| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Alexander McGeehan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Luton Town | 65 | (22) |
| 2017–2020 | Barnsley | 61 | (9) |
| 2018 | →Scunthorpe United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Oostende | 54 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Colchester United | 37 | (9) |
| 2024– | Northampton Town | 52 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Northern Ireland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:56, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Cameron Alexander McGeehan (born 6 April 1995) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League One clubNorthampton Town. Born in England, he also plays for theNorthern Ireland national team.
McGeehan began his youth career atFulham before joiningChelsea and laterNorwich City. Hecaptained Norwich to victory in the2012–13 FA Youth Cup, scoring in both legs of the final against his former club Chelsea. While at Norwich, McGeehan had two loan spells both atLuton Town, helping the team winpromotion toLeague Two, and a short loan spell withCambridge United. McGeehan made his move to Luton permanent in 2015, staying for two seasons before joining Championship club Barnsley for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2017. He joined Belgian sideOostende in August 2020.
McGeehan was born inKingston upon Thames, Greater London,[2] to Kevin McGeehan and Julie Allen.[4] He is the third of four children, with two older sisters, Lilli and Gracie and a younger brother, Freddie, who plays tennis at theUniversity of Utah.[5] He attendedTiffin School where he played both rugby and cricket.[6] In October 2021, McGheehan announced his engagement toMade in Chelsea starTiff Watson.[7]
Having been signed fromFulham for £80,000 aged 10, McGeehan played forChelsea from 2005 to 2011 before being released.[8] He then signed forNorwich City in 2011 and was thecaptain of the2012–13 FA Youth Cup winning team, scoring in both legs of the final against Chelsea.[9]
After time in the Norwich City youth teams, McGeehan signed a one-month youthloan withConference Premier clubLuton Town on 16 January 2014.[8] He made his debut nine days later in a 3–0 win overNuneaton Town.[10] After impressing the fans and managerJohn Still, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[11] McGeehan scored his first goal for Luton in a 1–0 win at home toAldershot Town on 5 April,[12] and this was followed up with a goal in the following match, a 2–0 win at home toTamworth.[13] He completed the loan spell with three goals from 18 appearances,[14] as Luton won the Conference Premier title andpromotion back to theFootball League.[15] McGeehan's performances in Luton's title run-in helped him win the Conference Premier Player of the Month award for April 2014.[16]
McGeehan's first involvement with the Norwichfirst-team came on 26 August 2014 when he was named as an unusedsubstitute in a 3–1 win at home toCrawley Town in theLeague Cup second round.[17] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in October 2014.[18]
On 13 January 2015, McGeehan joinedLeague Two clubCambridge United on a one-month youth loan.[19] He made his debut four days later in a 4–0 win at home toNewport County, in which he scored twice and was named man of the match.[20][21] Six days after his Football League debut, McGeehan made his first appearance in theFA Cup, playing in Cambridge's fourth round fixture with footballing giantsManchester United at theAbbey Stadium.[22] 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.[22] McGeehan's strong start to his Cambridge career continued, and he once again found himself on the scoresheet in a 1–1 draw withDagenham & Redbridge.[23] McGeehan received the firstred card of his professional career in a 1–0 defeat at home toWycombe Wanderers in what was to be the final match of his loan spell.[24]
On 14 February 2015, McGeehan rejoined Luton Town on loan until the end of2014–15, with a view to a permanent transfer.[25] 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".[26] McGeehan scored his first goal since returning to Luton in a 3–2 defeat at home toMorecambe.[27] He scored a late winner on his 20th birthday in a 1–0 win away toTranmere Rovers, to end a run of seven consecutive losses for Luton that had seen them drop out of the play-off places.[28]
On 1 July 2015, McGeehan joined Luton Town permanently on a two-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure fee, with a sell-on clause included.[29] His first appearance after signing permanently came in a 3–1 win at home to newly promotedChampionship clubBristol City in the League Cup first round on 11 August, before scoring Luton's second goal in the following match, a 2–2 draw withOxford United four days later.[30][31] McGeehan was introduced as a 60th-minute substitute in Luton's League Cup second round tie againstPremier League teamStoke City, before scoring a last-minute equaliser to take the match toextra time.[32] Luton eventually lost 8–7 on penalties, despite McGeehan netting in thepenalty shoot-out.[32] Following a suspension by theIrish Football Association for rejecting aNorthern Ireland under-21 call-up,[33] McGeehan came on as a 55th-minute substitute forLuke Guttridge and scored Luton's first goal in a 3–2 defeat away toNotts County.[34] After he was dropped to the bench for the last couple of matches before John Still was sacked, McGeehan returned to thestarting lineup in a 3–2 win away toExeter City on 19 December and scored a 30th-minutepenalty to increase his total to nine goals for the season.[35] McGeehan was named theFootball League Young Player of the Month for February 2016, during which he scored three goals in five appearances,[36] as well as being named joint winner of theLuton Town Young Player of the Season award, shared withJack Marriott, chosen by the Luton Town management team.[37] McGeehan finished the season with 45 appearances and 14 goals.[30]
McGeehan made his first appearance of2016–17 in the starting lineup away toPlymouth Argyle on the opening day of the season, which finished as a 3–0 victory.[38] His first goal of the season came in the following match, a 3–1 win at home to newly relegated Championship clubAston Villa in theEFL Cup first round.[39] McGeehan scored two penalties against Newport County on 16 August, the second of which came in the sixth minute ofstoppage time to give Luton a 2–1 home victory.[40] He was nominated as PFA Fans' League Two Player of the Month for October, during which he scored two goals,[41] which was eventually awarded toBen Purrington of Plymouth Argyle.[42] McGeehan suffered a broken leg during a 1–0 defeat away toPortsmouth on 2 January 2017 that ruled him out for the rest of the season, which he finished with 28 appearances and 11 goals.[39][43]
On 23 June 2017, McGeehan signed for Championship clubBarnsley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[44] He made his debut on 12 September as an 88th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory at home toDerby County in the EFL Cup second round.[45][46] McGeehan scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw at home toMiddlesbrough on 14 October.[47]
He joinedLeague One clubScunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season on 4 January 2018, having made 10 appearances and scored one goal for Barnsley up to that point in2017–18.[48] McGeehan made his debut as a 78th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home defeat toGillingham on 20 January.[49][50] He scored his first goal for Scunthorpe with a late equaliser in the 88th minute of the play-off semi-final first leg 2–2 home draw withRotherham United, having entered the match as a 75th-minute substitute.[51] McGeehan came on as a 62nd-minute substitute in the 2–0 away defeat in the second leg, meaning Scunthorpe lost the tie 4–2 onaggregate.[52] He finished the loan with 15 appearances and one goal.[53]
McGeehan was loaned to another League One club, Portsmouth, on 7 January 2020 until the end of the2019–20 season.[54] His first goal for Portsmouth was the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over former club Scunthorpe United in the quarter-final of theEFL Trophy two weeks later.[55]
In August 2020, McGeehan signed forBelgian First Division A clubOostende on a three-year contract.[56]
On 5 July 2024, McGeehan joined League One clubNorthampton Town on a two-year deal.[57]
Born and raised in England, McGeehan also qualifies to play forNorthern Ireland through his grandmother. He has represented the nation atunder-17,under-19 and under-21 levels.[14]
On 3 September 2015, McGeehan rejected a call-up from the Northern Ireland under-21s to faceScotland andIceland as he was reconsidering his international future. As a result, he was suspended by the Irish Football Association for the duration of the international break, making him unavailable for selection in Luton's match against Cambridge United on 5 September.[33] Then-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."[33]
McGeehan was called up to the Northern Ireland national team for the first time on 16 May 2018.[58] However, he withdrew from the squad six days later due to an ankle injury.[59] On 23 March 2023, McGeehan won his first international cap, coming on as a substitute forDan Ballard after 67 minutes, asNorthern Ireland won 2-0 away atSan Marino in a2024 European Championship qualifying match.[60][61]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2013–14[62] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[63] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2013–14[14] | Conference Premier | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2014–15[63] | League Two | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| Luton Town (loan) | 2014–15[63] | League Two | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Luton Town | 2015–16[30] | League Two | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 45 | 14 |
| 2016–17[39] | League Two | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| Total | 80 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 28 | ||
| Barnsley | 2017–18[53] | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[64] | League One | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
| 2019–20[65] | Championship | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 61 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2017–18[53] | League One | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2019–20[65] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
| KV Oostende | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Colchester United | 2023–24[66] | League Two | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| Northampton Town | 2024–25[67] | League One | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 10 |
| 2025–26[68] | League One | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 331 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 367 | 76 | ||
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they married near her family home in Surrey, in 2022, and welcomed a son, Jude in summer 2023.