:Cameron Congreve
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cameron Congreve
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|1|24}}
| birth_place = Blaenau Gwent, Wales
| height = 1.80m
| position = Attacking midfielder, right winger
| currentclub = Swansea City
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2013–2022 | youthclubs1 = Swansea City
| years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Swansea City | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = → Bromley (loan) | caps2= 40 | goals2= 5
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = Wales U18
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Wales U19
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = Wales U21
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 19:14, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:00, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Cameron Mark Congreve (born 24 January 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Swansea City. He is a Wales under-21 international.
Career
Congreve is a youth product of Swansea City, having joined at U9 level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/cameron-congreve-signs-first-professional-deal-swansea-city|title=Cameron Congreve signs first professional deal at Swansea City | Swansea|website=www.swanseacity.com|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-date=12 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312200910/https://www.swanseacity.com/news/cameron-congreve-signs-first-professional-deal-swansea-city|url-status=live}} He was named the Swansea Academy Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/connor-roberts-named-swansea-city-supporters-player-year|title=Connor Roberts named Swansea City Supporters' Player of the Year | Swansea|website=www.swanseacity.com|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627155647/https://www.swanseacity.com/news/connor-roberts-named-swansea-city-supporters-player-year|url-status=live}} He signed his first professional contract with Swansea City on 10 March 2022, keeping him at the club until at least 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60695885|title=Congreve signs first pro Swansea deal|via=www.bbc.com|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-date=12 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312200044/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60695885|url-status=live}} He made his professional debut with Swansea in a 1–0 EFL Championship loss to Blackpool on 12 March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newschainonline.com/sport/mens-sport/football/blackpool-had-to-suffer-for-victory-over-swansea-claims-neil-critchley-258985|title=Blackpool had to suffer for victory over Swansea, claims Neil Critchley|date=12 March 2022|website=www.newschainonline.com|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-date=12 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312200044/https://www.newschainonline.com/sport/mens-sport/football/blackpool-had-to-suffer-for-victory-over-swansea-claims-neil-critchley-258985|url-status=live}}
Congreve joined Bromley on loan for the 2024-25 season.{{Cite web |last=Hutton |first=Jeff |date=2024-08-02 |title=Bromley sign Cameron Congreve on loan from Swansea |url=https://www.bromleyfc.co.uk/news/first-team/bromley-sign-cameron-congreve-on-loan-from-swansea/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Bromley Football Club |language=en}}
International career
Congreve is a youth international for Wales, having played for the Wales U18s, having debuted in a 0–0 (2–0) friendly loss to the England U18s on 30 March 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1614423819&archive=&start_from=&ucat=36&|title=Wales Football - dragonsoccer - Welsh International Football|website=dragonsoccer.co.uk|access-date=12 March 2022|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119091418/https://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1614423819&archive=&start_from=&ucat=36&|url-status=live}} On 14 March 2023 he was called up to the Wales national under-21 football team{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64952015 |title=Wales under-21 call-up |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314165955/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64952015 |url-status=live }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 January 2025}}{{soccerbase|158430}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Swansea
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|EFL Championship |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|EFL Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bromley (loan)
|24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!39 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|158430}}
- {{Soccerway|cameron-congreve/641617}}
- [https://www.swanseacity.com/player/313 Swansea City profile]
{{Swansea City A.F.C. squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Blaenau Gwent
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's youth international footballers
Category:Wales men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen
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