Allan Campbell (footballer)

Allan Campbell (born 4 July 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He has also been selected for Scotland at under-21 level.

Allan Campbell
Personal information
Full name Allan Campbell
Date of birth (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2016 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Motherwell 124 (12)
National team‡
2017–2020 Scotland U21 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:47, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:49, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

Campbell, who was born in Glasgow and attended All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School in the city,[1] is a product of the Motherwell Academy having joined the club at the age of 10.

On 29 October 2016, Campbell made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Ross County.[2] On 15 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal, the fourth in a 4–2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, picking up the man of the match award at the same time.[3]

On 13 October 2017, Campbell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2021.[4] That season he took part in the 2017 Scottish League Cup Final (as a substitute) and the 2018 Scottish Cup Final (as a starter), both occasions ending in 2–0 losses to Celtic.

On 23 July 2019, Campbell signed an improved contract which would still end in the summer of 2021.[5]

On 12 September 2020, he scored the only goal of a Scottish Premiership match against St Johnstone,[6] four days after doing the same on international duty against Lithuania under-21s.[7]

International

In September 2017, Campbell was named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the first time ahead of the European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against England and Latvia.[8] He made his debut on 6 October 2017, against England.[9]

Career statistics
As of 4 February 2021[10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2016–17[11] Scottish Premiership 710000—71
2017–18[12] Scottish Premiership 2924030—362
2018–19[13] Scottish Premiership 3520050—402
2019–20[14] Scottish Premiership 3053140—376
2020–21[15] Scottish Premiership 23200003[lower-alpha 1]0262
Total 12412711203014613
Motherwell U20/U21[lower-alpha 2] 2016–17 —2020
2017–18 —1010
Total 0000003030
Career total 12412711206014913
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

References
  1. Congratulations to Allan Campbell S3, All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School, 31 October 2012
  2. "Motherwell 4–1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Motherwell 4–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "Campbell signs four-year deal". Motherwell F.C. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. "Allan Campbell Signs Improved Deal". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. "Motherwell 1-0 St Johnstone: Robinson lauds 'class' Campbell after win". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "Lithuania U21 0-1 Scotland U21: Gemmill's side boost qualification hopes". BBC Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "Scotland U21s call up Greg Docherty, Allan Campbell & Ryan Williamson". BBC Sport. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. Hincks, Michael (6 October 2017). "England U21 too strong for Scotland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  10. Allan Campbell at Soccerway
  11. "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  13. "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  14. "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by Allan Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2020.


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