Cameron McGeehan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cameron Alexander McGeehan[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 April 1995||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Fulham | ||
2005–2011 | Chelsea | ||
2011–2013 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Luton Town (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 4 | (3) |
2015 | → Luton Town (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Luton Town | 65 | (22) |
2017–2020 | Barnsley | 61 | (9) |
2018 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2020 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Oostende | 54 | (7) |
2023– | Colchester United | 32 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Northern Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC) |
Cameron Alexander McGeehan (born 6 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Colchester United . Born in England, he also plays for the Northern Ireland national team.
McGeehan began his youth career at Fulham before joining Chelsea and later Norwich City. He captained Norwich to victory in the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup, scoring in both legs of the final against his former club Chelsea. While at Norwich, McGeehan had two loan spells both at Luton Town, helping the team win promotion to League Two, and a short loan spell with Cambridge United. McGeehan made his move to Luton permanent in 2015, staying for two seasons before joining Championship club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2017. He joined Belgian side Oostende in August 2020.
Early life and family
McGeehan was born in
Youth career
Having been signed from Fulham for £80,000 aged 10, McGeehan played for Chelsea from 2005 to 2011 before being released.[8] He then signed for Norwich City in 2011 and was the captain of the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup winning team, scoring in both legs of the final against Chelsea.[9]
Senior career
Norwich City and loans
After time in the Norwich City youth teams, McGeehan signed a one-month youth
McGeehan's first involvement with the Norwich
On 13 January 2015, McGeehan joined League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month youth loan.[19] He made his debut four days later in a 4–0 win at home to Newport County, in which he scored twice and was named man of the match.[20][21] Six days after his Football League debut, McGeehan made his first appearance in the FA Cup, playing in Cambridge's fourth round fixture with footballing giants Manchester United at the Abbey Stadium.[22] He played for 90 minutes as Cambridge pulled off a shock result, holding the team 76 places above them in the football pyramid to a 0–0 draw.[22] McGeehan's strong start to his Cambridge career continued, and he once again found himself on the scoresheet in a 1–1 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[23] McGeehan received the first red card of his professional career in a 1–0 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers in what was to be the final match of his loan spell.[24]
On 14 February 2015, McGeehan rejoined Luton Town on loan until the end of 2014–15, with a view to a permanent transfer.[25] He said that playing for Norwich's under-21 team was "pretty poor in terms of competitive football" and that he had "wanted to come back [to Luton] from the moment I left".[26] McGeehan scored his first goal since returning to Luton in a 3–2 defeat at home to Morecambe.[27] He scored a late winner on his 20th birthday in a 1–0 win away to Tranmere Rovers, to end a run of seven consecutive losses for Luton that had seen them drop out of the play-off places.[28]
Luton Town
On 1 July 2015, McGeehan joined Luton Town permanently on a two-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure fee, with a sell-on clause included.
McGeehan made his first appearance of
Barnsley
On 23 June 2017, McGeehan signed for Championship club Barnsley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[44] He made his debut on 12 September as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory at home to Derby County in the EFL Cup second round.[45][46] McGeehan scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw at home to Middlesbrough on 14 October.[47]
He joined
McGeehan was loaned to another League One club, Portsmouth, on 7 January 2020 until the end of the 2019–20 season.[54] His first goal for Portsmouth was the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over former club Scunthorpe United in the quarter-final of the EFL Trophy two weeks later.[55]
Oostende
In August 2020, McGeehan signed for
International career
Born and raised in England, McGeehan also qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his grandmother. He has represented the nation at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[14]
On 3 September 2015, McGeehan rejected a call-up from the Northern Ireland under-21s to face Scotland and Iceland as he was reconsidering his international future. As a result, he was suspended by the Irish Football Association for the duration of the international break, making him unavailable for selection in Luton's match against Cambridge United on 5 September.[33] Then-Luton manager John Still said of McGeehan's suspension: "[he] was chosen for Northern Ireland U21s but has decided that he doesn't want to represent Northern Ireland, even though he has done before. He's had a chat with his family, because I think the Irish comes from a grandmother, and as a very confident young man, he feels that England is his country and he doesn't want to not think he can't make that step."[33]
McGeehan was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time on 16 May 2018.[57] However, he withdrew from the squad six days later due to an ankle injury.[58] On 23 March 2023, McGeehan won his first international cap, coming on as a substitute for Dan Ballard after 67 minutes, as Northern Ireland won 2-0 away at San Marino in a 2024 European Championship qualifying match.[59][60]
Career statistics
- As of match played 09 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 2013–14[61] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[62] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2013–14[14] | Conference Premier | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2014–15[62] | League Two | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
Luton Town (loan) | 2014–15[62] | League Two | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
Luton Town | 2015–16[30] | League Two | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 45 | 14 |
2016–17[39] | League Two | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
Total | 80 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 28 | ||
Barnsley | 2017–18[53] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
2018–19[63] | League One | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
2019–20[64] | Championship | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
Total | 61 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2017–18[53] | League One | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2019–20[64] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
KV Oostende | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A
|
20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A
|
19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
Total | 52 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||
Colchester United | 2023-24 | League Two | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
Total | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Career total | 272 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 300 | 62 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
- ^ Two appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
Honours
Norwich City
Luton Town
Barnsley
- EFL League One runner-up: 2018–19[66]
Individual
- Conference Premier Player of the Month: April 2014[16]
- Football League Young Player of the Month: February 2016[36]
- Luton Town Young Player of the Season: 2015–16[37]
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External links
- Profile at the Barnsley F.C. website