Cameron Devlin

Cameron Peter Devlin (born 7 June 1998), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Heart of Midlothian.

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 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club 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 23 (1)
National team‡
2015 Australia U20 1 (0)
2021 Australia U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2022

Devlin qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentine in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[2]

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 7 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 April 2022[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney Youth 2018–19 Y-League 30———30
Sydney FC 2018–19 A-League 711[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—91
Total 1011010–121
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 23130——261
Total 23130––261
Career total 783511010854
  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

Club

Sydney FC

References
  1. "Squad list - Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 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. Cameron Devlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. "Cameron Devlin". ALeague Stats. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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