Cameron Hargreaves (born 1 December 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club King's Lynn Town.

Career

Exeter City

Hargreaves began his career in the youth academy at

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. He was released by the club in May 2017.

Bristol Rovers

In April 2017, Hargreaves agreed terms to join Bristol Rovers upon the expiration of his contract with Exeter City. In July 2017, he joined the first team during a pre-season camp in Portugal. On 29 August 2017, he made his professional debut replacing

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in the 83rd minute of a 5–1 EFL Trophy victory against

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. On 31 October, he replaced Ryan Broom in the 66th minute of a 3–1 defeat to West Ham United Under-23s in the same competition. On 29 November 2018, Hargreaves was loaned out to Hungerford Town for the rest of 2018. The deal was later extended for the rest of the season. At the end of the 2018–19 season, Bristol Rovers exercised a contract extension for him. Hargreaves made his first league appearance for the club in a 1–0 victory over

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, replacing

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in the 75th minute of the match and made his full league debut for the club in a 0–0 draw with Fleetwood Town on 29 December 2019, playing 84 minutes before being substituted. On 3 June 2020, Hargreaves signed a new two-year extension to his contract after having a breakthrough season. On 12 November 2021, Hargreaves, along with his Rovers teammate

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, joined National League South side Chippenham Town on loan. On 9 December, this loan deal was extended by a month. On 5 February 2022, Hargreaves joined

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side King's Lynn Town on a one-month loan deal. Hargreaves was released by Rovers at the end of the 2021–22 season.

King's Lynn Town

On 30 June 2022, Hargreaves returned to King's Lynn Town on a one-year deal for the upcoming

season following their relegation the previous season.

Personal life

He is the son of Chris Hargreaves, the former

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' Academy Manager and former professional footballer who was most recently manager of

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hargreaves, Cameron Living people 1998 births English men's footballers Exeter City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Chippenham Town F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Plymouth, Devon