Cameron Dummigan

Cameron Dummigan (born 2 June 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City.

Cameron Dummigan

Personal information
Full name	Cameron Dummigan[1]
Date of birth	(1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Derry City
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2012	Cliftonville
2012–2013	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Burnley	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	26	(1)
2016–2019	Oldham Athletic	48	(2)
2019–2021	Dundalk	51	(1)
2020	→ Crusaders (loan)	3	(0)
2022–	Derry City	64	(3)
International career
2012–2013	Northern Ireland U17	6	(0)
2013	Northern Ireland U19	3	(0)
2014–2018	Northern Ireland U21	18	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:19, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Dummigan attended St Paul's Junior High School in the town and played for junior side Sunnyside and local GAA side St Paul's, winning leagues and championships at all levels before signing for Cliftonville.^[3] In July 2012, he was recruited by Championship side Burnley, signing a two-year scholarship with the club.^[4] Dummigan impressed during his time in the youth team winning the Player of the Year Award in his first season with the club.^[3] In the 2013–14 season he was fast-tracked into the Development Squad and also featured on the bench as an unused substitute for first team matches against Watford and Southampton.^[3] In April 2014, he signed his first professional contract, signing a two-year deal until 2016.^[5]

Dummigan was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2014 after Burnley had won promotion to the Premier League, and was an unused substitute for the opening game against Chelsea, which ended in a 3–1 defeat.^[6] He did however spend the majority of the season playing with the Development Squad featuring in friendlies. He started the 2015–16 season as back-up right back to Tendayi Darikwa, following the injury to Matt Lowton in pre-season, featuring on the bench for the first two games of the season.^[7] In October 2015, he was sent out on loan to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month youth loan deal.^[8] He made his professional debut in the 3–3 draw away to Gillingham, playing the full ninety minutes.^[7]

At the end of the 2017–18 season, when Oldham were relegated to League Two, the club exercised an option to extend his contract.^[9]

On 7 December 2021, he signed a two-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City, after 3 years with Dundalk.^[10]

On 5 June 2024, Dummigan signed a new two-year deal with Derry City, to keep him at the club until the end of the 2026 season.^[11]

International career

Dummigan has been capped at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level for Northern Ireland.^[12]

Honours

Dundalk

• League of Ireland Premier Division: 2019
• FAI Cup: 2020
• League of Ireland Cup: 2019
• President's Cup: 2019

Derry City

• FAI Cup: 2022

Individual

• PFAI Team of the Year: 2022

Career statistics

As of match played on 23 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	2013–14[6]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15[6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16[7]	EFL Championship	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2015–16[7]	EFL League One	26	1	1	0	—		—		—		27	1
Oldham Athletic	2016–17[13]		12	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
	2017–18[14]		30	2	1	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	34	2
	2018–19[15]	EFL League Two	6	0	2	0	0	0	—		2[c]	0	10	0
	Total		74	3	6	0	1	0	—		4	0	85	3
Dundalk	2019[16]	LOI Premier Division	14	1	2	0	2	0	1[d]	0	1[e]	0	19	1
	2020[16]		8	0	3	0	—		5[d]	0	—		16	0
	2021[16]		29	0	5	0	—		2[f]	0	1[g]	0	37	0
	Total		51	1	10	0	2	0	8	0	3	0	72	1
Crusaders (loan)	2019–20[16]	NIFL Premiership	3	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		6	0
Derry City	2022[16]	LOI Premier Division	33	2	5	0	—		2[f]	0	—		40	2
	2023[16]		16	0	2	0	—		5[f]	0	0[g]	0	23	0
	2024[16]		15	1	2	0	—		2[h]	0	-		19	1
Total			64	3	9	0	—		9	0	0	0	82	3
Career total			192	7	25	0	3	0	17	0	5	0	242	7

1. Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup & Irish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, League of Ireland Cup & Northern Ireland Football League Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Champions Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearance in President's Cup
8. Appearances in UEFA Conference League