Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cameron Desmond Archer[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, left winger | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Southampton | |||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–2020 | Aston Villa | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2019–2023 | Aston Villa | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 26 | (4) | |||||||||||
2022 | → Preston North End (loan) | 20 | (7) | |||||||||||
2023 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||
2023–2024 | Sheffield United | 29 | (4) | |||||||||||
2024 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Southampton | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | England U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | England U21 | 11 | (6) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:25, 19 October 2024 (UTC) |
Cameron Desmond Archer (born 9 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Southampton.
Archer is a product of the Aston Villa Academy. He joined Aston Villa aged eight from local side Walsall and progressed through all age groups to the first team, making his senior debut in August 2019. Internationally, Archer has represented England at both U20 and U21 levels, winning the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the latter. Archer has had loan spells at Solihull Moors, Preston North End, and Middlesbrough; and also permanently signed for Sheffield United for one season before returning to Aston Villa after their relegation from the Premier League.