Cameron Peupion

Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion (born 23 September 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion and the Australia under-23 national team.[1]

Cameron Peupion
Personal information
Full name Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion
Date of birth (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 51
Youth career
Manly United
2015–2020 Sydney FC
2020 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Sydney FC NPL 4 (1)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Australia U17 5 (0)
2022– Australia U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 18 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:53, 30 March 2023

Club career

Peupion started his career with A-League club Sydney FC youth side Sydney FC Youth.[2][3][4][5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

In 2020, he joined the youth academy of Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League.[6][7][8][9]

Peupion made his debut for Brighton on 24 August 2022, coming on as an 80th minute substitute replacing fellow debutant Julio Enciso and assisting Evan Ferguson's first Albion goal in the 3–0 away win over League One side Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Cup second round.[10]

He made his Premier League debut on 18 May 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 away loss to Newcastle.[11]

International career

Peupion represented Australia at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[12][13][14][15] He is eligible to represent France internationally.[16]

Career statistics
As of 18 May 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 100010—20
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2022–23 ———3[lower-alpha 1]0268
Career total 1000103050
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Owen, Brian (29 June 2022). "Australia's Cameron Peupion signs new deal at Brighton". The Argus.
  2. "Meet Cameron Peupion: The 19-year-old Aussie working towards a Premier League debut at Brighton". sport.optus.com.au.
  3. "How Mooy meeting sealed Sydney whiz-kid Peupion's move to Brighton". sbs.com.au.
  4. "'I ACTUALLY WASN'T BLOWN AWAY': EX SYDNEY FC A-LEAGUE PRODIGY DREAMING OF PREMIER LEAGUE BREAKTHROUGH". ftbl.com.au.
  5. "Cameron Peupion Brighton: From Sydney FC Academy to EPL club". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
  6. "The five youngsters who could shape Australia's next golden generation". frontpagefootball.net.
  7. "A-Leagues talent at core of Olyroos story: Meet the squad chasing history in Asia". keepup.com.au.
  8. "Joeys gun Cameron Peupion named for series of Joeys matches in UK". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
  9. "Socceroos pair give key message to Cameron Peupion". theargus.co.uk.
  10. "Forest Green 0-3 Brighton: Albion to face Arsenal in third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. Unwin, Will (18 May 2023). "Newcastle 4-1 Brighton: Premier League – live reaction". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  12. "Australian teenager Cameron Peupion is edging closer to a Premier League debut after scoring in his first match for Brighton's under-23 team". sportingnews.com.
  13. "Zac Emmerson, Cameron Peupion learn fast as Albion eye glory". theargus.co.uk.
  14. "Manly footballer Cameron Peupion cracks Joeys World Cup squad". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived).
  15. "'We can get better and will get better': Peupion insists Joeys are ready for Hungary". myfootball.com.au.
  16. "'When Mat Ryan left, we became the team most Aussies wanted to see relegated'". theathletic.com (Archived).
  17. Marc Leonard at Soccerbase
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