Cameron MacPherson (born 29 December 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron MacPherson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder & Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | St Mirren | 61 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Stranraer (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | St Johnstone | 54 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Career
editMacPherson started out in the youth system of St Mirren, prior to appearing for the first-team.[2] He made his career debut on 21 January 2017 during a Scottish Cup fixture with Dundee, while his Championship bow arrived ten months later against Falkirk on 21 October.[1][2] In total, MacPherson featured six times for St Mirren throughout 2017–18.[1] On 30 January 2018, Stranraer of League One loaned MacPherson.[1][3] One goal, versus Arbroath on 20 February, in nine matches followed as the club finished 5th.[1][4] He returned to his parent club in August 2018, before netting his first goal for them in December against Aberdeen at St Mirren Park.[1]
In October 2019, MacPherson signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, keeping him at the club until 2022.[5]
MacPherson moved on loan to St Johnstone in August 2021.[6] After MacPherson signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone in January 2022, his parent club St Mirren recalled him in order to negotiate terms for selling him to St Johnstone on a permanent deal.[7] MacPherson joined St Johnstone permanently for an undisclosed fee on 24 January.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 81 | 4 | |||
| Stranraer (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| St Mirren U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 2[d] | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2[e] | 1[f] | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 70 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | 94 | 8 | |||
- ^ Includes the Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes the Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Goals in 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Goals in 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
Honours
edit- St Mirren[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Scotland - C. MacPherson". Soccerway. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Cameron MacPherson signs contract extension". St Mirren F.C. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Cameron MacPherson joins Stranraer on loan". St Mirren F.C. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Cameron MacPherson". Stranraer F.C. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "CAMMY MACPHERSON EXTENDS DEAL TILL 2022". www.stmirren.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "St Johnstone: Jason Kerr & Ali McCann depart as replacements arrive". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Cammy MacPherson: St Mirren explain why midfielder has been recalled from St Johnstone - despite signing pre-contract with Perth club". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Saints sign Cammy MacPherson". St Johnstone Football Club. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Cameron MacPherson - Football Stats". Soccerbase. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
edit- Cammy MacPherson at Soccerway