Allan Campbell (born 4 July 1998) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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. He has previously played for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

, was selected 24 times for the Scotland under-21 team and made his full international debut for

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in June 2022.

Club career

Motherwell

Campbell was born in

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and attended

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in the city. He is a product of the Motherwell Academy having joined the club at the age of 10.The story behind the rise of Motherwell trio Jake Hastie, David Turnbull and Allan Campbell
Not The Old Firm, 11 March 2019 On 29 October 2016, Campbell made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 4–1 win against Ross County. On 15 April 2017, he scored his first senior goal, the fourth in a 4–2 win over

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, picking up the man of the match award at the same time. On 13 October 2017, Campbell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2021. His contract was later improved, but not extended. During the 2017–18 season he took part in the 2017 Scottish League Cup Final (as a substitute) and the

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(as a starter), both occasions ending in 2–0 losses to

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. On 12 September 2020, he scored the only goal of a Scottish Premiership match against

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. In May 2021 the Motherwell manager

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said that Campbell would leave the club at the end of the season, as a final effort to negotiate a new contract had failed.

Luton Town

On 15 June 2021,

announced the signing of Campbell after agreeing an undisclosed fee with Motherwell to secure his signature before his contract expired. Campbell helped Luton win promotion to the

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during the 2022–23 season. On 1 September 2023, Luton loaned Campbell to

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club

International career

In September 2017, Campbell was named in the Scotland under-21 squad for the first time ahead of the European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 6 October 2017, against England. Campbell scored one goal for the Scotland under-21 team, in a 1–0 win against

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in September 2020. Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the

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, the team lost to

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in a penalty-out and finished fourth. On 28 May 2022, Campbell received his first call-up to the senior national team as a replacement for the injured

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. Campbell made his full international debut on 14 June 2022, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 win against

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Career statistics

Honours

Luton Town *

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References

External links

Allan Campbell profile
at Motherwell FC official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Allan 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow People educated at All Saints Roman Catholic Secondary School People from Springburn Men's association football midfielders Motherwell F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scotland men's international footballers Millwall F.C. players