Cameron Brannagan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cameron Brannagan

| image = Cameron Brannagan.jpg

| caption = Brannagan playing for Liverpool in 2016

| full_name = Cameron Mark Thomas Brannagan{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United |publisher=English Football League |page=51 |accessdate=24 September 2020 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214164743/https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |url-status=live }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|9|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/cameron-brannagan |title=Premier League Player Profile Cameron Brannagan |author= |date=2016 |publisher=Barclays Premier League |accessdate=8 February 2016 |archive-date=23 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423162803/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/cameron-brannagan |url-status=dead }}

| birth_place = Manchester, England

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |title=Cameron Brannagan |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/cameron-brannagan-241789/ |publisher=11v11 |accessdate=3 October 2017 |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305051923/https://www.11v11.com/players/cameron-brannagan-241789/ |url-status=live }}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Oxford United

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2001–2014

| youthclubs1 = Liverpool

| years1 = 2014–2018

| clubs1 = Liverpool

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = → Fleetwood Town (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–

| clubs3 = Oxford United

| caps3 = 273

| goals3 = 47

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = England U18

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = England U20

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23:30, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

}}

Cameron Mark Thomas Brannagan (born 9 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|OxfordUn}} club Oxford United.

An academy graduate of Liverpool, Brannagan made his senior debut in 2015 but managed just nine appearances for the club. He joined Fleetwood Town on loan in 2017 before signing for Oxford United on a permanent deal the following year.

Club career

=Liverpool=

Born in Manchester, Brannagan was raised in Salford. Despite growing up supporting Manchester United, as did his family, he joined Liverpool as a child, having previously been at Manchester City and Manchester United's academies.{{cite news|title=Kop Kids: Cameron Brannagan aims to break into under-18 side|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kop-kids-cameron-brannagan-aims-3330947|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=29 November 2012|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204145128/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kop-kids-cameron-brannagan-aims-3330947|url-status=live}}

Despite a rough start for the under-18 side because of injury, at the start of the 2012–13 season he became a regular for the under-21s and scored three goals in the U21 Premier League campaign in 2013–14. During this period Brannagan was reportedly extensively scouted by Barcelona.{{cite web|last=Burrows|first=Ben|title=Who is Cameron Brannagan? All you need to know about the Liverpool starlet|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/who-cameron-brannagan-you-need-5457053|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=4 April 2015|accessdate=9 January 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184924/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/who-cameron-brannagan-you-need-5457053|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Herbert|title=Liverpool transfer news: Barcelona eye deal for Reds youngster Cameron Brannagan|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-barcelona-eye-deal-for-reds-youngster-cameron-brannagan-9429041.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 May 2014|accessdate=9 January 2018|archive-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235448/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-barcelona-eye-deal-for-reds-youngster-cameron-brannagan-9429041.html|url-status=live}} His impressive performances for the under-21s caught the eye of first-team manager Brendan Rodgers, who named Brannagan among the substitutes for Liverpool's FA Cup third-round tie against Oldham Athletic on 5 January 2014. He was handed number 50, but did not get onto the pitch as the Reds won 2–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25539775|title=Liverpool 2–0 Oldham Athletic|work=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2014 |accessdate=3 January 2015|archive-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301160459/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25539775|url-status=live}}

Over the next two seasons, Brannagan continued to feature for Liverpool's reserves in the under-21 Premier League.{{cite news|title=New kids on the Kop: Liverpool FC's next crop of Academy stars|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-kids-kop-liverpool-fcs-7606013|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=13 August 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204161117/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-kids-kop-liverpool-fcs-7606013|url-status=live}} In the UEFA Youth League, he scored twice in five appearances against Real Madrid.{{cite news|title=Real Madrid Under 19s 4 Liverpool Under 19s 1: late goal rush condemns young Reds to defeat|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/real-madrid-under-19s-4-8049902|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=4 November 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204162919/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/real-madrid-under-19s-4-8049902|url-status=live}} In the last 16 of the UEFA Youth League against Benfica, Brannagan captained the reserve side for the first time, as they lost 2–1.{{cite news|title=Benfica 2 Liverpool 1: Champions League dream over for Under 19s after narrow loss in Portugal|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/benfica-2-liverpool-1-champions-8713076|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=24 February 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204170845/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/benfica-2-liverpool-1-champions-8713076|url-status=live}} He then appeared as an unused substitute in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League against Beşiktaş, as Liverpool lost in a penalty shootout on 26 February 2015.{{cite news|title=BESIKTAS 1–0 LIVERPOOL: Mario Balotelli has changed – a bit – and four other things we learned at the Ataturk|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/besiktas-1-0-liverpool-mario-balotelli-8731756|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=26 February 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204171628/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/besiktas-1-0-liverpool-mario-balotelli-8731756|url-status=live}} Towards the end of the 2014–15 season, Brannagan appeared four more times as an unused substitute for the first team.{{cite news|title=Hull 1–0 Liverpool FC: Reds fans at breaking point over ticket prices and four other things learned in KC horror show|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/hull-1-0-liverpool-fc-reds-9141104|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204172929/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/hull-1-0-liverpool-fc-reds-9141104|url-status=live}}

In the 2015–16 season, Brannagan featured in the reserve side for most of the season.{{cite news|title=Three young Liverpool FC stars to look out for in tonight's televised mini-Derby|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/three-young-liverpool-fc-stars-9889313|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=19 August 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204173500/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/three-young-liverpool-fc-stars-9889313|url-status=live}} While still playing for the reserve side, on 17 September 2015, he made his senior Reds debut in their opening UEFA Europa League group stage fixture against Bordeaux, replacing fellow youngster Jordan Rossiter after 76 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LFC/status/644537906284130304|title=Tonight's confirmed #LFC starting line-up and subs in full on our matchday graphic|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170045/https://twitter.com/LFC/status/644537906284130304|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bordeaux 1–1 Liverpool|work=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34203664|accessdate=18 September 2015|archive-date=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919193508/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34203664|url-status=live}} On 26 October, Brannagan signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2018.{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Andy|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-seal-new-long-10331788|title=Liverpool FC seal new long-term deal for highly-rated midfielder|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=9 January 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204173740/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-seal-new-long-10331788|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/196733-cameron-brannagan-pens-new-deal|title=Cameron Brannagan pens new deal|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=27 October 2015|archive-date=28 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028231957/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/196733-cameron-brannagan-pens-new-deal|url-status=live}} The following day new Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp described Brannagan as a real talent who has "everything you need" from a midfield player.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-cameron-brannagan-everything-10339999|title=Jurgen Klopp: Cameron Brannagan has 'everything you need' in a midfield player|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=27 October 2015|date=27 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061655/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-cameron-brannagan-everything-10339999|url-status=live}} On 28 October 2015, Brannagan made his first start for Liverpool in a 1–0 win over Bournemouth in the fourth round of the League Cup.{{cite news|title=Liverpool 1–0 Bournemouth|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34589602|accessdate=29 October 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 October 2015|archive-date=28 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028231913/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34589602|url-status=live}} At the beginning of 2016, Brannagan featured in two further FA Cup ties, against Exeter City and West Ham United.{{cite news|title=Exeter 2–2 Liverpool the verdict: spirited late FA Cup rally by young Reds spares Klopp's blushes – but reward is just another game|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/exeter-2-2-liverpool-verdict-10708934|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=9 January 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205074547/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/exeter-2-2-liverpool-verdict-10708934|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Liverpool FC 3–0 Exeter City full time report: Allen, Ojo and Teixeira secure round four place|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-3-0-exeter-10766133|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=20 January 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204175123/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-3-0-exeter-10766133|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Liverpool 0 – 0 West Ham United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35389201|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 January 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224060103/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35389201|url-status=live}} Towards the end of the 2015–16 season, Brannagan made his Premier League debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 loss against Swansea City on 1 May 2016.{{cite news|title=Swansea City 3 – 1 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36122791|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 May 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805005617/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36122791|url-status=live}} Two weeks later, on 15 May 2016, he made his first Premier League start, in the last game of the season, a 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion.{{cite news|title=West Bromwich Albion 1 – 1 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36240499|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 May 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106013830/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36240499|url-status=live}} By the end of the 2015–16 season, Brannagan had made a total of nine first-team appearances in all competitions.{{cite news|title=Liverpool FC's Cameron Brannagan says Fleetwood is MASSIVE for him|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-fcs-cameron-brannagan-says-11607833|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204174830/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-fcs-cameron-brannagan-says-11607833|url-status=live}}

Ahead of the 2016–17 Premier League season, Brannagan's number changed from number 32 to 25. Although he took part in the club's pre-season tour, he made no appearances in Liverpool's first team throughout the season.{{cite news|title=Liverpool youngster Cameron Brannagan ready to take his chance on US tour|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-youngster-cameron-brannagan-ready-11623787|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=17 July 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204174752/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-youngster-cameron-brannagan-ready-11623787|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/2016-tour/229214-cameron-brannagan-now-is-the-time-i-need-to-impress-the-boss|title=Cameron Brannagan: Now is the time I need to impress the boss|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|date=26 July 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727145932/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/2016-tour/229214-cameron-brannagan-now-is-the-time-i-need-to-impress-the-boss|archivedate=27 July 2016|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Liverpool starlet Brannagan confident he can make a big impression under Klopp|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-starlet-brannagan-confident-can-11857086|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204200859/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-starlet-brannagan-confident-can-11857086|url-status=live}} While fighting for first-team opportunities, he continued to play for the reserve side before his departure in January,{{cite news|title=Liverpool Under-23s hit Tottenham for six as team offers clues for Klopp cup squad|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-under-23s-hit-tottenham-11909404|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=19 September 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204201246/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-under-23s-hit-tottenham-11909404|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Liverpool's Cameron Brannagan set for January loan move|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-cameron-brannagan-set-january-12311154|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=16 December 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204201218/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-cameron-brannagan-set-january-12311154|url-status=live}} scoring twice in a 6–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur Reserves.

In May 2016, it was reported that Brannagan was in a contract negotiations with Liverpool over a new deal.{{cite news|title=Cameron Brannagan set for new Liverpool deal|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagan-set-new-liverpool-11395036|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204174625/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagan-set-new-liverpool-11395036|url-status=live}} However, the contract negotiations resulted in a disagreement between the parties over his pathway to the first team over the summer of 2017 and he was dropped from the club's pre-season tour as a result.{{cite news|title=Cameron Brannagan contract dispute with Liverpool has Championship clubs plotting cut-price move|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-cameron-brannagan-stoke-derby-hull-a7843546.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=16 July 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205073024/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-transfer-news-cameron-brannagan-stoke-derby-hull-a7843546.html|url-status=live}} Brannagan spent the first half of the season in the reserve team, despite suffering a broken hand.{{cite news|title=Liverpool youngster Cameron Brannagan suffers training injury blow|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-youngster-cameron-brannagan-suffers-13456865|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=17 August 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204204857/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-youngster-cameron-brannagan-suffers-13456865|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Liverpool midfielder Cameron Brannagan poised to completed move to Oxford United|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-midfielder-cameron-brannagan-poised-14129332|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=9 January 2018|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204205616/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-midfielder-cameron-brannagan-poised-14129332|url-status=live}} In the last two remaining matches for the club's reserves, Brannagan scored two goals in two matches, against Sunderland U23 and Swansea City U23.{{cite news|title=Sunderland U23 1–4 Liverpool U23 report: Joel Asoro on target but Black Cats swept away on Red tide|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-u23-1-4-liverpool-14018927|publisher=Chronicle Live|date=10 December 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204205857/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-u23-1-4-liverpool-14018927|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Liverpool under-23s end the year with sorry loss to 10-man Swansea City|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-under-23s-end-year-14045203|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=16 December 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204205903/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-under-23s-end-year-14045203|url-status=live}}

==Loan to Fleetwood Town==

On 5 July 2016, Liverpool rejected an offer in excess of £1,000,000 for Brannagan from newly promoted Championship side Wigan Athletic.{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brannagan-staying-put-liverpool-fc-11568991|title=Brannagan staying put as Liverpool FC rebuff approach from Wigan|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|last=Pearce|first=James|date=5 July 2016|accessdate=26 October 2016|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106043843/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brannagan-staying-put-liverpool-fc-11568991|url-status=live}} After this, Brannagan expected to leave Liverpool on loan to gain first-team experience, as Wigan Athletic, having had their transfer bid rejected, tried to sign him on loan instead, but it fell through.{{cite news|title=Brannagan – Liverpool midfielder believes Championship loan can help make him an Anfield regular|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brannagan-liverpool-midfielder-believes-championship-11667504|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=26 July 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204174744/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brannagan-liverpool-midfielder-believes-championship-11667504|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Cameron Brannagan's loan move to Wigan falls through|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagans-loan-move-wigan-11771661|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=19 August 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204195503/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagans-loan-move-wigan-11771661|url-status=live}} On 27 January 2017, after injuries starved Brannagan of first-team action at Liverpool, he was loaned out to League One side Fleetwood Town for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Move for Liverpool midfielder on hold as Brannagan suffers crushing injury blow|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/move-liverpool-midfielder-hold-brannagan-12382572|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=29 December 2016|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204201203/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/move-liverpool-midfielder-hold-brannagan-12382572|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/252155-cameron-brannagan-joins-fleetwood-town-on-loan|title=Cameron Brannagan joins Fleetwood Town on loan|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|last=Carroll|first=James|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=27 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204202104/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/252155-cameron-brannagan-joins-fleetwood-town-on-loan|archivedate=4 February 2018|url-status=live}}

Brannagan made his Fleetwood Town debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Charlton Athletic on 4 February 2017.{{cite news|title=Charlton Athletic 1 – 1 Fleetwood Town|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38778823|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 February 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805041239/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38778823|url-status=live}} He was praised after his debut for his "creativity and quality" by manager Uwe Rösler.{{cite news|title=Uwe's new boy passes first test|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/uwe-s-new-boy-passes-first-test-1-8379328|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=9 February 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204202537/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/uwe-s-new-boy-passes-first-test-1-8379328|url-status=live}} Manager Rösler placed him "in a number 10 role up front with Devante Cole", though he appeared on the substitute bench.{{cite news|title=Rosler: Fleetwood must never stand still|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/rosler-fleetwood-must-never-stand-still-1-8404757|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=23 February 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204202539/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/rosler-fleetwood-must-never-stand-still-1-8404757|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=Fleetwood boss happy to finish fourth and battle the Bantams|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/fleetwood-boss-happy-to-finish-fourth-and-battle-the-bantams-1-8520490|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=1 May 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204202551/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/fleetwood-boss-happy-to-finish-fourth-and-battle-the-bantams-1-8520490|url-status=live}} He played a role in a 1–0 win over Walsall on 14 March 2017 when he set up Cian Bolger to score the only goal of the game.{{cite news|title=Rosler: Show me you deserve to start|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/rosler-show-me-you-deserve-to-start-1-8442952|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=17 March 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204203540/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/rosler-show-me-you-deserve-to-start-1-8442952|url-status=live}} Brannagan also appeared once in the play-offs, in a 0–0 draw against Bradford City, a game that saw Fleetwood Town eliminated on aggregate after defeat in the first leg.{{cite news|title=Fleetwood Town 0 – 0 Bradford City|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765840|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706034413/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39765840|url-status=live}}

At the end of the 2016–17 season, having made 14 appearances in all competitions, he returned to his parent club.{{cite news|title=RETAINED LIST: Fleetwood release Woolford and McManus|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/retained-list-fleetwood-release-woolford-and-mcmanus-1-8550097|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette|date=19 May 2017|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204202534/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town-fc/retained-list-fleetwood-release-woolford-and-mcmanus-1-8550097|url-status=live}}

=Oxford United=

Brannagan signed for League One side Oxford United on a 3{{frac|1|2}}-year deal for an undisclosed fee on 11 January 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/january/brannagan-signs/|title=Oxford United sign Cameron Brannagan|publisher=Oxford United F.C.|date=11 January 2018|accessdate=11 January 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111224039/https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/january/brannagan-signs/|archivedate=11 January 2018|url-status=live}} the move ending his 16-year association with Liverpool.{{cite news|title=Cameron Brannagan's 16-year spell at Liverpool is over after sealing move|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagans-16-year-spell-14142490|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=11 January 2018|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204204854/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cameron-brannagans-16-year-spell-14142490|url-status=live}} However, his Oxford United career suffered an early setback when he injured his ankle.{{cite news |title=Oxford United's top-scorer Wes Thomas expected to make swift return to fitness |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15887026.Oxford_United_s_top_scorer_Wes_Thomas_expected_to_make_swift_return_to_fitness/ |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=22 January 2018 |accessdate=4 February 2018 |archive-date=4 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204210755/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15887026.Oxford_United_s_top_scorer_Wes_Thomas_expected_to_make_swift_return_to_fitness/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=John Mousinho: Oxford United selection up for grabs at Charlton Athletic |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15914582.John_Mousinho__Oxford_United_selection_up_for_grabs_at_Charlton_Athletic/ |newspaper=Oxford Mail |date=2 February 2018 |accessdate=4 February 2018 |archive-date=4 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204210802/http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/15914582.John_Mousinho__Oxford_United_selection_up_for_grabs_at_Charlton_Athletic/ |url-status=live }} He made his debut in a 2–1 league defeat away at AFC Wimbledon on 10 March 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/march/match-report-for-afc-wimbledon-vs-oxford-united-on-10-mar-18/ |title=AFC Wimbledon 2 Oxford United 1 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. |date=10 March 2018 |accessdate=11 March 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311202449/https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2018/march/match-report-for-afc-wimbledon-vs-oxford-united-on-10-mar-18/ |url-status=live }} The following season, on 29 September 2018 and against the same opponents, Brannagan scored his first goal for Oxford, though the result was another 2–1 victory for Wimbledon.{{cite web|url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/2018192/september/afc-wimbledon-vs-oxford-united-on-29-sep-18/|title=REPORT AFC Wimbledon 2 Oxford United 1|publisher=Oxford United F.C.|date=29 September 2018|accessdate=22 November 2018|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122223835/https://www.oufc.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/2018192/september/afc-wimbledon-vs-oxford-united-on-29-sep-18/|url-status=live}} He won the Players' Player of the Year Award for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2019/april/player-of-the-year/ |title=Josh Ruffels Wins Supporters Player of the Year |publisher=Oxford United F.C. |date=27 April 2019 |accessdate=25 May 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517092917/https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2019/april/player-of-the-year/ |url-status=live }}

On 29 January 2022, Brannagan scored a first career hat-trick in a 7–2 away defeat of Gillingham, scoring all four of his goals from the penalty spot,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60093230|title=Gillingham 2–7 Oxford United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130083546/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60093230|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/29/absolutely-mental-oxfords-cameron-brannagan-scores-four-penalties|title='Absolutely mental': Oxford's Cameron Brannagan scores four penalties|work=The Guardian|date=29 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131030551/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/29/absolutely-mental-oxfords-cameron-brannagan-scores-four-penalties|url-status=live}} becoming the first player in the league's 138-year history to score four penalties in a match. At the end of the 2021–22 season he won both the supporters' and players' Player of the Year awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/april/grundon-player-of-the-season-awards-winners/ |title=Cameron Brannagan Wins Fan and Players Votes |date=24 April 2022 |publisher=Oxford United F.C. |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729103217/https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/april/grundon-player-of-the-season-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}

On the morning of 28 July 2022, it was reported that Blackpool had triggered Brannagan's release clause and that he was travelling up to the North-West to sign for the Championship club.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-set-to-sign-long-term-target-cameron-brannagan-from-oxford-united-3785058|title=Blackpool 'set to sign' long-term target Cameron Brannagan from Oxford United|publisher=The Gazette|last1=Scrafton|first1=Matt|date=28 July 2022|accessdate=29 July 2022|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729090859/https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-set-to-sign-long-term-target-cameron-brannagan-from-oxford-united-3785058|url-status=live}} Despite seemingly being set to sign, Brannagan signed a new three-year contract with Oxford that evening.{{cite web|url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/july/cameron-brannagan-stays-with-the-us/|title=Cameron Brannagan Stays With The U's|publisher=Oxford United F.C.|date=28 July 2022|accessdate=29 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728214814/https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/july/cameron-brannagan-stays-with-the-us/|url-status=live}}

International career

Brannagan has represented England at under-18 level.{{cite news|title=ENGLAND U18S SQUAD NAMED FOR JANUARY TRAINING CAMP AT SGP|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2013/dec/18/u18s-squad-named-for-january-training-camp-181213|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=18 December 2013|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408174326/https://www.thefa.com/news/2013/dec/18/u18s-squad-named-for-january-training-camp-181213|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=ENGLAND U18S SQUAD NAMED FOR CROATIAN ENCOUNTER|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/feb/11/u18s-squad-named-for-croatia-game-110214|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=11 February 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=10 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410173221/https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/feb/11/u18s-squad-named-for-croatia-game-110214|url-status=live}} He earned two caps for the U18s in March 2014, both against Croatia.{{cite news|title=ENGLAND UNDER-18S RATTLED BY CROATIA COMEBACK|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/mar/03/england-under-18-2-1-croatia|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=3 March 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630195716/http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/mar/03/england-under-18-2-1-croatia|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=DÉJÀ-VU FOR ENGLAND U18S AS THEY SLIP TO CROATIA DEFEAT|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/Mar/05/england-u18s-1-2-croatia-match-report|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=5 March 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409161149/https://www.thefa.com/news/2014/Mar/05/england-u18s-1-2-croatia-match-report|url-status=live}}

A year later in August 2015, Brannagan was called up to the England U20 squad.{{cite news|title=ENGLAND U20S SQUAD SELECTED AHEAD OF CZECH TEST|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/Aug/27/u20s-squad-named-for-czech-republic-270815|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=27 August 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108115033/https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/aug/27/u20s-squad-named-for-czech-republic-270815|url-status=live}} He earned two caps for the U20s in September 2014, both against Czech Republic U20.{{cite news|title=ENGLAND U20S KICK-OFF WITH 5–0 WIN AT ST. GEORGE'S PARK|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/Sep/05/u20s-czech-republic-sgp-050915|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=5 September 2014|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610200733/https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/sep/05/u20s-czech-republic-sgp-050915|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|title=ENGLAND U20S FALL TO NARROW DEFEAT IN SHREWSBURY|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/Sep/07/england-u20s-czech-republic-match-report|publisher=The FA Official Website|date=7 September 2015|accessdate=4 February 2018|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423191147/https://www.thefa.com/news/2015/sep/07/england-u20s-czech-republic-match-report|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool \|2015–16{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2015\|accessdate=13 January 2018}} \|Premier League \|3	0	3	0	1	0	2{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in the Europa League}}	0	9	0
Fleetwood Town (loan) \|2016–17{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2016\|accessdate=13 January 2018}} \|League One \|14	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=L1PO\|Appearance in the League One play-offs}}	0	15	0
rowspan="9"\|Oxford United \|2017–18{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2017\|accessdate=13 January 2018}} \|League One \|12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2018\|accessdate=21 November 2018}} \|League One \|41	3	3	1	3	0	6{{efn\|name=EFT\|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}	2	53	6
2019–20{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2019\|accessdate=16 September 2019}} \|League One \|30	5	1	0	3	1	5{{efn\|name=2EFT3PO\|Two appearances and one goal in the Football League Trophy and three appearances in the League One play-offs}}	1	39	7
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2020\|accessdate=6 April 2021}} \|League One \|31	1	0	0	2	1	7{{efn\|name=5EFT2PO\|Five appearances in the Football League Trophy and two appearances in the League One play-offs}}	0	40	2
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2021\|accessdate=23 August 2021}} \|League One \|41	14	1	0	1	0	1{{efn\|name=1EFT\|One appearance in the Football League Trophy}}	0	44	14
2022–23{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2022\|accessdate=23 August 2022}} \|League One \|44	9	3	1	2	1	2{{efn\|name=1EFT\|One appearance in the Football League Trophy}}	1	51	12
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2023\|accessdate=29 August 2023}} \|League One \|43	12	3	0	1	0	4{{efn\|name=1EFT2PO\|Appearance in the Football League Trophy and three appearances, 1 goal in the League One play-offs}}	1	51	13
2024–25{{soccerbase season\|74212\|2024\|accessdate=31 August 2024}} \|Championship \|25	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	2
colspan="2"\|Oxford United total !267	46	11	2	14	3	25	5	317	56
colspan="3"\|Career total !284	46	14	2	15	3	28	5	341	56

Honours

Oxford United

EFL League One play-offs: 2024{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c51nny61k2wt#Line-ups |title=Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}}

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 League One,{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-henderson-among-five-liverpool-183100275.html |title=Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year |website=Yahoo! Sport |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430140435/https://sports.yahoo.com/jordan-henderson-among-five-liverpool-183100275.html |url-status=live }} 2021–22 League One,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61736732 |title=Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr win PFA player of year awards |website=BBC Sport |date=9 June 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028104055/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61736732 |url-status=live }} 2023–24 League One{{cite news |url=https://www.thepfa.com/news/2024/8/20/pfa-league-one-team-of-the-year-2024 |title=PFA League One Team of the Year |website=PFA |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=21 August 2024}}
Oxford United Player of the Year: 2021–22