Cameron John Salkeld (born 6 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington.
 Salkeld in October 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron John Salkeld[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darlington | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009-2015 | Newcastle United | ||
| 2015-2018 | Carlisle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Carlisle United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Whitby Town (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gateshead | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Greenock Morton | 32 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Ayr United | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | Clyde | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Darlington | 40 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
He began his football career as a youngster with Carlisle United, and made his senior debut in 2016 in the EFL Trophy. After loan spells with Whitby Town and Annan Athletic, he spent the 2018–19 season with Gateshead before joining Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Two years later he signed for divisional rivals Ayr United, but an ACL injury was to keep him out of football for more than a year. He made a comeback with Clyde, and returned to English football with Darlington in 2023.
Playing career edit
Salkeld was on the books of Newcastle United as a youngster, but was released before reaching scholarship age. He trained with Carlisle United's youth team and was one of five offered a scholarship with that club in February 2015.[3] Interviewed ahead of the 2016–17 season, he said his strengths were pace, dribbling and creating chances, and most wanted to improve his heading and positional sense.[4]
Salkeld made his first-team debut for Carlisle United under Keith Curle on 4 October 2016, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Charlie Wyke in a 2–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers U23 in an EFL Trophy match at Brunton Park, and won a penalty after being fouled by Wes Brown.[5] On 9 November, he scored his first senior goal in a 4–2 win over Fleetwood Town, also in the EFL Trophy.[6] He signed a development contract in May 2017 after completing his scholarship.[7]
On 23 November 2017, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town on a one-month loan as a replacement for the injured John Campbell.[8][9] The loan was extended for a second month,[10] after which he went on loan to Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic until the end of the season.[11]
Salkeld was released by Carlisle at the end of the 2017–18 season,[12] and joined Gateshead on a one-year contract in the summer of 2018.[13] Like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, Salkeld did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues.[14]
On 6 June 2019, Salkeld signed for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on a one-year contract.[15] He spent two seasons with the club, helping them avoid relegation in 2021,[16] before joining another Championship club, Ayr United, under the management of David Hopkin who had signed him for Morton.[17] He suffered an ACL injury in the middle of the 2021–22 season that was to keep him out for more than a year.[18]
Salkeld signed for Scottish League One club Clyde on 21 January 2023 until the end of the season.[19]
Salkeld returned to English football with National League North club Darlington for the 2023–24 season.[20] He was a regular in the matchday squad, mainly as a starter, scored nine goals, of which seven came in the last few weeks of the season to help Darlington out of the relegation places,[1][21] and won the supporters' Player of the Season award.[22]
Style of play edit
Salkeld's 2017 Carlisle United profile describes him as a "powerful, forward thinking" midfielder.[23]
Career statistics edit
- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2016–17[24] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017–18[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Annan Athletic (loan) | 2017–18[1] | Scottish League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gateshead | 2018–19[1][26] | National League | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2019–20[27] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2020–21[28] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Ayr United | 2021–22[29] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Clyde | 2022–23[1] | Scottish League One | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Darlington | 2023–24[1][30] | National League North | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| Career total[f] | 135 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 163 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Scottish League One play-offs
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances for Whitby Town not known.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h "C. Salkeld". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Salkeld". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019.
- ^ Hall, Andy (4 February 2015). "Academy: Scholarships offered to five players". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Nixon, Amy (3 August 2016). "Youth: Meet our 2016/17 youth squad". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Colman, Jon (6 October 2016). "Teenager Cameron Salkeld unlikely to be the last Carlisle Utd youth player to get his chance, says Keith Curle". News and Star. Carlisle. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Carlisle Utd break record with latest victory in controversial Checkatrade Trophy". News and Star. Carlisle. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Hill, Andy (23 November 2017). "Loan: Midfielder joins north-east club for a month". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Teenage Carlisle Utd midfielder Cameron Salkeld joins Whitby Town on one-month loan". News and Star. Carlisle. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Whitby sign young Carlisle attacker Salkeld". NonLeague Daily. November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Hall, Andy (20 December 2017). "Loan: Attacking midfielder extends stay with Whitby". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Hall, Andy (31 January 2018). "Loan: Midfielder heads north of the border". Carlisle United F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Carlisle United release eight players after missing out on League Two play-offs". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Scott, Tom (14 July 2018). "Watson thrilled as two commit the Heed's cause". The National League. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed – leaving just four staff members". Chronicle Live. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Breaking: Cameron Salkeld signs one-year deal". Greenock Morton F.C. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Dodds, Christopher (28 May 2021). "Salkeld says survival was light at the end of the tunnel". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Stuart (25 May 2021). "Ayrshire derby will be just like Newcastle–Sunderland for me, says new Honest Man Cameron Salkeld". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Salkeld enjoying life at Clyde". Clyde F.C. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "New signing: Cameron Salkeld". Clyde F.C. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Hahn, Simon (31 May 2023). "Quakers sign Cameron Salkeld". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (13 April 2024). "Quakers stay up with three second half goals". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Simpson, Ray (14 April 2024). "Cam is the fans' player of the season". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Cameron Salkeld – Midfielder – First Team Profiles". Carlisle United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Salkeld in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Salkeld in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Gateshead vs AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Salkeld in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Salkeld in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Salkeld in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ For FA Cup: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Darlington 3–1 Workington AFC". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
Simpson, Ray (30 September 2023). "Scarborough go through with late penalty". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2023.