Dean Campbell

Dean Campbell

Campbell in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Dean Graeme Campbell [1]
Date of birth	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bridge of Don, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Barrow
Number	4
Youth career
2009–2023	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	Aberdeen	57	(1)
2022	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	8	(0)
2022–2023	→ Stevenage (loan)	14	(0)
2023–	Barrow	27	(3)
International career‡
2015	Scotland U14	3
2015	Scotland U15	1
2016–2017	Scotland U16	7
2016–2018	Scotland U17	12	(4)
2018	Scotland U18	1	(0)
2018	Scotland U19	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 6 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Dean Graeme Campbell (born 19 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Barrow.

Club career

Aberdeen

Campbell made his first-team debut for Aberdeen as a late substitute in a league match against Celtic on 12 May 2017, aged 16 years, 1 month, 23 days. In doing so he became the youngest ever Aberdeen player, breaking a record previously held by Jack Grimmer, ^[2] and also became the first player from the Scottish Football Association's performance school programme to make their senior competitive debut. Earlier the same day he sat an English exam at his school, Hazlehead Academy. ^[3]

A few days prior to his debut, Campbell had been named as the club's Academy 'Player of the year' for the third year in succession. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Campbell's second league appearance came one year and one day after his first, against the same opponents Celtic; again he was introduced as a substitute, and played his part in a 1–0 win for his team (a first league victory at Celtic Park since 2004) which secured runners-up spot on the last day of the season. ^[7]

On 10 September 2018 Campbell signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until Summer 2021. ^[8] He scored his first professional goal on 29 December 2018, the second in a 2–1 away win at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership. ^[9]

On 12 March 2019, while still 17 years old, Campbell made his first start for Aberdeen in a 2–0 Scottish Cup quarter-final replay victory against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. ^[10] On 3 April 2019, two weeks after his 18th birthday, he made his first league start for the Dons in a 3–1 Premiership win against Motherwell. ^[11]

Campbell signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aberdeen on 13 December 2019. ^[12] At the end of the season it was announced that he had won the club's Young Player of the Year award for season 2019–20. ^[13]

Campbell moved on loan to Kilmarnock in February 2022. ^[14]

On 15 June 2022, Campbell joined League Two club Stevenage on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season. ^[15] On 8 January 2023, Campbell scored the 91st-minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Premier League side Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round, proving to be his only goal for the club. ^[16] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fourteen years. ^[17]

Barrow

On 23 June 2023, Barrow announced they had signed Campbell on a two-year deal. ^[18]

International career

Campbell was a member of the Scotland under-16 squad for the 2016 Victory Shield tournament. ^[19]

On 13 February 2018, Campbell scored twice (both goals from the penalty spot) as Scotland under-17s beat Spain 2–1 in Marbella, the first Scotland national team to win in Spain since the full team did so in 1963. ^[20]

On 10 October 2018, Campbell captained Scotland under-18s as they drew 1–1 with Uzbekistan in a friendly international. ^[21]

Campbell was named in the Scotland under-19s squad for the first round of qualifiers for the Euro 2019 U19 championships and made his debut in a 5–0 win against San Marino on 17 November 2018, ^[22] and was a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw against Sweden 3 days later, ^[23] a result which guaranteed Scotland topped their section and progression to the elite round of qualification, eventually missing out, losing out in the final game to defending champions Portugal.

He was named in the Under 19 squad for the first round of qualifiers for the Euro 2020 U19 championships, starting all three games, including a 1–0 victory over Germany. This result meant Scotland again topped their group and progressed to the elite qualification round.

On 11 November 2019, he received his first call up to the Scotland under-21s for a Euro 2021 qualifier against Greece

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024 ^[24]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	15	0	4	0	2	0	5 [a]	0	26	0
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	20	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	12	0	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	13	0
	Total		57	1	9	0	3	0	6	0	75	1
Aberdeen U20/U21 [c]	2017–18		—						2	0	2	0
	2018–19		—						1	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Kilmarnock (loan)	2021–22	Scottish Championship	8	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	9	0
Stevenage (loan)	2022–23	EFL League Two	14	0	4	1	3	0	5 [d]	0	26	1
Barrow	2023–24	EFL League Two	26	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	3
Career total			105	4	14	1	7	0	15	0	141	5

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Dean Campbell: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
2. "Dons boss McInnes praises teenager Dean Campbell". Evening Express. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
3. "Campbell makes performance school history". Scottish Football Association. 16 May 2017.
4. "Dean becomes the youngest Don". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
5. "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2014/15". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
6. "AFC Youth Academy Player of the Year Awards Ceremony 2015/16". Official website. Aberdeen F.C. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
7. "Aberdeen win at Champions Celtic to secure second place in the Scottish Premiership". BBC Sport . 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
8. "Dean signs new deal". Aberdeen F.C. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
9. "Dons end year on high with victory over Livingston". AFC Heritage Trust.
10. "Dean Comes Of Age". Football Scotland. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
11. "McGinn brace restores that Pittodrie winning feeling". AFC Heritage Trust.
12. Smith, Tyrone (13 December 2019). "Dean Campbell: Aberdeen midfielder extends contract until 2023". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
13. "AFC Player Of The Year 2020" . Retrieved 15 June 2020.
14. Third, Paul (3 February 2022). "Aberdeen midfielder Dean Campbell has a point to prove after making a loan move to Kilmarnock". Press & Journal. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
15. "Dean Campbell joins Stevenage on loan". www.stevenagefc.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
16. "Aston Villa 1-2 Stevenage: Jamie Reid and Dean Campbell goals produce incredible late comeback for League Two side". Sky Sports. 8 January 2023.
17. "End of Season update". AFC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
18. "Barrow sign Dean Campbell". www.google.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
19. "Under-16 Victory Shield squad announced". Scottish Football Association. 13 October 2016.
20. "Scotland Under-17 goal hero Dean Campbell savours win over Spain". Scottish Football Association. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
21. "Scotland 1–1 Uzbekistan". Scottish Football Association. 10 October 2018.
22. "Scotland 5–0 San Marino". Scottish Football Association. 17 November 2018.
23. "Scotland 2–2 Sweden". Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2018.
24. Dean Campbell at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at the Aberdeen F.C. website
• Dean Campbell at the Scottish Football Association