Cameron Coxe

Cameron Terry Coxe (born 18 December 1998) is a Welsh professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Championship club Cardiff City.

Cameron Coxe
Personal information
Full name Cameron Terry Coxe[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2017 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Cardiff City 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Wales U17 6 (0)
2015–2016 Wales U19 6 (0)
2017– Wales U20 2 (0)
2017– Wales U21 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:19, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Coxe was born in Merthyr Tydfil and attended Afon Taf High School.[3]

Club career

Coxe began his career at Cardiff City, joining the club's youth academy at the age of seven before signing his first professional contract in February 2017.[4][5] He made his professional debut during a 2–1 defeat against Burton Albion in the second round of the EFL Cup on 22 August 2017.[6]

International career

Coxe has represented Wales at under-19 level.[7] In May 2017, Coxe was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. After making his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast,[8] Coxe was named in the starting line-up in Wales' second group match against France but was left out of the final game against Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.[9][10]

Coxe made his debut for the under-21 side on 1 September 2017 in a 3–0 victory over Switzerland.[11] He was named in a preliminary senior Wales squad in May 2018 for a friendly against Mexico but was left out of the final selection.[12]

Career statistics
As of 15 January 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2017–18 Championship 0000100010
2018–19 Premier League 0000000000
2019–20 Championship 0020100030
Career total 0020200040

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Cameron Coxe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. Terry Phillips (20 May 2015). "Cardiff City's 20 best players under 20: The hottest young talent the Bluebirds fans should keep an eye out for". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. "Cameron Coxe". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. Dominic Booth; Tim Coleman (23 August 2017). "Who is Cameron Coxe? The lowdown on Cardiff City's latest prospect and Neil Warnock's verdict on his Burton Albion debut". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. "Cardiff City 1–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. Ian Mitchelmore (8 February 2017). "Son of former Bluebirds legend among academy trio to be offered professional contracts with Cardiff City". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. "Wales U20 2–2 Cote D'Ivoire". Foot Espoirs. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. "Toulon Tournament: France U20 0-0 Wales U20". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  10. "Toulon Tournament: Wales U20 1-0 Bahrain U20". BBC Sport. 23 August 2017.
  11. "Switzerland U21 0–3 Wales U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  12. "Hal Robson-Kanu not included in Wales squad for Mexico friendly". BBC Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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