Cameron Robert Burgess (born 21 October 1995) is a professional soccer player who plays as a

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for club

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. He will join club

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on 1 July 2025. Born in Scotland, he represents the

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Early life

Originally from Portlethen in Aberdeenshire. Burgess's grandfather is Scottish retired international footballer

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. His father, Stuart Burgess, was also a professional player. His family emigrated from Scotland to

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, Australia when he was 11 years old.

Club career

Fulham and loans

Burgess joined the Fulham Academy in 2011 from

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and signed a professional contract with the club in July 2013. He made his

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debut for Fulham, in a 2–1 away loss in the opening match of the 2014–15

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season on 9 August 2014 against

Portman Road Portman Road is a association football, football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, which has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town since 1884. The stadium has also hosted many England youth international matches, and one E ...

. On 15 January 2015, Burgess signed a contract extension with Fulham until June 2017, with an option for another year, and on the same day signed on loan for

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club Ross County until the end of the 2014–15 season. Burgess joined

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

of the

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on loan on 26 January 2016 for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. On 18 July 2016, Burgess joined League One club

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on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut on 6 August 2016 in a 3–0 loss to

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. He scored his first goal for Oldham in a 1–1 draw with

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on 10 December 2016. On 6 January 2017, he moved to Bury on loan for six months.

Scunthorpe United

On 6 June 2017, Burgess joined

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on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club in a 0–3 away win over

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

. On 24 July 2019 he joined Salford City on a season-long loan.

Accrington Stanley

On 3 August 2020 he joined

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on a 3-year deal. He scored on his debut for Accrington in an

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tie against

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. He also scored on his second appearance in an

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tie against Leeds United U21s.

Ipswich Town

On 15 August 2021, Burgess joined

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club

on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the contract having the option for an additional one-year extension. He made his debut for Ipswich two days later in a 1–2 away loss against former loan club Cheltenham Town. The draw with Watford was Burgess' 101st appearance for the Blues after the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road earned him a spot in the club's 100 club.On his achievement, he said: "It's a privilege to be able to play 100 games for this football club, infront of these fans. Everytime you get the chance to play at Portman Road it's a special occasion." On 3 June 2024, Ipswich said they had extended the player's contract by a year.

Swansea City

On 14 June 2025, Burgess agreed to join Championship side

on a three-year contract.

International career

Scotland

Burgess played for Scotland at under-18 and under-19 levels and took part in the

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campaign, playing the full game against Latvia in a 1–1 draw.

Australia

In September 2014 Burgess switched his allegiance permanently to Australia. He was named in the Australia squad for the

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held in

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. 16 March 2015, Burgess was selected as one of twelve overseas based players in a squad of twenty three by head-coach,

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, to take part in the Australian Olyroos' qualification campaign on the road to Brazil 2016 Olympic Games. The first stage of qualification began in a tournament held in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, against minnows Hong Kong, Myanmar and hosts Taiwan. The Olyroos progressed past this qualification tournament to qualify for the

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, which doubles as the final qualification round for the AFC for the Olympics. On 23 December 2015, Burgess was again selected by Vidmar to form part of the Olyroos squad for the

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held in

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between 14 and 30 January 2016. Burgess was first selected for the full

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squad in September 2023. His debut came in a friendly against

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where he played a full game as centre-back, giving away a penalty-kick in the second-half of a 2–2 draw at

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cheltenham Town *

: 2015–16 Salford City *

: 2019–20 Ipswich Town *

runner-up:

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runner-up: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the Ipswich Town F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Cameron 1995 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's youth international footballers Scottish emigrants to Australia Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Men's association football central defenders Perth RedStar FC players Fulham F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen