# Cammy Ballantyne

Cameron Ballantyne (born 13 April 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship 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. 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

    As of 22:28, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dundee United | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dundee United | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundee United | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dundee United | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Montrose (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League Two | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Montrose (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| Montrose (loan) | Total | Total | 55 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 4 |
| Dumbarton | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Montrose | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 87 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 101 | 4 |
* ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup