Kyle Cameron

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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
0000–2015 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 95 (7)
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 22:10, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Kyle Milne Cameron (born 15 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for League Two club Notts County.

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

Early life[edit]

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

Club career[edit]

Newcastle United[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Torquay United

Notts County

Individual

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

  • Profile at the Torquay United F.C. website