Camden Riley

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Camden Riley
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-20) August 20, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Pacific Tigers 66 (19)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Burlingame Dragons 9 (0)
2018 Portland Timbers U23s 12 (1)
2019–2020 Sporting Kansas City II 37 (1)
2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 16 (0)
2022–2023 San Diego Loyal 58 (0)
2024– Oakland Roots 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023

Camden Riley (born August 20, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

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Career

College and amateur

Riley played four years of college soccer at the University of the Pacific between 2015 and 2018, making a total of 66 appearances, scoring 19 goals and tallying 10 assists for the Tigers. [1] Riley finished his collegiate soccer career as the Tigers' all-time goal scoring leader, surpassing Tristan Blackmon.

While at college, Riley also appeared for USL PDL sides Burlingame Dragons [2] and Portland Timbers U23s. [3]

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Riley was selected 45th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. [4] On February 20, 2019, Riley joined Sporting KC's USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers. [5]

On March 4, 2021, Riley signed with Rio Grande Valley FC. [6]

Riley joined San Diego Loyal on January 26, 2022. [7]

On November 22, 2023, it was announced that Riley had signed with Oakland Roots ahead of their 2024 season. [8]

Style of play

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros head coach Wilmer Cabrera described Riley as "tall, athletic, very technical and with an engine to run box to box during the whole game." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Camden Riley". Pacifictigers.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Camden Riley -". Uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Portland Timbers U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Camden Riley -". Uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sporting KC Selects Midfielders Kamar Marriott and Camden Riley in 2019 MLS Superdraft". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Swope Park Rangers Sign Rookie Midfielder Camden Riley". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 "TOROS SIGN DALLAS NATIVE CAMDEN RILEY". rgvfc.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "SD Loyal Adds Camden Riley to Defensive Corps". 26 January 2022.
  8. ↑ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (November 22, 2023). "Oakland Roots SC inks defender Camden Riley". USL Championship.


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