Cameron Watson (footballer)
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Watson warming up before a game with Adelaide United in 2010
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| Full name | Cameron Alexander John Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder Defender |
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Current team
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Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bulleen Zebras | |||
| 2003–2004 | VIC | ||
| 2004–2005 | AIS | ||
| 2005–2006 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | VVV-Venlo | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Melbourne Knights | 42 | (8) |
| 2010 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Adelaide United | 101 | (1) |
| 2015– | Newcastle Jets | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Australia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Australia U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2011 |
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Cameron Watson (born 31 May 1987) is a Scottish Australian football (soccer) player who last played for Adelaide United in A-League, as a midfielder or right back.
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Club career
FC Porto and VVV-Venlo
Watson previously played in the youth and reserve teams of Portuguese Liga club FC Porto for one season before joining Dutch club VVV-Venlo, where he made a handful of appearances.[1] From there he trained with both Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC in an intention to sign with either club before signing on with Melbourne Knights.[1] Watson was linked to a move to Gold Coast United after head coach, Miron Bleiberg, expressed his interest in signing him.[1] Did not sign for Gold Coast United due to an injury. On 28 April 2010 he scored for Melbourne Heart in a team of trialists against the Whittlesea Zebras.
Adelaide United
Watson signed for Adelaide United in the A-League on an injury replacement loan for Fabian Barbiero. He played his first match in round 1 of the 2010–2011 A-League season coming on as a substitute.[2]
Watson signed a permanent 2-year undisclosed contract with Adelaide United in January 2011, taking him to the end of the 2012–2013 A-League season.
At the conclusion of the 2014–2015 A-League season, Watson's contract was not renewed.[3]
Newcastle Jets
On the 24th of July 2015, Watson signed a 1-year deal with the Newcastle Jets. [4]
Personal life
Cameron Watson's father, George Watson, previously played with Stirling Albion in the Scottish First Division before emigrating to Australia in the early 1980s.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- FC Porto B players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Adelaide United FC players
- A-League players
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- Victorian Institute of Sport alumni
