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 18)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2020 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 5 (0)
2024– Borussia Dortmund 3 (0)
International career‡
2021 Iceland U17 7 (2)
2024– United States U19 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, November 9, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 forward 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 [3] and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University. [4] In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, [5] 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. [3]

Club career

In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team. [3] 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. [3]

On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced[ by whom? ] that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer. [6] [7] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July. [8] [9] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik. [10]

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. [11] At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew. [12]

On 26 October 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. [13]

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. [14] [3] [1] [15] In March 2024, Campbell accepted a call up to the United States U19, where he debuted on March 24, 2024, against England U19, where he marked his debut with a match winning brace which resulted in a 3–2 win for the United States.

Career statistics

Club

As of November 9, 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FH 2021 Úrvalsdeild 1000—0010
2022 Besta deild karla 1000—0010
Total2000—0020
Breiðablik 2022 Besta deild karla 1000—0010
Borussia Dortmund II 2024–25 3. Liga 50———50
Borussia Dortmund 2024–25 Bundesliga 30101 [b] 00050
Career total110101000130

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References

  1. 1 2 Cole Campbell at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 Ortmann, Jonas (January 25, 2024). "The Duranvilles and the Campbells – Siblings at BVB". bvb.de. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Maines, Don (October 11, 2011). "He was drawn to compounding pharmacy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "The BVB squad for the training camp in Marbella". bvb.de. January 2, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ↑ Honigstein, Raphael (January 10, 2024). "Dortmund's bleak midwinter: Curfew breakers, delayed transfers, Terzic uncertainty". The Athletic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "U.S. youth star Cole Campbell makes Borussia Dortmund debut". ESPN (via the Associated Press). October 26, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Dortmund U19 forward Campbell switches to U.S. from Iceland". ESPN.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  15. ↑ Cole Campbell at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
  16. ↑ Cole Campbell at Soccerway
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