Cameron Ballantyne (born 13 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for club Greenock Morton. Ballantyne previously played for Dundee United and Dumbarton, and had three loan spells with Montrose. Most recently, Ballantyne played for Airdrieonians
Early life Cammy Ballantyne was born in Glasgow on 13 April 1997. He attended Duncanrig Secondary School in East Kilbride. After joining Dundee United as a youth player in 2007, he signed for the club as a professional in 2013.
Playing career Club Ballantyne made his first team debut against Partick Thistle in a Scottish Premiership match on 10 May 2016.Scottish Premiership, BBC News, 11 May 2016 He joined League Two team Montrose on loan in August 2016, with the loan being extended in January 2017 for the rest of the 2016–17 season. In March 2017, Ballantyne extended his Dundee United contract to 2018. He rejoined Montrose on a season-long loan in August 2017. His spell with Montrose was, however, cut short, and he was recalled at the start of January 2018. He then rejoined Montrose on an emergency loan for the remainder of the season in March 2018. Following the end of his contract, he was released by United in May 2018 and joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton in June 2018. After making 32 appearances for Dumbarton, he joined Montrose on a two year permanent deal in May 2019. In May 2022 Ballantyne signed for Airdrieonians, where he ended up getting him and the club promoted to the Scottish Championship, beating Hamilton Accies on penalties, with Ballantyne himself scoring Airdries' sixth.
On 14 June 2024, Ballantyne joined Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on a two-year deal.
International Ballantyne was given his first call up for the Scotland under-17 squad in March 2014. He was added to the Scotland under-21 squad in March 2017, after Zak Jules withdrew.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDundee United2015–16Scottish Premiership200000—202016–17Scottish Championship00000000002017–18Scottish Championship1000100020Total3000100040Montrose (loan)2016–17Scottish League Two301100020331Montrose (loan)2017–18Scottish League Two170300032232Montrose (loan)2017–18Scottish League Two81———81Dumbarton2018–19Scottish League One300100010320Montrose2019–20Scottish League One2611030203212020–21Scottish League One1823031202632021–22Scottish League One292202020352Total735608160936Airdrieonians2022–23Scottish League One2901031503812023–24Scottish Championship201105160322Total4912082110703Greenock Morton2024–25Scottish Championship2811041203522025–26Scottish Championship81003000111Total362107120463Career total2461014024425230916
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