Cameron McGeehan

Cameron McGeehan
Personal information
Full name Cameron Alexander McGeehan[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995[1]
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2005 Fulham
2005–2011 Chelsea
2011–2013 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Norwich City 0 (0)
2014 → Luton Town (loan) 18 (3)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 4 (3)
2015 → Luton Town (loan) 15 (3)
2015– Luton Town 40 (11)
National team‡
2011 Northern Ireland U17 4 (0)
2013 Northern Ireland U19 3 (0)
2013–2014 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:36, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Cameron Alexander McGeehan (born 6 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Luton Town. He played for the Northern Ireland U17, U19 and U21 teams.

McGeehan began his youth career at Fulham before joining Chelsea and later Norwich City. He captained Norwich to victory in the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup, scoring in both legs of the final against his former club Chelsea. While at Norwich, McGeehan had loan spells both at Luton and Cambridge United, helping the former win promotion to League Two.

Early life and family

McGeehan was born in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London,[1] to Kevin McGeehan and Julie Allen.[3] He is the third of four children, with two older sisters, Lilli and Gracie and a younger brother, Freddie, who plays tennis at the University of Utah.[4] He attended Tiffin School where he played both rugby and cricket.[5] He also excelled academically, achieving straight As at GCSE.[5]

Youth career

Having been signed from Fulham for £80,000 aged 10, McGeehan played for Chelsea from 2005 to 2011 before being released.[6] He then signed for Norwich City in 2011 and was the captain of the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup winning side, scoring in both legs of the final against Chelsea.[7]

Senior career

Norwich City and loans

After time in the Norwich City youth teams, McGeehan signed a one-month youth loan with Conference Premier club Luton Town on 16 January 2014.[6] He made his debut in a 3–0 win over Nuneaton Town on 25 January 2014.[8] After impressing the fans and manager John Still, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[9] McGeehan scored his first goals for the club in consecutive league games; a 1–0 home win over Aldershot Town on 5 April 2014,[10] followed by a 2–0 home win over Tamworth on 8 April 2014.[11] He added a third goal to his tally in a 4–1 home win over Forest Green Rovers on 21 April 2014,[12] after helping Luton to win promotion back to the Football League.[13] McGeehan's performances in Luton's title run-in helped him win the Conference Premier Player of the Month award for April 2014.[14]

McGeehan's first involvement with the Norwich squad came on 26 August 2014 when he was named as an unused substitute in a 3–1 home win over Crawley Town in the League Cup.[15] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in October 2014.[16]

On 13 January 2015, it was announced that McGeehan had joined League Two club Cambridge United on a one-month loan.[17] He made his debut for the club at home to Newport County on 17 January 2015, scoring twice in a man-of-the-match performance.[18][19] Six days after his Football League debut, McGeehan made his first appearance in the FA Cup, playing in Cambridge's fourth round fixture with footballing giants Manchester United at the Abbey Stadium.[20] He played for 90 minutes as Cambridge pulled off a shock result, holding the team 76 places above them in the football pyramid to a 0–0 draw.[20] McGeehan's strong start to his Cambridge career continued, and he once again found himself on the scoresheet in a 1–1 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge.[21] McGeehan received the first red card of his professional career in a 1–0 home defeat to Wycombe Wanderers in what was to be the final match of his loan spell.[22]

On 14 February 2015, it was confirmed that McGeehan had rejoined Luton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2014–15 season, with a view to a permanent transfer.[23] He said that playing for Norwich's under-21 team was "pretty poor in terms of competitive football" and that he had "wanted to come back [to Luton] from the moment I left".[24] McGeehan scored the first goal of his second spell with the club in a 3–2 home defeat to Morecambe.[25] On 6 April 2015, McGeehan's 20th birthday, he scored a late winner in a 1–0 away win over Tranmere Rovers, to end a run of seven consecutive losses for Luton that had seen them drop out of the play-off places.[26]

Luton Town

On 1 July 2015, McGeehan joined Luton Town permanently on a two-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure fee.[27] It was also confirmed that Norwich would receive a "significant portion" of any future transfer fee should he be sold to another club.[27]

McGeehan scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 2–2 draw with Oxford United on 15 August 2015.[28] After coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in Luton's League Cup second round fixture against Stoke City, he scored a last-minute equaliser to take the game to extra time.[29] Luton eventually lost 8–7 on penalties, despite McGeehan netting in the penalty shoot-out.[29] McGeehan was praised for his positive impact in changing the game in Luton's favour. Following an international ban for rejecting a Northern Ireland U21 call-up,[30] McGeehan was available for selection again, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Luke Guttridge, scoring Luton's second goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Notts County.[31] Having briefly been dropped to the bench for the last couple of matches before John Still was sacked, McGeehan returned to the starting line-up in a 3–2 away win over Exeter City on 19 December 2015.[32] He scored a 30th-minute penalty to increase his tally for the season to nine goals.[32][33] McGeehan's tenth goal came later in the season as he scored the winning goal with a half-volley in a 1–0 away win over Wycombe Wanderers on 6 February 2016.[34] He scored a 60th-minute penalty in a 2–1 home win over Hartlepool United on 20 February 2016,[35] followed by a headed goal, his 12th of the season in a 3–2 away win over York City one week later.[36][37] McGeehan's performances in February helped him win the Football League Young Player of the Month award, during which time he scored three goals in five matches.[38] He scored his 13th goal of the season in a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet on 28 March 2016.[39][40] McGeehan was named joint winner of the Luton Town Young Player of the Season award along with Jack Marriott on 1 May 2016, chosen by the Luton Town Management Team.[41]

International career

Born and raised in England, McGeehan also qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his grandmother. He has represented the nation at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[42][43]

On 3 September 2015, McGeehan rejected a call-up from the Northern Ireland under-21s to face Scotland and Iceland as he was reconsidering his international future. As a result, he was suspended by the Northern Irish FA for the duration of the international break, making him unavailable for Luton's match against Cambridge United on 5 September.[30] Luton manager John Still said of McGeehan's suspension: "[he] was chosen for Northern Ireland U21s but has decided that he doesn't want to represent Northern Ireland, even though he has done before. He's had a chat with his family, because I think the Irish comes from a grandmother, and as a very confident young man, he feels that England is his country and he doesn't want to not think he can't make that step."[44]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2013–14[45] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[46] Championship 0000000000
Luton Town (loan) 2013–14[45] Conference Premier 183———183
Cambridge United (loan) 2014–15[46] League Two 4320——63
Luton Town (loan) 2014–15[46] League Two 153———153
Luton Town 2015–16[47] League Two 401110211[lower-alpha 1]14413
Total 55141021115916
Career total 77203021118322
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Club

Norwich City

Luton Town

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Cameron McGeehan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "McGeehan plotting Cup upset against players he grew up with". The Mirror (MGN Limited). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Freddie McGeehan Joins Utes". University of Utah Men's Tennis. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 McCann, Tim. "Football Note" (PDF). The Tiffinian. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Luton Town sign Norwich City's Cameron McGeehan on loan". BBC Sport. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Cameron McGeehan fires Norwich to FA Youth Cup glory against former club Chelsea". Daily Star (Northern and Shell Media Publications). 14 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Luton Town 3–0 Nuneaton Town". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Norwich City midfielder Cameron McGeehan extends Luton Town loan stint". Eastern Daily Press (Archant Community Media Ltd). 18 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Luton Town 1–0 Aldershot Town". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Luton Town 2–0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Luton Town 4–1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Football: Luton Town scoop manager and player of the month prizes". Luton On Sunday (Local World). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Norwich City 3–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "In-demand youngster Cameron McGeehan signs new contract with Norwich City". Eastern Daily Press (Archant Community Media Ltd). 7 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "U's Loan McGeehan". Cambridge United F.C. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Osborne, Chris (17 January 2015). "Cambridge United 4–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Gooding, Matthew (17 January 2015). "Cambridge United 4–0 Newport County". Cambridge United F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (23 January 2015). "Cambridge United 0–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Cambridge United 1–1 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Cambridge United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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  24. ↑ "Cameron McGeehan plans to take his chance with second loan spell at Luton Town". Eastern Daily Press (Archant Community Media Ltd). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Luton Town 2–3 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Cameron McGeehan to join Luton Town". Norwich City F.C. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  28. ↑ "Luton Town 2–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  29. 1 2 Shepka, Phil (25 August 2015). "Luton Town 1–1 Stoke City (Stoke win 8–7 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Cameron McGeehan suspended by Irish FA". Luton Town F.C. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  31. ↑ "Notts County 3–2 Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  32. 1 2 "Exeter City 2–3 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  33. ↑ "Exeter City 2–3 Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  34. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  35. ↑ "Luton Town 2–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  36. ↑ "York City 2–3 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  37. ↑ "York City 2–3 Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  38. 1 2 "Cameron McGeehan named Football League Young Player of the Month". Luton Town F.C. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  39. ↑ "Barnet 2–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  40. ↑ "Barnet 2–1 Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  41. 1 2 "Jack Marriott cleans up at the Trust end of season dinner". Luton Town F.C. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  42. ↑ "Cameron McGeehan". UEFA. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  43. 1 2 "C. McGeehan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  44. ↑ "McGeehan suspended after rejecting Northern Ireland U21 call-up". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd). 3 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  45. 1 2 "Games played by Cameron McGeehan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  46. 1 2 3 "Games played by Cameron McGeehan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Cameron McGeehan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

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