Lyall Cameron (born 10 October 2002) is a Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for club
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
. Cameron played for Logie Harp boys club in Dundee. He then signed pro youth at Dundee United before moving to Dundee F.C., Dundee and established himself as a first-team regular after loan spells with Peterhead F.C., Peterhead (twice) and Montrose.
Club career
Dundee
Cameron was put on the bench for
Dundee
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for their final game of the 2018–19 season at home to St Mirren. Despite being due to receive his professional debut, a red card for
Darren O'Dea
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prevented Cameron from getting on, according to manager
James McPake
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. After scoring a game-winning goal in a friendly against
Brechin City
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, Cameron made his competitive debut for Dundee in the
Scottish League Cup
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, coming off the bench in an away win over
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
The club has won f ...
. In January 2020, Cameron made his league debut and first professional start in a loss away to
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...
.
Peterhead and Montrose loans
In October 2020, Cameron signed a new contract with Dundee keeping him at the club until 2023. The next day, he joined
Scottish League One
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side Peterhead F.C., Peterhead on a season-long loan, stating his aim to prove himself with ''The Blue Toon'' and help him progress to play for Dundee in the future. Cameron made his debut for Peterhead in an away win against
Scottish Premiership
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side
Dundee United
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in the League Cup. He made his league debut for them the next week against
Airdrieonians
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. Cameron scored his first goal for Peterhead in their next league game the following week against Clyde. In January 2021, following the three-week suspension of League One by the SFA and
SPFL
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due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in Scotland, Cameron was recalled by Dundee. After being recalled from Peterhead, manager
Jim McInally
James Edward McInally (born 19 February 1964) is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League Two club Peterhead. He played for Dundee United for 10 seasons in which he won the 1993–94 ...
praised Cameron's talent and professionalism, considering his spell at the club "as good as it gets when it comes to loan players."
In June 2021, Cameron again joined Peterhead on a season-long loan. Despite this, Cameron represented Dundee B against Peterhead in the
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Montrose on loan until the end of the season. Cameron scored his first goal for the ''Gable Endies'' in an away victory over
Falkirk
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Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
. He returned to Dundee at the end of Montrose's season.
Emergence at Dundee
On 9 July, Cameron scored his first competitive goal for Dundee in a Scottish League Cup victory over
Hamilton Academical
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. On 30 August, Cameron was named
man of the match
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in a win in the same cup against Falkirk. Cameron would again notch a goal and MOTM honours the following month after scoring and playing well in a
Scottish Challenge Cup
The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,The New Saints
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. Cameron scored his first career
hat-trick
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Origin
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in a 7–0 league victory over Hamilton Academical. In the final league game of the season, Cameron scored the game-winning goal against Queen's Park and won the
Scottish Championship
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with Dundee, and finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals. At Dundee's end of season awards, Cameron won the Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards, the first time in the club's history that one player has won all three main awards. He would also be named in
PFA Scotland
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's Scottish Championship Team of the Year at the end of the season, as well as being named in the SPFL's Championship Team of the Season.
Despite rumoured interest from teams such as Hearts, Cameron signed a new two-year deal with Dundee, keeping him at the club until 2025. He scored Dundee's equalising goal in their return game to the
Scottish Premiership
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against
Motherwell
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. In April 2024 following another successful season, Cameron was nominated for both the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year and the SFWAYoung Player of the Year. Cameron also won Dundee's Young Player of the Year award for the second straight year.
Cameron started the 2024–25 season with two goals in a 7–1 away victory over
Bonnyrigg Rose
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Their home ground is New Dundas Park, and they have ...
in the
Scottish League Cup
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group stage. On 4 December, Cameron marked his 100th appearance for Dundee with two goals in a 4–1 home win over
Motherwell
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.
On 3 February 2025, Cameron signed a pre-contract agreement with fellow
Scottish Premiership
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club
Rangers
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
and joined them after the completion of his Dundee contract. Cameron finished off his time at Dundee in style, netting 4 goals and an assist in his last 3 games, including 2 goals over
St Johnstone
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on the last day of the season which confirmed the ''Dees
Scottish Premiership
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status for next season. After the season's end, Dundee bid farewell to Cameron in the wake of his impending move to Rangers.
Rangers
On 17 June 2025, Cameron was officially unveiled by
Rangers
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
.
International career
Cameron was selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in May 2023 for two upcoming friendlies against
Norway
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in June. He would make his international debut on 15 June as a substitute in a goalless draw. Cameron would make his first international start in the reverse fixture 3 days later. Cameron scored his first international goal in November 2023 in an away victory over
Belgium
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Kazakhstan
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Dundee
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Scottish Championship
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2022–23
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2022–23
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2022–23
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2022–23
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PFA Scotland
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2022–23
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SPFL
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Championship Team of the Season: 2022–23
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PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year
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