Dean Campbell

Dean Graeme Campbell (born 19 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Barrow.

Dean Campbell
Campbell in 2017
Personal information
Full name Dean Graeme Campbell[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001
Place of birth Bridge of Don, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2023 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Aberdeen 57 (1)
2022 → Kilmarnock (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 → Stevenage (loan) 14 (0)
2023– Barrow 11 (2)
International career‡
2015 Scotland U14 3
2015 Scotland U15 1
2016–2017 Scotland U16 7
2016–2018 Scotland U17 12 (4)
2018 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2018 Scotland U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Aberdeen

Campbell made his first-team debut for Aberdeen as a late substitute in a league match against Celtic on 12 May 2017, aged 16 years, 1 month, 23 days. 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] He scored his first professional goal on 29 December 2018, the second in a 2–1 away win at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.[9]

On 12 March 2019, while still 17 years old, Campbell made his first start for Aberdeen in a 2–0 Scottish Cup quarter-final replay victory against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium.[10] On 3 April 2019, two weeks after his 18th birthday, he made his first league start for the Dons in a 3–1 Premiership win against Motherwell.[11]

Campbell signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aberdeen on 13 December 2019.[12] At the end of the season it was announced that he had won the club's Young Player of the Year award for season 2019–20.[13]

Campbell moved on loan to Kilmarnock in February 2022.[14]

On 15 June 2022, Campbell joined League Two club Stevenage on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[15] On 8 January 2023, Campbell scored the 91st-minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Premier League side Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round, proving to be his only goal for the club.[16] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fourteen years.[17]

Barrow

On 23rd June 2023, Barrow A.F.C. announced they had signed Campbell on a 2 year deal.[18]

International career

Campbell was a member of the Scotland under-16 squad for the 2016 Victory Shield tournament.[19]

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 Scotland national team to win in Spain since the full team did so in 1963.[20]

On 10 October 2018, Campbell captained Scotland under-18s as they drew 1–1 with Uzbekistan in a friendly international.[21]

Campbell was named in the Scotland under-19s squad for the first round of qualifiers for the Euro 2019 U19 championships and made his debut in a 5–0 win against San Marino on 17 November 2018,[22] and was a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw against Sweden 3 days later,[23] a result which guaranteed Scotland topped their section and progression to the elite round of qualification, eventually missing out, losing out in the final game to defending champions Portugal.

He was named in the Under 19 squad for the first round of qualifiers for the Euro 2020 U19 championships, starting all three games, including a 1–0 victory over Germany. This result meant Scotland again topped their group and progressed to the elite qualification round.

On 11 November 2019, he received his first call up to the Scotland under-21s for a Euro 2021 qualifier against Greece

Career statistics
As of 7 October 2023[24]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 81200000101
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 15040205[lower-alpha 1]0260
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 200301000240
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 12000001[lower-alpha 2]0130
Total 571903060751
Aberdeen U20/U21[lower-alpha 3] 2017–18 —2020
2018–19 —1010
Total 0000003030
Kilmarnock (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Championship 8000001 [lower-alpha 3]090
Stevenage (loan) 2022–23 EFL League Two 14041305[lower-alpha 4]0261
Barrow 2022–23 EFL League Two 112001000122
Career total 903131701501254
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Dean Campbell: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Dons boss McInnes praises teenager Dean Campbell". Evening Express. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. "Campbell makes performance school history". Scottish Football Association. 16 May 2017.
  4. "Dean becomes the youngest Don". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2014/15". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2015/16". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. "Aberdeen win at Champions Celtic to secure second place in the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. "Dean signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. "Dons end year on high with victory over Livingston". AFC Heritage Trust.
  10. "Dean Comes Of Age". Football Scotland. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. "McGinn brace restores that Pittodrie winning feeling". AFC Heritage Trust.
  12. Smith, Tyrone (13 December 2019). "Dean Campbell: Aberdeen midfielder extends contract until 2023". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  13. "AFC Player Of The Year 2020". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. Third, Paul (3 February 2022). "Aberdeen midfielder Dean Campbell has a point to prove after making a loan move to Kilmarnock". Press & Journal. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  15. "Dean Campbell joins Stevenage on loan". www.stevenagefc.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  16. "Aston Villa 1-2 Stevenage: Jamie Reid and Dean Campbell goals produce incredible late comeback for League Two side". Sky Sports. 8 January 2023.
  17. "End of Season update". AFC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. "Barrow sign Dean Campbell". www.google.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  19. "Under-16 Victory Shield squad announced". Scottish Football Association. 13 October 2016.
  20. "Scotland Under-17 goal hero Dean Campbell savours win over Spain". Scottish Football Association. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  21. "Scotland 1–1 Uzbekistan". Scottish Football Association. 10 October 2018.
  22. "Scotland 5–0 San Marino". Scottish Football Association. 17 November 2018.
  23. "Scotland 2–2 Sweden". Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2018.
  24. Dean Campbell at Soccerway
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