Full name Henry Anthony Cameron Name Henry Cameron Date joined 2015 Weight 70 kg | Number 11 Height 1.78 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Date of birth (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 18) Place of birth Lytham St Annes, England Similar People Tom Aldred, Charles Dunne, Dom Telford | ||
Henry cameron signs first pro contract
Henry Anthony Cameron (born 28 June 1997) is an New Zealand international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Limerick in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
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- Henry cameron signs first pro contract
- Signing welcome henry cameron
- Blackpool
- International career
- Club
- References
Signing welcome henry cameron
Blackpool
Cameron started his football career at Blackpool. He first joined them at 11 and began his first-year scholars in 2013. Cameron played regularly for the Blackpool youth team in his first year, helping them to win North-West Division Development League and to reach the Lancashire FA Professional Youth Cup (which they lost to Oldham Athletic).
Cameron signed an 18-month professional contract with Blackpool on 14 January 2015, something which Cameron describe it as a 'dream come true'. He made his debut for Blackpool's senior team on 31 January 2015, in a 1–0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Cameron then scored his first goal for the club on 15 April 2015, in a match in which he also claimed an assist on a goal scored by Andrea Orlandi. During the match against Cardiff City on 25 April 2015, Cameron was at fault when he conceded a penalty after fouling Aron Gunnarsson in the box, allowing Eoin Doyle to convert. The 3–2 loss in this game resulted in Blackpool being relegated. Cameron later stated in the club's sessions on In The Spotlight that conceding the penalty was his most embarrassing moment in his football career to date. In his first season at the club, Cameron made eleven appearances, and at the end of the season he was awarded the Chris Muir Memorial Trophy, the club's award for its top youth player. In June 2015, Cameron signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him with Blackpool until 2017.
In the 2015–16 season, Cameron continued to be a first team regular, making several starts in the first half of the season. Cameron played a major role with assists for the winning goals against Scunthorpe United on 5 September 2015 and Swindon Town on 3 October 2015. An anterior cruciate ligament injury left him out for the whole 2015–16 season.
In January 2017, Cameron joined Telford United in the National League North on a one-month loan deal, along with teammate Luke Higham. Cameron was subsequently released by Blackpool at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Limerick
On 2 July 2017, Cameron signed for Limerick F.C.. He signed an 18 month contract that sees him at the Irish club until the end of the 2018 season.
International career
Despite being born in Lytham St Annes, England, it was reported in August 2015 that Anthony Hudson was looking to call Cameron up for the New Zealand national football team. This came after Cameron was discovered to be eligible to play for New Zealand through his mother. Cameron described being called up by New Zealand as a proud moment and an honour for his family and himself.
Cameron made his debut for the New Zealand national football team in a 0–1 victory over Oman on 13 November 2015. However, Cameron's debut suffered a setback when he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, resulting him being carried off on a stretcher and being replaced by Alex Rufer. Cameron was sidelined for the whole 2015–16 season and required surgery as a result of his injury.