Cole Campbell

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Cole Campbell
Personal information
Full name William Cole Campbell [1]
Date of birth (2006-02-20) February 20, 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States [2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund
Number 37
Youth career
–2020 Atlanta United
2020–2022 FH
2022– Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 FH 2 (0)
2022 Breiðablik 1 (0)
2024– Borussia Dortmund II 11 (2)
2024– Borussia Dortmund 4 (0)
International career
2021 Iceland U17 7 (2)
2024 United States U19 2 (2)
2024– United States U20 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 16, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:34, August 12, 2024 (UTC)

William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

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Early life

Campbell was born in Houston [2] to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson [4] and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University. [5] In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, [6] where his father drove more than an hour each way so he could train with Atlanta United FC's youth academy. [2] Campbell regularly visited Iceland during the summers and trained with the professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) starting at age 8. [4]

Club career

In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team. [4] He made his first-team debut in 2021, coming on as a substitute for Jónatan Ingi Jónsson in a 5–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík, becoming the second youngest player in FH history after Logi Hrafn Róbertsson. [4]

On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer. [7] [8] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July. [9] [10] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik. [11]

In January 2024, Campbell was one of several Dortmund youth players who joined the senior team's winter training camp before the second half of the 2023–24 season in Marbella, south Spain. [12] At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew. [13]

On October 26, 2024, Campbell made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute for Donyell Malen in a 2–1 loss to FC Augsburg. [14]

International career

Eligible at birth to represent both Iceland and the United States, FIFA approved Campbell's one-time switch of nationalities to play for the United States after previously playing for Iceland's under-17 team. [15] [4] [16] [17] In March 2024, Campbell accepted a call up to the United States under-19 team, for which he debuted on March 24 against England under-19s, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.

Career statistics

Club

As of March 16, 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FH 2021 Úrvalsdeild 10000010
2022 Besta deild karla 10000010
Total20000020
Breiðablik 2022 Besta deild karla 10000010
Borussia Dortmund II 2024–25 3. Liga 112112
Borussia Dortmund 2024–25 Bundesliga 40101 [b] 00060
Career total182101000202

References

  1. "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. June 15, 2025. p. 6. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Ortmann, Jonas (January 25, 2024). "The Duranvilles and the Campbells – Siblings at BVB". bvb.de. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. https://www.whoscored.com/players/513605/show/cole-campbell
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Eiríksson, Valur Páll (August 16, 2021). "Velur Ísland yfir Bandaríkin til að feta í fótspor móður sinnar" [Chooses Iceland over the United States to follow in his mother's footsteps]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. Maines, Don (October 11, 2011). "He was drawn to compounding pharmacy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. MOBA Soccer Academy (March 17, 2017). "We are excited to add Lance Campbell to our team! Lance will be an assistant coach, as well as a mentor for our Youth Program!". Facebook. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. Westerschulze, Sven; von Eichmann, Jesco (May 16, 2022). "Aus Island! BVB schnappt sich Top-Talent" [From Iceland! BVB grabs top talent]. sport.sky.de (in German). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  8. Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (May 16, 2022). "William Cole frá FH til Borussia Dortmund" [William Cole from FH to Borussia Dortmund]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  9. Guðjónsson, Hjörtur Leo (May 17, 2022). "William Cole æfir með Blikum þar til hann heldur til Dortmund" [William Cole trains with Blikum until he goes to Dortmund]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  10. "FH-ingurinn æfir með Breiðabliki áður en hann fer til Dortmund" [The FH player trains with Breiðablik before he goes to Dortmund]. mbl.is (in Icelandic). May 17, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  11. Jónsson, Hörður Snævar (June 28, 2022). "William Cole Campbell yfirgefur Kópavoginn og er mættur til Þýskalands" [William Cole Campbell leaves Kópavogur and has arrived in Germany]. dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  12. "The BVB squad for the training camp in Marbella". bvb.de. January 2, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  13. Honigstein, Raphael (January 10, 2024). "Dortmund's bleak midwinter: Curfew breakers, delayed transfers, Terzic uncertainty". The Athletic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  14. "U.S. youth star Cole Campbell makes Borussia Dortmund debut". ESPN (via the Associated Press). October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  15. "Dortmund U19 forward Campbell switches to U.S. from Iceland". ESPN.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  16. Cole Campbell at WorldFootball.net
  17. Cole Campbell at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
  18. Cole Campbell at Soccerway