Cameron Watson (soccer)

Cameron Watson (born 31 May 1987) is a Scottish Australian former football (soccer) player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Cameron Watson

Watson warming up before a game with Adelaide United in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Alexander John Watson
Date of birth	(1987-05-31) 31 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder Defender
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	102	(1)
2015–2016	Newcastle Jets	17	(0)
2016–2017	Bengaluru FC	16	(0)
2017	Madura United	2	(0)
2017–2018	Mohun Bagan	10	(0)
2019–2022	Moreland Zebras	42	(4)
Total		281	(13)
International career
2003	Australia U-17	2	(0)
2005–2006	Australia U-20	5	(0)
Managerial career
2023–2024	Hume City
2024–	St Albans Dinamo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 24 July 2015, Watson signed a 1-year deal with the Newcastle Jets.^[4] He was released by the Newcastle Jets at the conclusion of his contract in April 2016.^[5]

Bengaluru FC

On 5 August 2016, Watson joined I-League champions Bengaluru FC.^[6]

Mohun Bagan A.C

On 18 December 2017, Watson joined Mohun Bagan. He replaced his fellow countryman Diogo Ferreira who was released by the club recently.

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]