Cameron Howieson

Cameron Drew Neru Howieson (born 22 December 1994) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship. He has represented New Zealand in international football.

Cameron Howieson
Howieson playing for New Zealand U-20 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Cameron Drew Neru Howieson[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994[2]
Place of birth Blenheim, New Zealand
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Auckland City
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Mosgiel AFC
2010–2011 Asia–Pacific Football Academy
2011–2012 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Burnley 2 (0)
2013 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 St Mirren 15 (1)
2016–2017 Team Wellington 9 (1)
2017– Auckland City 54 (7)
National team‡
2011 New Zealand U17 7 (2)
2013 New Zealand U20 8 (2)
2012 New Zealand U23 6 (0)
2012– New Zealand 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2019

Howieson signed a professional two-and-a-half-year contract with Burnley in March 2012, having joined from the Asia–Pacific Football Academy in July 2011, having previously played for Mosgiel AFC. He made his first-team debut in April 2012. He has represented New Zealand at the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Howieson started his career with Mosgiel AFC, whilst attending Otago Boys' High School for two years, before departing for the Lincoln-based Asia–Pacific Football Academy in 2010,[3][4] where he played for two years.[5] He was spotted by football scout Graham McMann – a former under-16 coach at Burnley – whilst playing in the under-14 South Island tournament in Timaru.[6] McMann continued to track his progress at the APFA for two years, where he had formerly worked as a scout.[7] McMann got in touch with his contacts at Football League side Burnley, who agreed to give Howieson a week on trial in April 2011.[7] He made an instant impression on the club's coaching staff after scoring two goals in a trial match against Carlisle United.[7]

Burnley

Howieson signed a two-year scholarship with Burnley in July 2011, after impressing on trial.[8] He scored his first goal for the youth team in November 2011, in a 6–1 win over rivals Preston North End.[9] Howieson grabbed headlines when he scored two goals in the FA Youth Cup quarter final against Fulham in February 2012, helping the Clarets in to the semi-finals for the first time since 1978.[10] His performances in the FA Youth Cup attracted interests from Newcastle and Liverpool in March 2012.[11] On 29 March 2012, Howieson signed professional terms with Burnley on a two-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him at the club until June 2014.[12] On 31 March, Howieson was named on the bench for Burnley's game away at Portsmouth and as such was given squad number 32, however, he was an unused substitute.[13] He made his senior debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat against Birmingham City in the Football League Championship, replacing Josh McQuoid as an 84th-minute substitute.[14] Whilst doing so, he became the youngest ever Kiwi in the Football League at the age of 17 years and 103 days, beating the previous record by 22 days, set by Chris Wood for West Bromwich Albion in April 2009.[7] He also became the youngest Burnley player in a quarter of a century.[15]

On 21 February 2013, he joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on a youth loan until the end of the season.[16]

In April 2015, after struggling to make a breakthrough into the first team, it was announced that Howieson would not be offered a new contract and he was released from the club.[17]

St Mirren

On 24 July 2015, Howieson joined Scottish Championship side St Mirren on a one-year deal[18] after a trial.[19] He scored a goal on his league debut, a loss to Rangers on 7 August 2015.[20] Howieson was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.[21]

Team Wellington

Howieson returned to New Zealand in September 2016 to sign with Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship.[22]

Auckland City FC

On 10 January 2017, he moved to Auckland City FC.

International career

Howieson was born in Blenheim, New Zealand, to a Scottish-born father and a mother of Samoan heritage.[7] Under FIFA eligibility rules he can represent New Zealand, Scotland, England and Samoa.[7] In January 2011, Howieson was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2011 OFC U-17 Championship, hosted by New Zealand.[23] He scored a header in New Zealand's first game of the tournament, in a 5–1 win over Vanuatu.[24] He featured in the remaining three group games as New Zealand progressed to the final. They won their fourth title courtesy of a 2–0 victory over Tahiti in the final, with Howieson scoring a 30-yard free-kick.[25] Due to the tournament win, New Zealand qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[26] Howieson was part of the squad that participated, featuring in all three group games as New Zealand progressed to the Round-of-16.[27][28] New Zealand were eventually knocked out by Japan in a 6–0 defeat, however, Howieson was suspended due to picking up two bookings in the group stage.[29] In 2012, Howieson had overtures from a Scottish Football Association scout about switching his international allegiance to Scotland.[6] He stated that he wished to represent New Zealand at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in his home country.[6]

On 14 May 2012, Howieson was called up to the New Zealand senior squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.[30] On 24 May 2012, Howieson came on as a 72nd-minute substitute in the All White's international friendly against El Salvador.[31][32] He also made an appearance at the 2012 OFC Nations Cup as a second-half substitute.

On 21 June 2012, Howieson was called up to the New Zealand Under-23 squad for the Summer Olympic Games in London.[33] Howieson the played in all three of New Zealand's fixtures during the games, appearing each time as a substitute. This included a full 45 minute appearance against Brazil which ended in a 3–0 defeat. New Zealand were eliminated from their group after collecting only one point from a 1–1 draw with Egypt.

After a four-year hiatus, Howieson's form at Auckland City led to an All Whites recall under new head coach Fritz Schmid.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 February 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2011–12[34] Championship 200000—20
2012–13[35] Championship 000000—00
2013–14[36] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[37] Premier League 000000—00
Total 2000000020
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2012–13[35] League One 00———00
St Mirren 2015–16[38] Scottish Championship 15110103[lower-alpha 1]0201
Team Wellington 2016–17[39] NZFC 91———91
Career total 262101030312
  1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

International
As of match played 8 September 2014.[31]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Zealand 201240
201320
201430
Total90

Honours

Country
New Zealand

References
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  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
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  8. "New Zealander Howieson joins Clarets – Burnley FC". Clarets Mad. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  9. "Youth Team Fixtures and Results 2011/12". Burnley F.C. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  10. Nick Houlton. "Clarets set up all-Lancashire semi". TheFA. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  11. Tony Smith. "Cameron Howieson attracts interest from Liverpool..." Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  12. Tony Scholes. "Conlan and Howieson become Clarets' professionals". Clarets Mad. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  13. "Portsmouth 1 – 5 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  14. "Burnley 1 – 3 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  15. "Cameron is youngest in a quarter of a century". Claretsmad. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  16. "Rovers Capture Claret Howieson". Claretsmad. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  17. "Burnley starlets offered new deals". Burnley Express. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  18. "New Signing: Cameron Howieson". St Mirren F.C. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015.
  19. Kiwi midfielder Cameron Howieson insists it is club before country at St Mirren herald scotland.com
  20. McCarthy, David. "Rangers 3 St Mirren 1: Saints pay the penalty as Rangers get off to winning start in the Championship at Ibrox". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  21. "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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  23. "New Zealand Official Team List". OFC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  24. "Vanuatu 1 – 5 New Zealand". OFC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  25. "Tahiti 0 – 2 New Zealand". OFC. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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  30. "Herbert includes Payne and Howieson for World Cup qualifiers". New Zealand Football. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  31. "Cameron Howieson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  32. "All Whites versus El Salvador Friendly". Stuff.co.nz. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  33. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  35. "Games played by Cameron Howieson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  36. "Games played by Cameron Howieson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  37. "Games played by Cameron Howieson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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