Cameron Archer

Cameron Archer
Cameron Archer in 2024
Personal information
Full name Cameron Desmond Archer
Date of birth (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, left winger
Team information
Current team
Southampton
Number 19
Youth career
Walsall
–2020 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Aston Villa 10 (0)
2020–2021Solihull Moors (loan) 26 (4)
2022Preston North End (loan) 20 (7)
2023Middlesbrough (loan) 20 (11)
2023–2024 Sheffield United 29 (4)
2024 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2024– Southampton 35 (2)
International career
2021–2022 England U20 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U21 11 (6)
Medal record
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Cameron Desmond Archer (born 9 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Archer is a product of the Aston Villa Academy. He joined Aston Villa aged eight from local side Walsall and progressed through all age groups to the first team, making his senior debut in August 2019. Internationally, Archer has represented England at both U20 and U21 levels, winning the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the latter. Archer has had loan spells at Solihull Moors, Preston North End, and Middlesbrough; and also permanently signed for Sheffield United for one season before returning to Aston Villa after United's relegation from the Premier League. He then joined Southampton before the current season started.