Cammy MacPherson

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Cammy MacPherson
Personal information
Full name Cameron MacPherson
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder & Defender
Team information
Current team
St Johnstone
Number 8
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 St Mirren 61 (4)
2017–2018Stranraer (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2022St Johnstone (loan) 10 (0)
2022– St Johnstone 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2022

Cameron MacPherson (born 29 December 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. [1]

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Career

MacPherson 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]

Personal life

McPherson is the son of former footballer and manager Gus McPherson.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2021 [1] [9]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2016–17 Scottish Championship 0010000010
2017–18 4010001060
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 131103000171
2019–20 162403000232
2020–21 281006000341
Total6147012010814
Stranraer (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League One 9100000091
St Mirren U212018–192 [lower-alpha 3] 2 [lower-alpha 4] 22
2019–202 [lower-alpha 5] 1 [lower-alpha 6] 21
Career total7057012053948
  1. Includes the Scottish Cup
  2. Includes the Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Goals in 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. Appearances in 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup
  6. Goals in 2019–20 Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

St Mirren [1]

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