Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Alexander Cameron | ||
Date of birth | January 24, 2005 | ||
Place of birth | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver FC | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
North Vancouver FC | |||
Mountain United FC | |||
Blaise Soccer Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Vancouver FC | 36 | (1) |
2023 | → Unity FC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024 | Canada U20 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 30, 2024 |
James Alexander Cameron (born January 24, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Cameron played youth soccer with North Vancouver FC, Mountain United FC, and the Blaise Soccer Academy. [1] He represented British Columbia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, helping them to a fifth-place finish. [2]
After having attended the club's open trials in February 2023, [3] in May 2023, Cameron signed a developmental contract with Vancouver FC of the Canadian Premier League, while also playing with their League1 British Columbia affiliate Unity FC. [4] Cameron made his professional debut for Vancouver on June 11, coming on as a substitute against Cavalry FC. [5] [6] He made his first start in the next match on June 17, against Atlético Ottawa. [7] He subsequently appeared in every match, expect for one, for the remainder of the season. [8] In July 2023, he signed a full professional contract with the club, through the Exceptional Young Talent provision. [9] [10] He was named to the CPL Team of the Week for the first time, for Week 17 in August 2023, after being named man of the match against Valour FC. [11] On September 9 he scored his first professional goal, scoring the game-winning goal in stoppage time in a 2-1 victory over Atlético Ottawa. [12] [13] At the end of the season, he was nominated for the CPL U21 Player of the Year award, [14] [15] which was ultimately won by Matteo De Brienne. [16] In November 2023, Vancouver announced Cameron would trial with Luton Town's U21 team, [17] [18] after which he would continue to trial with other Premier League clubs. [19] [20]
In February 2024, Cameron was called up for international duty for the first time, being named to the Canada U20 for the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship qualifiers. [21] [22] He started the first match against Dominica U20, and came off the bench in the next two matches against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 and Trinidad and Tobago U20. [23] He was then subsequently called up to the squad for the official tournament in July. [24]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
2024 | 17 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Unity FC (loan) | 2023 [26] | League1 British Columbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
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