Josh Campbell (footballer)

Last updated

Josh Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 32
Youth career
–2019 Hibernian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Hibernian 85 (12)
2019 → Airdrieonians (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020 → Arbroath (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Edinburgh City (loan) 20 (7)
International career‡
2022 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:34, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Josh Campbell (born 6 May 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Campbell has previously played for Airdrieonians, Arbroath and Edinburgh City, and represented Scotland once at under-21 level.

Contents

Club career

Born in Edinburgh, [1] Campbell came through the youth system at Hibernian. He was loaned to Airdrieonians in January 2019, [2] and made his first team debut for Hibs in a League Cup match against Stirling Albion in July 2019. [3] He was loaned to Arbroath in August 2019. [4]

In September 2020, Campbell was loaned to Edinburgh City. [5] He helped them progress to the promotion play-off final with goals in both legs of the semi-final against Elgin City. [6] [7] Campbell ended his loan spell with Edinburgh City having scored nine goals in thirty games. [8]

Following his return from his loan spell at Edinburgh City, Campbell came off the bench for Hibernian in their first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers against Andorran side FC Santa Coloma, in the second leg of the qualifying round Campbell played the full game for Hibernian in their 2–1 away win. [9] [10] Three days later Campbell made his league debut for Hibernian as he came off the bench in the club's 3–2 victory against Motherwell. [11]

On 1 December 2021, Campbell signed a new long-term contract with Hibernian, running until 2025. [12] Campbell scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 1–1 draw against St Mirren on 11 December 2021. [13]

Campbell scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Aberdeen on 28 January 2023. [14] Speaking afterwards, Campbell said that it was the first time he had done that at any level since he played as a forward at school. [14] He signed a new contract with Hibs in February 2023, with it due to run until the end of the 2026–27 season. [15]

International career

He was selected in the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2022. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 14 September 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2019–20 Scottish Premiership000020—20
2020–21 Scottish Premiership000000—00
2021–22 Scottish Premiership26140203 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
2022–23 Scottish Premiership368104100419
2023–24 Scottish Premiership19300305 [lower-alpha 2] 2275
2024–25 Scottish Premiership400050—90
Total8512501618211415
Airdrieonians (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 1401000—150
Arbroath (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 902000—110
Edinburgh City (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League Two 20720404 [lower-alpha 3] 2309
Career total1281910020112417024

Related Research Articles

Liam Craig is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is an attack-minded creative midfield player who operates on the left side of midfield or in a central position. He has played for Falkirk, St Johnstone and Hibernian during a sixteen-year career. Upon retiring at the end of the 2020–21 season, he became a coach with St Johnstone.

Season 2009–10 for Hibernian was their eleventh consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier League. The SPL season began on 15 August 2009, with a 2–1 win against St Mirren at home. After a very strong start to the season in which they challenged for the league leadership, Hibs then had a slump in form in the later part of the season. The team eventually secured a Europa League place via finishing fourth in the SPL by winning 2–0 on the final day at Tannadice. Hibs were eliminated from the Scottish Cup in a quarter final replay by Ross County and were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup in the third round by St Johnstone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Allan</span> Scottish footballer

Scott Allan is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is a player-coach for Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts.

Samuel Stanton is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers. He has also previously played for Hibernian, with loan spells at each of Cowdenbeath, Livingston & Dumbarton, before moving to Dundee United, Phoenix Rising and Dundalk as well as representing Scotland at youth international level.

The 2013–14 season was Hibernian's fifteenth consecutive season in the top flight of the Scottish football league system, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 1998–99 season. Having lost the 2013 Scottish Cup Final to league champions Celtic, Hibs entered the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, but suffered a Scottish record aggregate defeat against Swedish club Malmö in the second qualifying round. Hibs also competed in the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup but lost to Heart of Midlothian in the quarter-final at Easter Road. Days after that defeat, manager Pat Fenlon resigned and was replaced with Terry Butcher. Hibs were knocked out of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup in the fifth round by Raith Rovers. A long winless run to finish the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership season meant that Hibs finished in 11th place, and they were relegated after a playoff against Hamilton Academical.

Scott Anthony Martin is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical as a midfielder. Martin has previously played for Hibernian, and on loan for Forfar Athletic and Arbroath.

Simon Murray is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

Kevin Michael Nisbet is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Aberdeen, on loan from EFL Championship club Millwall and the Scotland national team. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian, as well as East Stirlingshire, Ayr United and Dumbarton on loan.

Ryan Thomas Porteous is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Watford and the Scotland national team. He has previously played for Hibernian and spent a spell on loan at Edinburgh City, and represented Scotland at the under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels before making his full international debut in September 2022.

The 2018–19 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) second season of play back in the top league of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs also entered the Europa League, and progressed through two qualifying rounds before losing to Norwegian club Molde. They were knocked out of the League Cup in a penalty shootout by Aberdeen, and in the Scottish Cup by Celtic, and finished fifth in the league.

Jamie Gullan is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. Gullan has previously played for Hibernian, where he spent loan spells with Gala Fairydean Rovers, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers, before joining Raith permanently in 2022.

The 2019–20 season was Hibernian's third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs finished seventh in the league, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost to Celtic in the semi-finals of the League Cup and Hearts in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Scott Alexander Stewart is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish League One club Arbroath as a full-back or midfielder. He began his career at Airdrieonians.

Ben Stirling is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Stenhousemuir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–21 in Scottish football</span>

The 2020–21 season was the 124th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 1 August 2020 with the first round of matches in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership. The start of all other domestic competitions were delayed until at least October 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and most games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions.

Josh Thomas Doig is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Serie B club Sassuolo. He has previously played for Hibernian, Queen's Park and Hellas Verona, and has represented Scotland at the under-21 level.

Innes Murray is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Arbroath. He has previously played for Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic and Edinburgh City.

The 2021–22 season was Hibernian's (Hibs) fifth season of play back in the top league of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs lost 2–1 to Celtic in the League Cup final and by the same score to Hearts in a Scottish Cup semi-final. Earlier in the season they participated in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, losing to Croatian side HNK Rijeka.

The 2022–23 season was Hibernian's sixth season of play back in the Scottish Premiership, top division of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. Hibs were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round and at the group stage of the League Cup.

The 2022–23 season is St Mirren's 5th consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football since being promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. The club also participated in the League Cup and Scottish Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 Josh Campbell at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Emerson Hyndman: Bournemouth midfielder returns from Hibernian at end of loan spell". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Hardie, David (16 July 2019). "Paul Heckingbottom urges 'competitive' Josh Campbell to seize Hibs chance". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "LOANS FOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD TRIO". Hibernian FC. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "YOUNG TRIO SECURE LOAN DEALS". Hibernian FC. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Elgin City 0–1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ↑ McGlade, Neil (11 May 2021). "Josh Campbell stunner seals Edinburgh City's place in League One play-off final". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Josh Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Moffat, Colin (22 July 2021). "Hibernian 3–0 FC Santa Coloma". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Reed, Matthew (29 July 2021). "FC Santa Coloma 1–2 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Watt, Martin (1 August 2021). "Motherwell 2–3 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Josh Campbell Signs New Deal!". Hibernian FC. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Moffat, Colin (11 December 2021). "St Mirren 1–1 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Josh Campbell thankful for penalty duties to complete Hibernian hat-trick". STV News. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Campbell signs new long-term deal". BBC Sport. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  16. ↑ McPartlin, Patrick (9 March 2022). "Josh Campbell: First Scotland call-up for Hibs midfielder as he joins Josh Doig in under-21 squad". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Josh Campbell at Soccerbase
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.