Cameron Peupion

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Cameron Peupion
Personal information
Full name Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion
Date of birth (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 32
Youth career
Wakehurst FC
Manly United
2015–2020 Sydney FC
2020–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Sydney FC NPL 4 (1)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2023Cheltenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2019 Australia U17 5 (0)
2022– Australia U23 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion (born 23 September 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. He plays internationally for Australia under-23's national team. [1]

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Club career

Peupion started his career with A-League club Sydney FC youth side Sydney FC Youth. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Peupion joined the youth academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 July 2020. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Peupion made his debut for Brighton on 24 August 2022, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute replacing fellow debutant Julio Enciso and assisting Evan Ferguson's first Albion goal in the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round. [10]

He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2023, coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in an eventual 4–1 away loss to Newcastle. [11] He thanked his family for the fantastic reaction of his debut. The "kick-off was at 4.30am for them but they were all up watching," Peupion who is from Sydney. "To feel the support from the people I love back home was really special and I feel very lucky to have them all behind me from Australia," calling his debut "a dream come true" despite the result. [12]

Loan to Cheltenham Town

On 29 August 2023, Peupion signed for League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. [13] He returned to his parent club on 2 January 2024. [14]

International career

Peupion was born in Australia to a French father and English mother. [15] He represented Australia at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. [16] [17] [18] [19] He is eligible to represent France or England internationally. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 10001020
2023–24 Premier League0020000020
Total1020100040
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2022–233 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2023–241 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total4040
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24 League One 600060
Career total70201040140
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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