George Campbell (soccer)

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George Campbell
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Campbell with CF Montréal in 2025
Personal information
Full name George Hampton Campbell
Date of birth (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2016 Georgia United
2016–2019 Atlanta United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Atlanta United 2 27 (2)
2020–2022 Atlanta United 36 (1)
2023–2025 CF Montréal 70 (1)
2025– West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 United States U23 3 (0)
2025– United States 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:04, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 18, 2025

George Hampton Campbell (born June 22, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the United States national team.

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Career

Atlanta United

Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Campbell played for Nether United as a kid before his family relocated to Atlanta. [2] He began his career with Georgia United before joining the youth academy at Atlanta United. [3] On March 9, 2019, after impressing with the academy, Campbell made his professional debut for Atlanta United 2, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, against Hartford Athletic. He started as Atlanta United 2 won 2–0. [4] Campbell then scored his first goal for Atlanta United 2 on September 25 against Indy Eleven, scoring the first in a 2–1 victory. [5]

On July 9, 2019, Campbell signed a homegrown player deal with the Atlanta United first team, effective starting from the 2020 season. [3] He made his debut for Atlanta United on March 7 against FC Cincinnati, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory. [6]

CF Montréal

On December 13, 2022, Campbell was traded to CF Montréal in exchange for $400,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money and $200,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money, as well as up to $300,000 in conditional General Allocation Money. [7]

West Bromwich Albion

On 18 July 2025, Campbell signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [8]

International career

After three youth international team appearances with the United States' under-23 national team, Campbell received his first call-up to the senior men's national team in January 2025. [9] He made his debut for the squad in a 3-1 friendly win over Venezuela on 18 January 2025 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Campbell played 88 minutes before being replaced by Walker Zimmerman. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] PlayoffsContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlanta United 2 2019 USL 222————222
2021 USL50————50
Total272————272
Atlanta United 2020 MLS 10————10
2021 MLS151——1 [b] 0—161
2022 MLS20010———210
Total36110—10—381
CF Montréal 2023 MLS26130———291
2024 MLS2802010——310
2025 MLS1602000—00180
Total7017010—00781
Career total1334801010001434

International

As of match played January 18, 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 2025 10
Total10

    References

    1. ↑ "George Campbell". Atlanta United FC. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
    2. ↑ "MLS players and coaches with ties to Philadelphia". February 28, 2020.
    3. 1 2 "ATL UTD 2 defender George Campbell signed by United on Homegrown contract". Gwinnett Daily Post. July 9, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
    4. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 2–0 Hartford Athletic". Soccerway.
    5. ↑ "Atlanta United 2 2–1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway.
    6. ↑ "Atlanta United 2–1 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
    7. ↑ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal acquires defender George Campbell". CF Montréal.
    8. ↑ "Albion sign defender George Campbell". www.wba.co.uk. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
    9. ↑ mlssoccer. "CF Montréal transfer George Campbell to West Brom | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
    10. ↑ "USA vs Venezuela - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
    11. ↑ George Campbell at Soccerway
    12. ↑ George Campbell at National-Football-Teams.com
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