Hayden Mullins names Kyle Cameron as Newport County club captain

Kyle Cameron has been named Newport County captain just six weeks after returning to the club, having previously spent the 2016-17 season with the Exiles.

Ahead of Newport’s competitive opener on Saturday at League One side AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup, head coach Hayden Mullins confirmed the 29-year-old defender will wear the armband.

“Kyle will be club captain this season,” said Mullins.

“He knows the club. He brings a lot of organisation on the pitch.

“He brings a lot of what we need to get through to the players and he does it really well. Off the pitch he’s brilliant as well, so we’ve got him and a couple more vice-captains around him which will help us with the younger players in the squad.”

Mullins added that Cameron possesses “excellent leadership skills”, something the defender believes he has developed throughout his career.

“I’ve been quite privileged in my career to have that role at multiple clubs, so to come here and step into that role straight away, I’m very happy and feel really privileged,” said Cameron.

“I’ve grown and developed how I do things over the years and we’ve got quite a young group here, so it’s about encouraging the lads and making sure we’re all on the same page.”

Cameron arrives with significant EFL experience, having made more than 100 League Two appearances. Last season he helped Bromley win the League Two title, scoring twice in 18 appearances as the champions kept 16 clean sheets on their way to promotion.

The Scot sees leading Newport, a club he first represented as a 19-year-old, as an “honour”.

“It’s a long time ago since I’ve been here, so I think I’m a completely different player to what I was when I was 19,” he added.

“I’ve had a lot of good experiences and a lot of tough experiences over the last few years, so hopefully they all come in handy and we can get the good times going here and do something really good.”

Asked what being captain means to him, Cameron said: “It’s about getting around everyone, encouraging them and trying to create a positive group to work with every day.”