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Cammy Kerr

Cameron 'Cammy' Kerr (born 10 September 1995) is a Scottish football player and coach who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Queen's Park.

Cammy Kerr
Kerr in 2024
Personal information
Full name Cameron Kerr
Date of birth (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Queen's Park
Number 30
Youth career
2003–2014 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2024 Dundee 216 (5)
2014–2015 → Peterhead (loan) 22 (3)
2015–2016 → Peterhead (loan) 10 (0)
2024 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 15 (1)
2024– Queen's Park 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Kerr spent the majority of his early career with his hometown club Dundee, coming through the youth ranks and making 272 competitive appearances over 11 seasons, earning a testimonial for his time there. He has also had loan spells with Peterhead twice and with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Career

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Dundee

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While growing up, Kerr supported Dundee and was a season ticket holder.[1] Kerr joined the youth ranks of the club in 2003 at the age of 8, and was given his first professional contract in 2012 by manager Barry Smith.[2] He was included in the first team as an unused substitute on the final day of the SPL season in 2012–13 against Hibernian.[3]

In July 2013, Kerr was included in a number of first-team pre-season matches, where he featured as a right back.[3] The first of those appearances came in a 5–1 win over Montrose, which he described as a "dream".[1] Having been at Dundee for a couple of years, Kerr made his breakthrough into the first team in the 2013–2014 season, on 11 January 2014, appearing as a second-half substitute against Livingston.[4] He made his first start on 12 April 2014, as Dundee beat Cowdenbeath.[5] Kerr said making his first start was a great experience, adding that the win made it better.[6] He went on to make two more appearances for Dundee, both as starts, to fill in for the suspended Gary Irvine. The club went on to win the Scottish Championship earning promotion to the Scottish Premiership. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Kerr signed a new deal at Dens Park to remain at the club for a further two years.[7]

Kerr made his Scottish Premiership debut, coming on as a substitute for Jim McAlister in the 43rd minute, in a 2–1 loss against Ross County on 27 September 2014.[8] After making another Premiership appearance, he was loaned out to Peterhead on a one-month loan deal on 6 November 2014.[9]

Loans at Peterhead

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Kerr made his Peterhead debut on 8 November 2014, in a 1–1 draw against Dunfermline Athletic.[10] He scored his first Peterhead goal on 6 December 2014, in a 3–2 win over Stirling Albion.[11] On 9 January 2015, he extended his loan-spell until the end of the 2014–15 Scottish League One season.[12] Weeks after extending his loan spell with the club, Kerr later added two more goals for the season against Stenhousemuir[13] and Forfar Athletic.[14] Kerr went on to make twenty appearances for the club.

Kerr was again loaned to Peterhead for a four-month spell in August 2015[15] and made a further 10 appearances in the 2015–16 Scottish League One season.

Return to Dundee

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Kerr was recalled from Peterhead early by Dundee in December 2015.[16] He was awarded man-of-the-match in his first Scottish Premiership starting appearance, a Dundee derby victory over Dundee United on 2 January 2016.[17][18]

Kerr went on to establish himself as a regular starter in the Dundee side. At the end of the 2016–17 season he was awarded the Dundee Player of the Year award alongside picking up the Young Player of the Year trophy for the third time.

At the start of the 2017–18 season Kerr was made vice-captain by manager Neil McCann.

After finding himself in and out of the team during the 2020–21 season, Kerr would be a key figure at both full-back positions as he helped Dundee to win the Premiership play-offs and earn promotion back to the Premiership.[19] At the end of the season, Kerr signed a new two-year deal, entitling him to a testimonial match in the 2022–23 season, having spent ten senior years with Dundee despite being just 27 at season's end.[20][21]

In July 2022, Kerr scored goals in consecutive games for the first time in his career in the Scottish League Cup for Dundee, already making it his best goalscoring season for The Dark Blues.[22][23] On 6 January 2023, Kerr was named as captain in his 250th appearance for Dundee.[24] After coming back from an injury in February, Kerr wouldn't play for Dundee until coming on as a substitute in the Scottish Championship title-clinching win away to Queen's Park.[25]

On 30 May 2023, Kerr signed a new two-year extension keeping him with Dundee until 2025.[26] After struggling to get regular game time under new manager Tony Docherty, Kerr was informed in January 2024 that he was told he could find a new club.[27]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)

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On 25 January 2024, Kerr joined Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan until the end of the season.[28] He made his debut two days later, in an away league victory over Raith Rovers.[29] Kerr scored his first goal for the Caley Jags on 17 February in a league game against Partick Thistle.[30] Kerr would score for Caley in the Championship play-off final against Hamilton Academical, but was unable to stop his side from being relegated to Scottish League One.[31]

On 16 July 2024, Kerr's 21 years of affiliation with Dundee came to an end after both parties agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[2]

Queen's Park

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On 16 July, the same day as leaving Dundee, Kerr signed for Scottish Championship club Queen's Park on a one-year deal with an option for an extension.[32] Kerr made his debut for the Spiders that same day in a Scottish League Cup group stage defeat away to Hibernian.[33] On 21 September, Kerr scored his first goal for Queen's Park in a league game against Ayr United.[34] After a successful month, Kerr was named as the SPFL Scottish Championship Player of the Month for September 2024.[35]

Coaching career

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In 2023, Kerr coached Scottish amateur side Monifieth Athletic while completing his SFA coaching badges.[36]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 November 2024 [37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 2013–14[38] Scottish Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15[39] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2015–16[40] 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 11 0
2016–17[41] 36 1 1 0 4 0 — 41 1
2017–18[42] 32 0 3 0 6 0 — 41 0
2018–19[43] 28 1 2 0 4 0 — 34 1
2019–20[44] Scottish Championship 22 0 1 0 5 0 1[a] 1 29 1
2020–21[45] 12 1 1 0 3 0 4[b] 0 20 1
2021–22[46] Scottish Premiership 35 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 41 0
2022–23[47] Scottish Championship 26 2 2 0 6 2 4[a] 0 38 4
2023–24[48] Scottish Premiership 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Total 216 5 14 0 33 2 9 1 272 8
Peterhead (loan) 2014–15[39] Scottish League One 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3
Peterhead (loan) 2015–16[40] 10 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2023–24[48] Scottish Championship 15 1 1 0 0 0 4[c] 1 20 2
Queen's Park 2024–25[49] Scottish Championship 12 1 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 17 1
Career total 275 10 15 0 37 2 15 2 342 14
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

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Dundee

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b "Cammy Kerr leaves Dundee FC". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Dundee Player Profile Cammy Kerr". Dundee Profile. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Livingston steal show at Dens but Dundee stay top". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ^ "DUNDEE VS COWDENBEATH". Dundee F.C. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Dundee youngster believes it is Dark Blues' time to shine". The Courier. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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  8. ^ "Ross County 2 – 1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  9. ^ "CAMMY JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Peterhead 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Stirling Albion 2–3 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  12. ^ "CAMMY EXTENDS LOAN". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Peterhead 2–0 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Forfar Athletic 3–1 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  15. ^ Holme, Ben (21 August 2015). "Peterhead sign Cammy Kerr on loan from Dundee". Evening Express. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  16. ^ Robertson, Neil (24 December 2015). "Dundee boss Paul Hartley praises hat-trick hero for improved workrate". The Courier. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  17. ^ Davie, Scott (2 January 2016). "Dundee 2–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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  21. ^ Moncur, James (21 April 2022). "Former Dundee FC stars lining up for Cammy Kerr testimonial event". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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  27. ^ Cran, George (21 January 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee pair Cammy Kerr and Zak Rudden told they can find new clubs". The Courier. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  28. ^ Media, ICTFC (25 January 2024). "Cammy Kerr joins ICTFC on loan". ICTFC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Nine-minute Samuel hat-trick dents Raith's title bid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  30. ^ "Partick Thistle battle back to draw in Inverness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Hamilton Academical win promotion and relegate Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  32. ^ Cairns, Ian (16 July 2024). "Cammy Kerr is latest signing for Queen's Park". Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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  34. ^ "Queen's Park vs Ayr United: Scottish Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  35. ^ a b "Kerr lands Championship award | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  36. ^ Cran, George (11 September 2023). "Cammy Kerr the manager? Dundee star opens up on coaching amateurs Monifieth Athletic, saying 'I absolutely love it!'". The Courier. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  37. ^ Cammy Kerr at Soccerway
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  39. ^ a b "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  40. ^ a b "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  41. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  42. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  43. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  44. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  45. ^ "Games Played by Cammy Kerr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  46. ^ "Games Played by Cammy Kerr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  47. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  48. ^ a b "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  49. ^ "Games played by Cammy Kerr in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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