Cameron Burgess
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Burgess[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back, Left full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cheltenham Town (on loan from Fulham) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Celtic | ||
| 2006–2011 | ECU Joondalup | ||
| 2011–2014 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ross County (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Australia U23 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:54, 26 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Cameron Burgess is an Australian footballer who plays as a central or left defender for English club Cheltenham Town on loan from Fulham and is part of the Australian Olyroos team.
Club career
Fulham
Burgess joined the Fulham Academy in 2011 from ECU Joondalup and signed a professional contract with the club in July 2013.[2] He made his first team debut for Fulham, in a 2–1 away loss in the opening match of the 2014–15 Championship season on 9 August 2014 against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.[3]
On 15 January 2015, Burgess signed a contract extension with Fulham until June 2017, with an option for another year and on the same day signed on loan for Scottish Premiership club Ross County until the end of the 2014–15 season.[4]
Burgess joined Cheltenham Town of the National League on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season on 26 January 2016.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 15 January 2015
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2014–15[6] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
International career
Scotland
Burgess played for Scotland U-19 team and took part in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification campaign, playing the full game against Latvia in a 1-1 draw.[7]
Australia
In September 2014 Burgess switched his allegiance permanently to Australia.[8] He was named in the Australia squad for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship held in Myanmar.[9]
16 March 2015, Burgess was selected as one of twelve overseas based players in a squad of twenty three by head-coach, Aurelio Vidmar, to take part in the Australian Olyroos' qualification campaign on the road to Brazil 2016 Olympic Games. The first stage of qualification began in a tournament held in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, against minnows Hong Kong, Myanmar and hosts Taiwan.[10] The Olyroos progressed past this qualification tournmanet to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship, which doubles as the final qualification round for the AFC for the Olympics. 23 December 2015, Burgess was again selected by Vidmar to form part of the Olyroos squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship held in Doha, Qatar between 14-30 January 2016.[11]
Personal life
Burgess's grandfather is retired Scottish international footballer Campbell Forsyth.[8] His father, Stuart Burgess, was also professional football player.
References
- ↑ "01 February 2013 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Cameron Burgess Player Profile". Fulham F.C. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Extension & loan for Burgess". Fulham F.C. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Burgess' Cheltenham Loan". Fulham F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Cameron Burgess in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Under-19 2014 - Scotland-Latvia – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Australia wins battle with Scotland for promising football star Cameron Burgess". 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Okon optimistic as Young Socceroos target World Cup". The-AFC.com. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Olyroos squad of 23 named by Aurelio Vidmar as quest for 2016 Olympic Games qualification begins". ABC News. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ Greco, John (2015-12-23). "Socceroos promotion a carrot for Olyroos - Vidmar". Goal.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
External links
- Fulham F.C. profile
- Cameron Burgess career statistics at Soccerbase
- Cameron Burgess profile at Soccerway
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