Cameron Dawson

Cameron Miles Dawson (born 7 July 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Exeter City, on loan from Sheffield Wednesday.

Club Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Born in Sheffield, England, Dawson started his football career at Sheffield Wednesday, his boyhood club, when he first joined the club at age fifteen. Dawson signed his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in April 2013. Following the absent of second choice goalkeeper, Adam Davies, he was named in the substitute bench for a match against Yeovil Town on 14 September 2013. Dawson went on to appear in the next four matches as an unused substitute. In August 2015, Dawson signed a new two-year contract keeping him at Sheffield Wednesday until the summer of 2017.

After his loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers ended, Dawson started his 2016–17 season on the substitute bench for three matches. But following an injury of Keiren Westwood against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 October 2016, he came on as a second half substitute to make his Sheffield Wednesday’s debut and conceded a goal from Anthony Knockaert, as they lost 2–1. After returning to the substitute bench in a follow–up match against Huddersfield Town, Dawson came on as a 33rd minute substitute following Westwood’s injury againstCardiff City, played the rest of the match, as the club drew 1–1. He then started in the next two matches, including a clean sheet against Queens Park Rangers on 22 October 2016. His performance was praised by Manager Carlos Carvalhal, saying: "Cameron did well. We are happy with him and all of our goalkeepers." But Westwood returned from injury and reclaim his place as Sheffield Wednesday’s first choice goalkeeper, resulting in Dawson returning to the substitute bench for the rest of the season. At the end of the 2016–17 season, he made four appearances in all competitions. Following this, the club opted to take up their option of a contract extension that would ensure Dawson remained under