Cammy Smith

Cameron Smith (born 24 August 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship club Ayr United. He began his career with Aberdeen, and initially played for Dundee United on loan in 2016 before joining St Mirren. He rejoined Dundee United permanently in 2019, and was on loan to Irish club Dundalk in 2020. He joined Ayr United in January 2021 after an initial loan spell. Smith has represented Scotland at various levels up to under-21 international.

Cammy Smith

Personal information
Full name	Cameron Smith
Date of birth	24 August 1995
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Ayr United
Youth career
	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2017	Aberdeen	76	(3)
2016–2017	→ Dundee United (loan)	16	(1)
2017	→ St Mirren (loan)	15	(1)
2017–2019	St Mirren	53	(10)
2019–2021	Dundee United	22	(2)
2020	→ Dundalk (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	→ Ayr United (loan)	4	(2)
2021–	Ayr United
National team^‡
2010–2011	Scotland U16[2]	5	(1)
2011–2012	Scotland U17[3]	12	(1)
2012–2014	Scotland U19	7	(1)
2015	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:42, 22 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Career

Aberdeen

Smith was raised in the village of Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, where he was a neighbour of fellow footballer Scott Wright, and attended Bridge of Don Academy.[4] He came through Aberdeen's youth system, and was considered to be one of their brightest prospects.[5] Manager Craig Brown wanted to give Smith his debut at the start of the 2011–12 season; however, Smith was under 16 and Scottish Premier League rules prevented him from playing. He eventually made his debut on 21 April 2012, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[6]

Smith's first game of the 2012–13 season came as a substitute at Pittodrie against St Mirren, in which he hit the crossbar with a header. He went on to score his first senior goal with a header in a 1–1 draw at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Smith came on as an early substitute in Aberdeen's win in the League Cup Final over the same opposition but was himself substituted later in the game.[7] In the 2014–15 season, Smith made several substitute appearances and scored in a 2–0 win against St Johnstone, at the time sending the Dons to the top of the table.[8]

In July 2016, Smith joined Scottish Championship side Dundee United on loan[9] where he scored five goals in 23 appearances.[10] His loan with United was cut short on 26 January 2017.[11][12]

St Mirren

After leaving Dundee United, Smith was loaned to fellow Championship side St Mirren for the remainder of the season.[10] After his loan deal ended, Smith signed a two-year contract to join St Mirren on a permanent transfer on 22 May 2017.[13] He was St Mirren's player of the year in 2018 as they won the Championship title and were promoted.

Dundee United

Smith rejoined Dundee United on a permanent basis in January 2019, for an undisclosed transfer fee.[14]

On 3 February 2020, it was announced that Smith had joined League of Ireland Premier Division Champions Dundalk on loan, following a successful trial period.[15] He returned to Dundee United in June 2020, following the shutdown of football caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Smith was loaned to Ayr United in October 2020.[17]

On 20 January 2021, it was announced that Smith had left Dundee Utd., following the expiration of his contract. [18]

Ayr United

After leaving Dundee United, Smith signed a short-term contract with Ayr United.[19]

Style of play

Smith is primarily a forward but can also play in midfield.[5] His Aberdeen manager Craig Brown said that he was, "a strong, gifted striker." and said that he played like Dennis Bergkamp but was built like Joe Harper.[20]

Career statistics

As of 14 October 2020[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Aberdeen	2011–12[22]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2012–13[23]		18	1	1	0	2	0	—		21	1
	2013–14[24]	Scottish Premiership	18	0	2	0	2	1	—		22	1
	2014–15[25]		24	2	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	30	2
	2015–16[26]		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2016–17[27]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		76	3	4	0	7	1	2	0	89	4
Dundee United (loan)	2016–17[27]	Scottish Championship	16	1	0	0	4	4	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	5
St Mirren (loan)	2016–17[27]		15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	17	2
St Mirren	2017–18[28]		34	10	2	1	4	2	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	13
	2018–19[29]	Scottish Premiership	19	0	0	0	5	2	—		24	2
	Total		53	10	2	1	9	4	3	0	67	15
Dundee United	2018–19[29]	Scottish Championship	7	1	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	12	1
	2019–20[30]		10	1	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	12	1
	2020–21[31]	Scottish Premiership	4	0	0	0	3	2	—		7	2
	Total		21	2	3	0	4	2	2	0	31	4
Dundalk (loan)	2020[21]	League of Ireland Premier Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			186	17	11	2	24	11	9	0	231	30

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish League Cup: 2013–14[7]

St Mirren

• Scottish Championship: 2017–18

References

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2. "Cameron Smith Under 16". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
3. "Cameron Smith Under 17". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
4. "RedMatchday Feature: Living the dream". Aberdeen FC. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
5. "Cammy Smith tipped to become next teen Aberdeen FC star". Evening Express – Aberdeen. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
6. "Inverness 0–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
7. Campbell, Andy (16 March 2014). "Aberdeen 0-0 Inverness (aet, 4-2 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
8. "Aberdeen 2–0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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14. "Dundee United: Cammy Smith signs from St Mirren". BBC Sport. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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16. Dempsey, Andrew (11 June 2020). "Dundalk boss Perth provides update on players, staff and Europe as clubs learn of FAI return-to-play plan". extratime.ie. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
17. Deanie, Marc (22 October 2020). "Dundee United ace Cammy Smith joins Ayr United on loan as 'delighted' Mark Kerr hails signing". The Courier. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
18. https://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/news/6750/CAMMY-SMITH-LEAVES-TANNADICE.html?key=dufc&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Dundee%20United%20Football%20Club&fbclid=IwAR3aO1pmHilnHwVp2-tdbigYl_-G_EHvZZ_zxa6XiN3oEiJ9-4ew6SCzjeo
19. https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/cammy-smith-agrees-deal/
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