Dean Campbell
 Dean Campbell UEFA under 17 qualifier v Andorra 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 2001 | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009– | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Aberdeen | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U14 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Scotland U15 | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U16 | 7 | |
| 2016– | Scotland U17 | 12 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018 | |||
Dean Campbell (born 19 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.
Club career
Campbell made his professional debut for Aberdeen in a league match against Celtic on 12 May 2017, aged 16 years, 1 month, 23 days.[1] In doing so he became the youngest ever Aberdeen player, breaking a record previously held by Jack Grimmer,[2] and also became the first player from the Scottish Football Association's performance school programme to make their senior competitive debut. Earlier the same day he sat an English exam at his school, Hazlehead Academy.[3]
A few days prior to his debut, Campbell had been named as the club's Academy 'Player of the year' for the third year in succession.[4][5][6]
Campbell's second league appearance came one year and one day after his first, against the same opponents Celtic; again he was introduced as a substitute, and played his part in a 1–0 win for his team (a first league victory at Celtic Park since 2004) which secured runners-up spot on the last day of the season.[7]
On 10 September 2018 Campbell signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until Summer 2021.[8]
International career
On 13 February 2018, Campbell scored twice (both goals from the penalty spot) as Scotland under-17s beat Spain 2–1 in Marbella, the first Scottish national team to win in Spain since the full team did so in 1963.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 12 September 2018
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen[10] | 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Aberdeen U20/U21[N 1] | 2017–18 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
References
- ↑ MacArthur, Scott (12 May 2017). "Young Guns". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Dons boss McInnes praises teenager Dean Campbell - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ "Campbell makes performance school history". Scottish Football Association. 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Dean becomes the youngest Don". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2014/15". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2015/16". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ↑ "Aberdeen win at Champions Celtic to secure second place in the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Dean signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "Scotland Under-17 goal hero Dean Campbell savours win over Spain". Scottish Football Association. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "D. Campbell". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.