Devlin playing forWellington Phoenix in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Peter Devlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-07)7 June 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutherland Sharks | |||
| 2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Sutherland Sharks | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 29 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Sydney FC NPL | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Sydney FC | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Wellington Phoenix | 44 | (1) |
| 2019 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Heart of Midlothian | 119 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Australia | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2024 | |||
Cameron Peter Devlin (born 7 June 1998) is an Australian professionalsoccer player who plays as adefensive midfielder forScottish Premiership clubHeart of Midlothian and theAustralia national team.
After being part ofSydney FC NPL team, Devlin got a call up to play forSydney FC in the2018–19 A-League season, making seven appearances off the bench including anAFC Champions League appearance againstKawasaki Frontale. He scored his first professional goal on 1 March 2019 in a 2–0 win over Adelaide.[3]
On 4 July 2019, Devlin signed a two-year deal with theWellington Phoenix after turning down a contract to stay with Sydney.[4] In his first few months, Devlin only made sporadic appearances off the bench alongside two appearances for thereserve team.
On 14 December 2019, following an injury to regular midfielderAlex Rufer, Devlin made his starting debut for the Phoenix in a 0–0 draw withMelbourne Victory; he quickly became an integral player for the team, being namedA-League Player of the Month for December and retaining his starting spot even when Rufer recovered.[5]
On 28 June 2021, it was announced that Devlin had signed a two-year deal with theNewcastle Jets.[6] However, by August 2021 a transfer fee had been agreed with the Jets for Devlin to joinScottish Premiership clubHeart of Midlothian, subject to the player securing a United Kingdom visa,[7] which he did on 24 August.[8]
In October 2015, Devlin was selected for theAustralia under-20 team to play in2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He made his youth international debut on 4 October 2015, playing in a win overLaos.[9]
Devlin was initially named as a reserve players for theAustralian under-23 side at the2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[10] He was added to the Australian Olympic squad after theInternational Olympic Committee expanded squad sizes for the tournament.[11]
Devlin made one appearance at the2020 Olympic Games, coming on as a late substitute as Australia lost 2–0 toEgypt.[12]
Devlin was called up to theAustralian senior side for the first time in September 2022 for two friendly matches againstNew Zealand in the leadup to the2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] He came on for his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the second game on 25 September 2022, in Auckland.[14]
On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Devlin was included in the Australian squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[15] Devlin did not take the field in the tournament for Australia, who were eliminated byArgentina in the round of sixteen.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2018–19 | A-League | 7 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2019–20 | ISPS Handa Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2019–20 | A-League | 20 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | A-League | 23 | 1 | —[d] | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 119 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 2 | – | 157 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 9 | ||
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He made one appearances for Australia's Under-23 side at the Olympics, as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat by Egypt.