Cameron Lindley

Cam Lindley

Personal information
Full name	Cameron Lindley
Date of birth	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Carmel, Indiana, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Indy Eleven
Number	6
Youth career
2010–2016	Indiana Fire Juniors
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	North Carolina Tar Heels	43	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Chicago Fire U-23	8	(2)
2017	Wilmington Hammerheads	6	(0)
2018–2019	Orlando City	3	(0)
2018	→ Saint Louis FC (loan)	1	(0)
2019	→ Memphis 901 (loan)	25	(1)
2020	Indy Eleven	12	(0)
2021	San Antonio FC	31	(0)
2022	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	31	(2)
2023–	Indy Eleven	62	(1)
International career‡
2013	United States U17	10	(0)
2014–2015	United States U18	15	(0)
2015	United States U20	1	(0)
2019	United States U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 21, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2019

Cameron Lindley (born July 18, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Having played college soccer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he joined Orlando City in 2018 after his Homegrown rights were traded from Chicago Fire.

Youth and college career

Lindley grew up in Carmel, Indiana and spent a majority of his youth career with Indiana Fire Juniors, Chicago Fire's youth soccer club. ^[1] He played high school soccer and basketball at Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, Indiana. ^[2] Following several seasons with the youth club, Lindley spent a season in the Premier Development League with Chicago FC United before attending college. ^[3] He spent two years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, scoring seven goals in 43 regular season matches. ^[4]

Professional career

Orlando City (2018 – 2019)

On January 18, 2018, Lindley's Homegrown rights were traded from Chicago Fire to Orlando City as Lindley signed a four-year deal with the Central Florida club. ^[5] He made his professional debut in the season opener, a 1–1 draw at home to DC United. After starting three of the first four games of the season, Lindley failed to make another Major League Soccer (MLS) appearance in 2018 and only made one US Open Cup appearance.

St Louis FC (Loan, 2018)

On May 24, 2018, he was loaned to Saint Louis FC and made one start before returning. ^[6]

Memphis 901 FC (Loan, 2019)

On April 12, 2019, he was loaned to USL Championship team Memphis 901 FC and made 26 appearances in all competitions. On November 21, 2019, it was announced Lindley had his contract option for the 2020 season declined by Orlando as part of the end-of-season roster decisions. ^[7]

Indy Eleven (2020)

Lindley joined USL Championship side Indy Eleven on February 18, 2020. ^[8] Over the course of the shortened 2020 USL Championship season, Lindley made 12 total appearances, 9 of which were starts, for the club. Lindley made his first appearance for the club in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City II on July 18, 2020. ^[9]

San Antonio FC (2021)

After a season with USL Championship side Indy Eleven in 2020, it was announced Lindley would sign with San Antonio FC ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season. ^[10] Lindley played the majority of games for San Antonio that season, making 31 total league appearances including 23 starts. ^[11]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks (2022)

On December 9, 2021, it was announced that Lindley would join USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks ahead of their 2022 season. ^[12] Lindley played 34 games for Colorado Springs, scoring 2 goals as he assisted the team to the Western Conference final in the USL Championship Playoffs, where they lost 2–0 to San Antonio, Lindley's former club. ^[13] San Antonio would go on to win the Playoffs by defeating Louisville City 3–1 in the final. ^[14] Lindley was named to the USL Championship All-League team at the end of the 2022 season. ^[15]

Return to Indy Eleven (2023 – present)

On December 1, 2022, Lindley made the move back to his former club Indy Eleven ahead of the 2023 season. ^[16] Lindley made 36 total appearances in his return season to Indianapolis, including 33 USL Championship appearances, two US Open Cup appearances, and playing all 90 minutes of Indy Eleven's 5–0 loss to Charleston Battery in the 2023 USL Championship Playoffs. ^[17]

Indy Eleven announced that Lindley would remain with the team for the 2024 season on November 17, 2023. ^[18] He ended the season with 32 total league and cup appearances for the team, helping the Eleven reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in the club's history, defeating MLS side Atlanta United FC in the process. ^[19] Indy Eleven announced on November 20, 2024 that Lindley would remain with the club for a third consecutive season. ^[20]

International career

Lindley has represented the United States internationally at various youth levels.

On March 19, 2019, Lindley was selected by his former Orlando City head coach Jason Kreis for the United States U23 squad for friendlies against Egypt and the Netherlands ahead of qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. ^[21]

Personal life

Lindley's younger sister, Cassidy, is also a soccer player who played for the University of Florida, Clemson University, and the Indy Eleven W League team. ^[22] His uncle, Tyler McCarroll, was a midfielder at Indiana. ^[23]

Career statistics

College

School	Season	NCAA Regular Season
		Division	Apps	Goals	Assists
North Carolina Tar Heels	2016	Div. I	21	0	7
	2017		22	7	13
NCAA Total			43	7	20

• Source

Club

As of match played November 3, 2024 ^[24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Playoffs		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Orlando City	2018	Major League Soccer	3	0	1	0	–		4	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Saint Louis FC (loan)	2018	USL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Memphis 901 FC (loan)	2019	USL Championship	25	1	1	0	0	0	26	1
Indy Eleven	2020	USL Championship	12	0	-	-	0	0	12	0
San Antonio FC	2021	USL Championship	30	0	-	-	1	0	31	0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2022	USL Championship	31	2	0	0	3	0	34	2
Indy Eleven	2023	USL Championship	33	1	2	0	1	0	36	1
	2024	USL Championship	29	0	3	0	0	0	32	0
Career totals			164	4	7	0	5	0	176	4

Honors

Individual

• Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year: 2016
• Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year: 2017
• USL Championship All League Second Team: 2022, ^[25] 2023 ^[26]

References

1. "U.S. National Team Caps". Indiana Fire Juniors. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
2. "Guerin Catholic senior Cameron Lindley named youth soccer player of the year". indystar.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
3. "Chicago FC United - 2016 Regular Season". uslpdl.com. SportsEngine. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
4. "Cam Lindley Bio". goheels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
5. "Orlando City SC Acquires Midfielder Cam Lindley from Chicago Fire as Homegrown Player". orlandocitysc.com. Major League Soccer. January 18, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
6. USLSoccer.com Staff (May 24, 2018). "Da Silva, Lindlay join STLFC on Loan".
7. "Orlando City SC Announces 2019 End-of-Season Roster Decisions". Orlando City SC. November 21, 2019.
8. "Carmel's native Cam Lindley joins Indy Eleven". Fox 59. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
9. "Indy Eleven 2-1 Sporting Kansas City II (18 Jul., 2020) Resultado Final - - ESPN (CR)". - ESPN. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
10. "San Antonio Signs Midfielder Cam Lindley". 18 December 2020.
11. "Cameron Lindley | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
12. "Colorado Springs Switchbacks Sign Midfielder Cam Lindley". Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
13. "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
14. "Match Center | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
15. "Cam Lindley, Hadji Barry Named to USL Championship All League Second Team".
16. "Cam Lindley Back in Indy via Transfer from Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC".
17. "Cam Lindley". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
18. "Indy Eleven Announces Initial Roster Moves for 2024 Season". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
19. "Cinderella Semifinalists Indy Eleven Make Open Cup Lemonade in Turbulent 2024". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
20. "Indy Eleven Announces Returnees for 2025". Indy Eleven. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
21. "Weah, Sargent headline USMNT U-23 squad as Kreis is named head coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
22. "Cassidy Lindley - Soccer". Florida Gators.
23. [e-mail], NICHOLAS MURRAY- (2022-06-23). "How Cassidy and Cameron Lindley forged an unbreakable bond through soccer". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
24. Cameron Lindley at Soccerway
25. "USL Championship Announces 2022 All-League Teams". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. November 1, 2022. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
26. USLChampionship com Staff (2023-11-07). "USL Championship Announces 2023 All-League Teams". USL Championship. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

External links

• Cameron Lindley at Soccerway.com
• Cameron Lindley at WorldFootball.net
• Cameron Lindley at FBref.com
• Cameron Lindley at Major League Soccer