Cameron Desmond Archer (born 9 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa. Archer is a product of the Aston Villa Academy. He joined the academy aged 6 and has gone through all age groups breaking into the first team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Desmond Archer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Aston Villa | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 | |||
Club career
Living nearby in Walsall, Archer started training with Aston Villa at the age of six and progressed through their academy sides, regularly playing in higher year groups for his age. He broke into the U23 side at the age of 16 and has been a regular ever since.[2]
Aston Villa
Archer came off the bench to make his senior debut for Villa at the age of 17 years 262 days in an EFL Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra on 27 August 2019.[3] Villa were an invited side for 2019-20 EFL Trophy, fielding an under-21 side in the competition, Archer started in both of Villa's group matches against Salford City and Tranmere Rovers, scoring from 18 yards early in the game against Tranmere in a 2–1 defeat.[4]
On 2 October 2020, Archer signed for Solihull Moors in the National League on loan until January 2021.[5] He made his debut from the subs bench the following day, in a 2–1 away defeat to Woking.[6] On 10 October 2020, Archer got his first two goals in senior league football in a 5–0 victory over King's Lynn Town.[7] On 4 January 2021, the loan was extended until the end of the season with no option to recall.[8]
On 24 August 2021, Archer scored a hat-trick, his first senior goals for the club, in his first senior start, a 6–0 victory against Barrow in the second round of the EFL Cup.[9] On 22 September, Archer scored against Chelsea in the third round of the EFL Cup in a 1–1 draw that Chelsea won on penalties 4–3.[10] Three days later, Archer made his Premier League debut, coming on as a 86th minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[11]
Personal life
Archer is the younger brother of Jordan McFarlane-Archer, a professional footballer currently signed for Southport.[12] Archer is known as 'Cam' and attended Christ Church CE Primary and Walsall Academy secondary school.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 October 2021[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Aston Villa U-21s | 2019–20 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 29 | 6 | |
| Career total | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 17 | ||
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Who is Cameron Archer? The livewire teen Dean Smith wants to solve Aston Villa problem". Birmingham Mail. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Crewe 1-6 Aston Villa". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Tranmere 2-1 Aston Villa U21". Tranmere Rovers.
- ^ "MOORS SNAP UP VILLA HOTSHOT". Solihull Moors FC.
- ^ "Woking 2-1 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Cameron Archer nets double as Solihull thrash King's Lynn". Evening Express. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Moors extend Cameron Archer's loan spell". Solihull Moors FC. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph; Townley, John (24 August 2021). "Barrow vs Aston Villa: Archer nets hat-trick as Villa hit six". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Preece, Ashley (22 September 2021). "Villa player ratings as Hause excels before Nakamba and Young miss penalties". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Hause earns Aston Villa win at Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "SIGNING | Jordan Archer". Southport F.C. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Cameron Archer on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.