Josh Campbell (footballer)
Josh Campbell (born 6 May 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian as a midfielder. Campbell has previously played for Airdrieonians, Arbroath and Edinburgh City, and represented Scotland once at under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hibernian | 51 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Arbroath (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Edinburgh City (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:01, 18 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:34, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Edinburgh,[1] Campbell came through the youth system at Hibernian. He was loaned to Airdrieonians in January 2019,[2] and made his first team debut for Hibs in a League Cup match against Stirling Albion in July 2019.[3] He was loaned to Arbroath in August 2019.[4]
In September 2020, Campbell was loaned to Edinburgh City.[5] He helped them progress to the promotion play-off final with goals in both legs of the semi-final against Elgin City.[6][7] Campbell ended his loan spell with Edinburgh City having scored nine goals in thirty games.[8]
Following his return from his loan spell at Edinburgh City, Campbell came off the bench for Hibernian in their first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers against Andorran side FC Santa Coloma, in the second leg of the qualifying round Campbell played the full game for Hibernian in their 2–1 away win.[9][10] Three days later Campbell made his league debut for Hibernian as he came off the bench in the club's 3–2 victory against Motherwell.[11]
On 1 December 2021, Campbell signed a new long-term contract with Hibernian, running until 2025.[12] Campbell scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 1–1 draw against St Mirren on 11 December 2021.[13]
Campbell scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Aberdeen on 28 January 2023.[14] Speaking afterwards, Campbell said that it was the first time he had done that at any level since he played as a forward at school.[14] He signed a new contract with Hibs in February 2023, with it due to run until the end of the 2026–27 season.[15]
International career
He was selected in the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2022.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 February 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| Total | 51 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 9 | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Arbroath (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Edinburgh City (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 31 | 9 |
| Career total | 95 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
References
- ^ a b Josh Campbell at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Emerson Hyndman: Bournemouth midfielder returns from Hibernian at end of loan spell". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Hardie, David (16 July 2019). "Paul Heckingbottom urges 'competitive' Josh Campbell to seize Hibs chance". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "LOANS FOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD TRIO". Hibernian FC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "YOUNG TRIO SECURE LOAN DEALS". Hibernian FC. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Elgin City 0–1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ McGlade, Neil (11 May 2021). "Josh Campbell stunner seals Edinburgh City's place in League One play-off final". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Campbell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (22 July 2021). "Hibernian 3–0 FC Santa Coloma". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Reed, Matthew (29 July 2021). "FC Santa Coloma 1–2 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Watt, Martin (1 August 2021). "Motherwell 2–3 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Josh Campbell Signs New Deal!". Hibernian FC. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (11 December 2021). "St Mirren 1–1 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Josh Campbell thankful for penalty duties to complete Hibernian hat-trick". STV News. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Campbell signs new long-term deal". BBC Sport. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (9 March 2022). "Josh Campbell: First Scotland call-up for Hibs midfielder as he joins Josh Doig in under-21 squad". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Josh Campbell at Soccerbase