Cameron Peter Devlin (born 7 June 1998) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and the Australia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cameron Peter Devlin[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sutherland Sharks | |||
2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Sutherland Sharks | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 29 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 13 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Sydney FC | 7 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Wellington Phoenix | 44 | (1) |
2019 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
After being part of Sydney FC NPL team, Devlin got a call up to play for Sydney FC in the 2018–19 A-League season, making 7 appearances off the bench including an AFC Champions League appearance against Kawasaki Frontale. He scored his first professional goal on 1 March 2019 in a 2–0 win over Adelaide.[2]
On 4 July 2019, Devlin signed a two-year deal with the Wellington Phoenix after turning down a contract to stay with Sydney.[3] In his first few months, Devlin only made sporadic appearances off the bench alongside two appearances for the reserve team.
On 14 December 2019, following an injury to regular midfielder Alex Rufer, Devlin made his starting debut for the Phoenix in a 0–0 draw with Melbourne Victory; he quickly became an integral player for the team, being named A-League Player of the Month for December and retaining his starting spot even when Rufer recovered.[4]
On 28 June 2021, it was announced that Devlin had signed a two-year deal with the Newcastle Jets.[5] However, by August 2021 a transfer fee had been agreed with the Jets for Devlin to join Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, subject to the player securing a United Kingdom visa,[6] which he did on 24 August.[7]
In October 2015, Devlin was selected for the Australia under-20 team to play in 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He made his youth international debut on 4 October 2015, playing in a win over Laos.[8]
Devlin was initially named as a reserve players for the Australian under-23 side at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[9] He was added to the Australian Olympic squad after the International Olympic Committee expanded squad sizes for the tournament.[10]
Devlin made one appearance at the 2020 Olympic Games, coming on as a late substitute as Australia lost 2–0 to Egypt.[11]
Devlin was called up to the Australian senior side for the first time in September 2022 for two friendly matches against New Zealand in the leadup to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] He came on for his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the second game on 25 September 2022, in Auckland.[13]
On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Devlin was included in the Australian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 7 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2019–20 | ISPS Handa Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Wellington Phoenix | 2019–20 | A-League | 20 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
2020–21 | A-League | 23 | 1 | —[lower-alpha 4] | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
Total | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
Hearts | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 48 | 1 | |||
Career total | 91 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4 |
Sydney FC
He made one appearances for Australia's Under-23 side at the Olympics, as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat by Egypt.
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