International Career
Campbell was capped at various youth levels for England, playing three times for the under-16s, six times for the under-17s and once for the under-18s.
During his loan spell at Hull City, Campbell received his first call-up to the England Under-21 team, coming on as a substitute in a match against Poland on 25 March 2008. He scored his first international goal on 18 November 2008 in a 2–0 victory over the Czech Republic Under-21s. He also scored in the second group game of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship against Spain, in a 2–0 victory on 18 June 2009. He was sent off in the semi-final of the championship against Sweden. Following his under-21 experience, Bruce urged Fabio Capello to consider Campbell for promotion to the senior squad saying, "the England manager should have a look at him.", also saying "As for England, why not? Why not go with up-and-coming young talent?".
On 23 February 2012, despite only scoring 6 league goals in 4 years, Campbell received his first call-up to the England squad for the friendly versus the Netherlands. Interim England manager Stuart Pearce had stated his ambitions to select untried young players for the friendly. He made his debut in the 80th minute as England lost 3-2 due to an injury-time game-winning goal by Arjen Robben.
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