Lee Michael John Camp (born 22 August 1984) is an
English-born
Northern Irish footballer who plays for
Nottingham Forest and internationally for
Northern Ireland as a
goalkeeper. He has also played for the
England Under 21 side. He is regarded as one of the top goalkeepers playing in England outside the
Premier League.
Career
Derby County
He made his first appearance with
Derby County during the
2002–03 season, and joined
Burton Albion on loan in January 2003. At the end of the same season, he went to
Queens Park Rangers for the last few games also on loan, where he helped the club reach promotion to the old Division One. In Derby's end-of-season awards he came close to winning Player Of The Season but went home with the Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year award. He also won the Brian Clough Player Of The Year. Camp enjoyed many successes not only in the football world; he appeared on many radio shows and also participated in Goalkeeping Essentials by former Derby County coach
Alex Penny.
Camp joined
Norwich City on 7 September 2006, on a three-month loan with effect from 8 September, covering an injury to
Joe Lewis. Camp made his first Norwich City full début on the 28 November 2006 against
Leicester City. He kept his place for the following match against
Sheffield Wednesday where he was unfortunate to score an own goal in a 2–1 defeat.
Queens Park Rangers
Camp joined
Queens Park Rangers ("QPR") on a three-month loan deal on 12 February 2007, having...
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