Greg Cameron (born 10 April 1988) is a Scottish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who last played for
Montrose. He previously played for
Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
between 2004 and 2010, from where he had loan spells with
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
,
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...
,
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
and
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...
. He then played for
Brechin City
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...
before joining Montrose, initially on loan. He has represented Scotland up to and including
under-21 level.
Domestic career
Cameron progressed through the
Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
youth program, making his début midway through the
2004–05 season. In October 2006, his progress saw him sign a new contract, taking him up to 2010.
In late October 2007, having played twice for United weeks earlier, Cameron joined
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
on a month's loan,
reuniting him with former manager
Ian McCall. After playing three league matches, Cameron returned to
Tannadice
Tannadice Park ( gd, Pàirc Thanachais), usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1 ...
, moving on loan to
St Johnstone
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...
in January 2008.
After just six games, however, Cameron suffered a knee injury, ending his season. Featuring just three times for Dundee United in the
2007–08 season, Cameron failed to feature in any first team match day squad in
2008–09 and was sent on loan to
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...
until June. With one year of his contract remaining, Cameron returned to United, although he joined
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...
on trial in August, which failed to lead to a move.
In June 2013 Cameron signed for
Brechin City
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...
.
References
External links
Official Dundee United website profile*
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Dundee
Scottish footballers
Scotland youth international footballers
Scotland under-21 international footballers
Association football midfielders
Dundee United F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
League of Ireland players
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
Scottish Professional Football League players
Montrose F.C. players