Cameron Peupion

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 Winger
Team information
Current team
ADO Den Haag
Number 21
Youth career
Wakehurst FC
Manly United
2015–2020 Sydney FC
2020–2025 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Sydney FC NPL 4 (1)
2022–2025 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2023 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2025– ADO Den Haag 51 (7)
International career
2019 Australia U17 5 (0)
2022–2023 Australia U23 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

Cameron Paul Jacques Peupion (born 23 September 2002) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.[1]

Club career

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

Brighton & Hove Albion

Peupion joined the youth academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 July 2020.[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 85th-minute substitute in an eventual 4–1 away loss to Newcastle.[11] He thanked his family for the fantastic reaction of his debut. The "kick-off was at 4.30am for them but they were all up watching," Peupion who is from Sydney. "To feel the support from the people I love back home was really special and I feel very lucky to have them all behind me from Australia," calling his debut "a dream come true" despite the result.[12]

Loan to Cheltenham Town

On 29 August 2023, Peupion signed for League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[13] He returned to his parent club on 2 January 2024.[14]

ADO Den Haag

On 31 January 2025, Peupion signed for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on a two-and-a-half year deal.[15]

International career

Peupion was born in Australia to a French father and an English mother.[16] He represented Australia at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[17][18][19][20] He is also eligible to represent France or England internationally.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 1010—20
2023–24 Premier League 00200020
2024–25 Premier League 00100010
Total 10400050
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2022–23 ——3[b]030
2023–24 ——1[b]010
Total ——4040
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2023–24 League One 6000—60
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 150002[c]0170
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 36710—377
Total 5171020547
Career total 5875060697
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

Honours

ADO Den Haag

Individual

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. 9 April 2020.
  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). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "The five youngsters who could shape Australia's next golden generation". frontpagefootball.net. 26 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "A-Leagues talent at core of Olyroos story: Meet the squad chasing history in Asia". keepup.com.au. 12 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Joeys gun Cameron Peupion named for series of Joeys matches in UK". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Socceroos pair give key message to Cameron Peupion". theargus.co.uk. 18 August 2020.
  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. ↑ Talbot, Bruce (18 May 2023). "Late goals make it tough on the Tyne for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Bishop, Matt (20 May 2023). "Peupion thanks family for fantastic reaction to debut". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Robins sign Cameron Peupion on loan". www.ctfc.com. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Six loan players to return to parent clubs". www.ctfc.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "ADO Den Haag contracteert Cameron Peupion" [ADO Den Haag signs Cameron Peupion]. adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  16. ↑ Lewis, Dave (25 August 2022). "Aussie young gun makes winning Brighton debut". FTBL. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "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. 18 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Zac Emmerson, Cameron Peupion learn fast as Albion eye glory". theargus.co.uk. 5 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Manly footballer Cameron Peupion cracks Joeys World Cup squad". dailytelegraph.com.au (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "'We can get better and will get better': Peupion insists Joeys are ready for Hungary". myfootball.com.au. 28 October 2019.
  21. ↑ Naylor, Andy (21 May 2021). "'When Mat Ryan left, we became the team most Aussies wanted to see relegated'". theathletic.com (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.