.jpg) Lancaster playing forLouisville City in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Paul Lancaster | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City (On loan fromLexington SC) | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Stevenage | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | St Albans City | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Louisville City | 79 | (36) |
| 2019–2020 | Nashville SC | 18 | (5) |
| 2020 | →Louisville City (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Louisville City | 53 | (29) |
| 2024– | Lexington SC | 21 | (8) |
| 2025– | →Louisville City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:32, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cameron Paul Lancaster (born 5 November 1992) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forUSL Championship clubLouisville City, on loan fromLexington SC.
Lancaster was born inCamden[2] and raised inMuswell Hill. He attendedEast Barnet School.[3] He played for Oakhill Tigers in the Watford Friendly League as a boy.
Lancaster joinedTottenham Hotspur'sAcademy in the2009–10 season.[3]
He joinedLeague One club,Dagenham & Redbridge onloan for a month on 22 March 2011.[4] Lancaster made his debut for Dagenham on 26 March, in the 1–1 home draw withSheffield Wednesday when he came on as asubstitute forBas Savage in the 63rd minute.[5] Lancaster then had his loan spell with the club extended until the end of the season.[6] After his loan spell with Daggers came to an end, Lancaster was given his first professional contract with the club.[7]
Lancaster made his only appearance for Tottenham in aPremier League match againstWigan Athletic on 31 January 2012, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute forEmmanuel Adebayor.[8] Six months later, Lancaster signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2014.[9] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Lancaster was released by the club upon expiry of his contract.[10]
After being released by Tottenham Hotspur, Lancaster joinedStevenage.[11] This came after Lancaster made an impression as a trialist at the club.[12] Lancaster made his Stevenage debut the same day, in a 3–2 win overAFC Wimbledon.[13] After making six appearances, Lancaster left the club by December.[citation needed]
Lancaster joinedSt Albans City on 5 December 2014.[14] Lancaster scored on his debut two days later, in a 3–1 defeat overHemel Hempstead Town.[15] After one month at the club, Lancaster left St Albans City, with a hinted move to America.[16]
Lancaster emigrated to the US and on 26 March signed withUSL expansion sideLouisville City FC; joining his compatriot teammate,Charlie Adams.[17] He made his Louisville debut on 4 April against as a substitute in a 1–1 drawRichmond.[18] Later in April during a team practice he tore hisACL for the second time in his career which required surgery. Ending his season.[19]
Lancaster remained with Louisville and made his season debut in Louisville's opening match on 26 March againstRichmond where he scored the match's only goal. He went on play in 26 of Louisville's regular season matches scoring four goals with three assists while becoming the team's primary striker towards the end of the season.[20] He also played in one of Louisville's twoUS Open Cup matches[21] as well as all three of Louisville'sUSL Cup playoff matches. He went goalless in both competitions and missed the first shot of thePenalty shoot-out in theEastern Conference final againstNew York Red Bulls II. A match that Louisville would go on to lose.[22]
Lancaster re-signed with Louisville[23] and made his season debut in Louisville's opening match on 25 March; a scoreless draw againstSaint Louis.[24] For the second consecutive year he scored the team's first goal of the league season in a 1–3 victory overOrlando City B.[25] Although slowed by a fractured toe late in the year,[26] he was Louisville's second leading goal scorer in league competition with seven goals in 21 matches played. He also appeared in one of Louisville's twoU.S. Open Cup matches scoring two goals in the team's opening match against Tartan Devils Oak Avalon. In theUSL Cup playoffs, Lancaster appeared in three of Louisville's four matches and scored the only goal in the final as he and Louisville defeated theSwope Park Rangers to win the USL Cup.[27] He finished the season as the only player to score a goal in all three of Louisville's competitions and along withLuke Spencer the only Louisville player to score at least ten goals.
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Lancaster remained with Louisville and made his season debut against rivalFC Cincinnati on 7 April, when he scored the game's only goal.[28] Although slowed by injury during the season he still appeared in 30 of Louisville's 34 league matches and lead both Louisville and the league with 25 goals; aUSL single season record.[29] This included scoring his firstHat-trick as a professional on 8 October againstNew York Red Bulls II.[30] He also appeared in four of Louisville's fiveU.S. Open Cup matches as Louisville reached the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in its history.[31] This included a 3–2 victory over theNew England Revolution ofMLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side. He along withBrian Ownby lead the team with two goals scored in the competition including a goal against New England.[32] Lancaster also appeared in three of Louisville's fourUSL Cup playoff matches scoring one goal. During theEastern Conference Final match againstNew York Red Bulls II he was injured[33] and was unable to play in theUSL Cup final againstPhoenix (a match that Louisville went on to win).[34] Lancaster finished the season winning the USL Golden Boot[29] and being named to the USL All League First Team.[35] He along withIlija Ilić were the only Louisville players to score at least ten goals in league play while he, Ilić, andLuke Spencer were the only Louisville players to score a goal in all competitions.[citation needed]
On 20 December 2018, Lancaster was announced as the second signing ofNashville MLS, who will begin play in 2020. He will spend the 2019 season on loan withNashville SC of theUSL Championship.[36]
On 6 February 2020 Louisville City announced that Lancaster would be returning to play in the 2020 season on loan from Nashville SC. In November 2020, it was announced that Lancaster had rejoined Louisville City on a permanent deal.[37] On June 22, 2021, Lancaster was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 9 of the2021 season after scoring three goals in games againstBirmingham Legion FC andFC Tulsa.[38] He became a free agent following Louisville's 2023 season.[39]
Lancaster signed withLexington SC ofUSL League One on January 22, 2024.[40]
Lancaster again joinedLouisville City on a loan deal from Lexington on May 27, 2025.[41]
Abend also made a close friend, forward Cameron Lancaster, who's out for the season after tearing his ACL.
Forward Cameron Lancaster, midfielder Devon "Speedy" Williams, defender Sean Totsch and goalkeeper Ben Lundt were named among the league's best 11 players as voted on by club management and a league-wide media panel that included representation from every USL market
