Josh Campbell (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Josh Campbell (born 6 May 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St Johnstone, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Campbell has previously played for Airdrieonians, Arbroath and Edinburgh City, and represented Scotland once at under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
St Johnstone (on loan from Hibernian) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hibernian | 142 | (20) |
| 2019 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Arbroath (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Edinburgh City (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2026– | → St Johnstone (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:19, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:34, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Edinburgh,[1] Campbell came through the youth system at Hibernian. He was loaned to Airdrieonians in January 2019,[2] and made his first team debut for Hibs in a League Cup match against Stirling Albion in July 2019.[3] He was loaned to Arbroath in August 2019.[4]
In September 2020, Campbell was loaned to Edinburgh City.[5] He helped them progress to the promotion play-off final with goals in both legs of the semi-final against Elgin City.[6][7] Campbell ended his loan spell with Edinburgh City having scored nine goals in thirty games.[8]
Following his return from his loan spell at Edinburgh City, Campbell came off the bench for Hibernian in their first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers against Andorran side FC Santa Coloma, in the second leg of the qualifying round Campbell played the full game for Hibernian in their 2–1 away win.[9][10] Three days later Campbell made his league debut for Hibernian as he came off the bench in the club's 3–2 victory against Motherwell.[11]
On 1 December 2021, Campbell signed a new long-term contract with Hibernian, running until 2025.[12] Campbell scored his first goal for Hibernian in a 1–1 draw against St Mirren on 11 December 2021.[13]
Campbell scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Aberdeen on 28 January 2023.[14] Speaking afterwards, Campbell said that it was the first time he had done that at any level since he played as a forward at school.[14] He signed a new contract with Hibs in February 2023, with it due to run until the end of the 2026–27 season.[15]
He signed on loan for St Johnstone in September 2026.[16]
International career
He was selected in the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2022.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 19 September 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2026–27 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 142 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 184 | 23 | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Arbroath (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Edinburgh City (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2026–27 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 187 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 242 | 32 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League qualifying
- Appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
