 home defeat to Newport County.[12] Cameron's loan deal was then extended until the end of the 2015–16 season having impressed in his four starts for York.[13]

On 31 August 2016, Cameron joined League Two club Newport County on loan until early January 2017.[14] Cameron debuted for the Newport on 24 September 2016 in a league match versus Cambridge United.[15] Cameron then returned to Newcastle earlier than planned on 30 December 2016 after picking up an injury.[16]

On 18 January 2018, Cameron joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[17] He was released by Newcastle at the end of 2017–18.[18]

Torquay United and Notts County

Cameron signed for newly relegated National League South club Torquay United on 16 July 2018.[19] He started for Torquay in the 2021 National League play-off final against Hartlepool United, having two goals disallowed in the final which was eventually lost on penalties.[20]

Cameron signed for Torquay's National League rivals Notts County on 25 June 2021 on a two-year contract.[21] Cameron captained Notts County to top of the league for the end of 2022, winning the December Player of the Month award.[22] He also captained his side in the 2023 play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Notts won on penalties against Chesterfield to return to the Football League.[23] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Cameron was named in the National League Team of the Year.[24] On 16 June 2023, Cameron signed a new two-year contract with Notts County.[25]

International career

Cameron represented the England national under-16 team in 2012 and 2013, earning six caps.[26] Cameron then switched his allegiance to Scotland and played for the under-17s at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[5] and also the under-19s at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[27] Cameron debuted for the under-21 team in a 2–0 defeat away to Iceland during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign.[27]

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2015–16[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workington (loan) 2015–16[9] Northern Premier League Premier Division 4 1 4 1
York City (loan) 2015–16[12] League Two 18 1 18 1
Newport County (loan) 2016–17[15] League Two 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Newcastle United U21 2017–18[28] 3[b] 0 3 0
Queen of the South (loan) 2017–18[28] Scottish Championship 8 0 1 0 9 0
Torquay United 2018–19[27][29] National League South 39 1 4 0 2[c] 0 45 1
2019–20[27] National League 34 2 2 0 2[c] 0 38 2
2020–21[27] National League 27 4 2 0 5[d] 0 34 3
Total 100 7 8 0 9 0 117 6
Notts County 2021–22[27] National League 27 4 2 0 3[e] 0 32 4
2022–23[27] National League 44 2 0 0 0 0 4[f] 0 48 2
2023–24[27] League Two 24 1 0 0 1 0 3[g] 0 28 1
Total 95 7 2 0 1 0 10 0 108 7
Career total 231 16 13 0 1 0 22 0 267 16
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in the National League play-offs
  6. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Torquay United

Notts County

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Kyle Wright: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Kyle Cameron". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Kyle Cameron: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kyle Cameron". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  6. ^ King, Dan (6 June 2013). "Club welcomes new scholars". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ^ Walsh, John (10 December 2015). "Newcastle defender joins on loan". Cumberland Echo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  8. ^ Walsh, John (6 January 2016). "Cameron ends loan for York move". Cumberland Echo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "The team: Kyle Cameron: 2015/16 season". Workington A.F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2016 – via Pitch Hero.
  10. ^ Marshall, Anthony (11 January 2016). "Cameron joins York on loan". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. ^ "York City sign Kyle Cameron on a youth loan". The Press. York. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Games played by Kyle Cameron in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  13. ^ Cope, Niall (12 February 2016). "Cameron extends City stay". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Defender Kyle Cameron joins on loan". Newport County A.F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Kyle Cameron in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  16. ^ Penman, Andrew (30 December 2016). "Loan star returns to Newcastle United due to injury". South Wales Argus. Newport. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  17. ^ Easterby, Tom (18 January 2018). "Cameron joins Queens on loan". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Newcastle United confirm retained list". Newcastle United F.C. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  19. ^ Tinkler, Patrick (16 July 2018). "Kyle Cameron joins TUFC". Torquay United F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  20. ^ Brent Pilnick (20 June 2021). "National League promotion final: Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United (5–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Cameron first in". Notts County F.C. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Let's Meet December's Big National League Award Winners!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  23. ^ Ed Aarons (13 May 2023). "Notts County beat Chesterfield in playoff to return to Football League". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  24. ^ a b Scott, Tom (11 May 2023). "Vanarama National League Big Winners Announced". The National League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  25. ^ "New contract: Kyle Cameron". Notts County FC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Kyle Cameron". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 August 2017.[dead link]
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h "K. Cameron: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  28. ^ a b c "Games played by Kyle Cameron in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  29. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Lymington Town 0–7 Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: "Brightlingsea Regent 0–3 Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Basingstoke Town 1–1 Torquay United (United win 5–3 on penalties)". Torquay United F.C. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Conference South: 2018/19: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
    "Torquay United FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  31. ^ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  32. ^ Sam Elliott (10 May 2019). "National League South Team Of The Season Confirmed". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  • Profile at the Torquay United F.C. website