Cameron Devlin

Cameron Peter Devlin (born 7 June 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heart of Midlothian and the Australia national team.

Cameron Devlin
Personal information
Full name Cameron Peter Devlin[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team 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 63 (2)
International career‡
2015 Australia U20 1 (0)
2021 Australia U23 2 (0)
2022– Australia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

Club career

Sydney FC

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 seven 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.[3]

Wellington Phoenix

On 4 July 2019, Devlin signed a two-year deal with the Wellington Phoenix after turning down a contract to stay with Sydney.[4] 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.[5]

Hearts

On 28 June 2021, it was announced that Devlin had signed a two-year deal with the Newcastle Jets.[6] 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,[7] which he did on 24 August.[8]

International career

Youth

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.[9]

Devlin was initially named as a reserve players for the Australian under-23 side at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[10] He was added to the Australian Olympic squad after the International Olympic Committee expanded squad sizes for the tournament.[11]

Devlin made one appearance at the 2020 Olympic Games, coming on as a late substitute as Australia lost 2–0 to Egypt.[12]

Senior

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.[13] He came on for his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the second game on 25 September 2022, in Auckland.[14]

On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Devlin was included in the Australian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[15] Devlin did not take the field in the tournament for Australia, who were eliminated by Argentina in the round of sixteen.[16]

Career statistics
As of 23 October 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 711[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—91
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2019–20 ISPS Handa Premiership 20———20
Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 A-League 2001[lower-alpha 1]1—1[lower-alpha 3]0221
2020–21 A-League 231—[lower-alpha 4]——231
Total 45111–10472
Hearts 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 25140——291
2022–23 Scottish Premiership 3013170—402
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 800042—122
Total 63271112–815
Career total 118492122101408
  1. Appearances in FFA Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearances in A-League Finals
  4. 2020 FFA Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19

Honours

Sydney FC

References
  1. "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. "Soccerway Sydney v Adelaide". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. Rollo, Phillip (4 July 2019). "Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay brings Cameron Devlin over from Sydney". Stuff.co.nz.
  5. Rollo, Phillip (29 February 2020). "Cameron Devlin soaring to new heights at Wellington Phoenix after spreading his wings". Stuff.
  6. Gardiner, James (28 June 2021). "Leap of faith: New coach predicts bright future for Jets". Newcastle Herald.
  7. Anderson, Barry (5 August 2021). "Hearts' five-figure deal for Cameron Devlin explained as club reveal how they identified Australian midfielder". Edinburgh Evening News.
  8. Anderson, Barry (24 August 2021). "Cameron Devlin set for Hearts as UK visa is approved for Australian midfielder". Edinburgh Evening News.
  9. Parkinson, Andrew (14 October 2015). "Young Socceroo Cameron Devlin lives his dream". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  10. Roni, Jayden (28 June 2021). "Devlin named as train on player for Olympics". Newcastle Jets FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. "Tilio, Wales, Holmes & Devlin added to Australian Olympic Team". Football Australia. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  12. "Cameron Devlin: Hearts close to signing Australia's Olympic midfielder from Newcastle Jets". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022. 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.
  13. "Devlin 'very excited' by Australia call-up". BBC Sport. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  14. "New Zealand vs Australia, International Friendlies, Round 1, 25th Sep 2022". Socceroos. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  15. Conrad, Alex (11 November 2022). "'That is f***ing out of control': The brilliant moment Socceroos bolter breaks down over Cup call-up". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  16. "Socceroo who didn't play a minute lands priceless Messi souvenir". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  17. Cameron Devlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  18. "Cameron Devlin". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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