Cameron Peupion
Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion (born 23 September 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town of League One on loan from the academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. He plays internationally for Australia under-23's national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Cheltenham Town (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
Youth career | |||
Wakehurst FC | |||
Manly United | |||
2015–2020 | Sydney FC | ||
2020–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Sydney FC NPL | 4 | (1) |
2022– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | (0) |
2023– | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Australia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Australia U23 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:23, 7 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023 |
Club career
Peupion started his career with A-League club Sydney FC youth side Sydney FC Youth.[2][3][4][5]
Brighton & Hove Albion
Peupion joined the youth academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 July 2020.[6][7][8][9]
Peupion made his debut for Brighton on 24 August 2022, coming on as an 80th minute substitute replacing fellow debutant Julio Enciso and assisting Evan Ferguson's first Albion goal in the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round.[10]
He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2023, coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in an eventual 4–1 away loss to Newcastle.[11] He thanked his family for the fantastic reaction of his debut. The "kick-off was at 4.30am for them but they were all up watching," Peupion who is from Sydney. "To feel the support from the people I love back home was really special and I feel very lucky to have them all behind me from Australia," calling his debut "a dream come true" despite the result.[12]
Loan to Cheltenham Town
On 29 August 2023, Peupion signed for League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[13]
International career
Peupion was born in Australia to a French father and English mother.[14] He represented Australia at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[15][16][17][18] He is eligible to represent France internationally.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 4 October 2023[20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- Owen, Brian (29 June 2022). "Australia's Cameron Peupion signs new deal at Brighton". The Argus.
- "Meet Cameron Peupion: The 19-year-old Aussie working towards a Premier League debut at Brighton". sport.optus.com.au.
- "How Mooy meeting sealed Sydney whiz-kid Peupion's move to Brighton". sbs.com.au.
- "'I ACTUALLY WASN'T BLOWN AWAY': EX SYDNEY FC A-LEAGUE PRODIGY DREAMING OF PREMIER LEAGUE BREAKTHROUGH". ftbl.com.au.
- "Cameron Peupion Brighton: From Sydney FC Academy to EPL club". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
- "The five youngsters who could shape Australia's next golden generation". frontpagefootball.net. 26 December 2021.
- "A-Leagues talent at core of Olyroos story: Meet the squad chasing history in Asia". keepup.com.au. 12 June 2022.
- "Joeys gun Cameron Peupion named for series of Joeys matches in UK". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
- "Socceroos pair give key message to Cameron Peupion". theargus.co.uk. 18 August 2020.
- "Forest Green 0-3 Brighton: Albion to face Arsenal in third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- Talbot, Bruce (18 May 2023). "Late goals make it tough on the Tyne for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- Bishop, Matt (20 May 2023). "Peupion thanks family for fantastic reaction to debut". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- "Robins sign Cameron Peupion on loan". www.ctfc.com. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- Lewis, Dave (25 August 2022). "Aussie young gun makes winning Brighton debut". FTBL. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- "Australian teenager Cameron Peupion is edging closer to a Premier League debut after scoring in his first match for Brighton's under-23 team". sportingnews.com. 18 May 2023.
- "Zac Emmerson, Cameron Peupion learn fast as Albion eye glory". theargus.co.uk. 5 May 2021.
- "Manly footballer Cameron Peupion cracks Joeys World Cup squad". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
- "'We can get better and will get better': Peupion insists Joeys are ready for Hungary". myfootball.com.au. 28 October 2019.
- "'When Mat Ryan left, we became the team most Aussies wanted to see relegated'". theathletic.com (Archived).
- Marc Leonard at Soccerbase
External links
- Cameron Peupion at Soccerway