Ryan Campbell (soccer)

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Ryan Campbell
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Campbell with Gotham FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Ryan Cady Campbell [1]
Date of birth (2002-03-18) March 18, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gotham FC
Number 12
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Stanford Cardinal 49 (0)
2024 UCLA Bruins 24 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Gotham FC 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 13, 2025

Ryan Cady Campbell (born March 18, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins and was named the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year with Stanford in 2023.

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Early life

Campbell was born in Mission Viejo, California, and grew up in Laguna Beach. [2] She attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, where she played soccer, basketball, and tennis. With the soccer team, she won three consecutive CIF Southern Section state championships and was named the Trinity League defensive player of the year in 2019. [2] [3] She played club soccer for So Cal Blues, winning four ECNL national championships and earning ECNL All-American honors in 2018. [2] [4] She initially committed to UCLA, but switched her commitment to Stanford. [5] [6]

College career

Stanford Cardinal

Campbell served as the understudy to starting goalkeeper Katie Meyer during her first two seasons with the Stanford Cardinal, redshirting as a freshman and making only five appearances as a sophomore in 2021. Meyer died by suicide in the spring of 2022. [2] [7] In her junior season in 2022, Campbell started 21 games and kept 8 solo clean sheets (along with 4 combined) against only 11 goals allowed, earning third-team All-Pac-12 honors. Stanford won the Pac-12 Conference but lost to BYU on penalties in the NCAA tournament second round. [2] [8] In her senior season in 2023, she started 23 games and kept 11 solo clean sheets (plus 2 combined) against only 13 goals allowed. Until the national title game, Stanford had allowed no more than one goal per game all season and conceded only once through the first five rounds in the NCAA tournament. The team was pummeled 5–1 by Florida State in the final, ending their otherwise undefeated season. Campbell was named first-team All-Pac-12 and the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year at the end of the season. [2] [9]

UCLA Bruins

Campbell transferred to the UCLA Bruins for her graduate season in 2024. She played every minute in all 24 games and led the nation with 16 clean sheets against 10 goals allowed. In the program's first season in the Big Ten Conference, she allowed no goals as UCLA won the Big Ten tournament. The team lost to Virginia Tech in the NCAA tournament second round. Campbell was named second-team All-Big Ten and fourth-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. [10] [11]

Club career

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Campbell warming up with Gotham FC in 2025

Gotham FC announced on January 10, 2025, that they had signed Campbell to her first professional contract on a one-year contract. [12] On March 15, she picked up a yellow card from the bench for delay of game in stoppage time of the season opener against the Seattle Reign. [13] In April, after injuries to Campbell and Shelby Hogan, assistant goalkeeping coach Michelle Betos briefly came out of retirement to back up Ann-Katrin Berger. [14] Campbell made her professional debut against the Utah Royals on June 13, replacing Berger to see out the last 10 minutes as Gotham was down to nine players by the end of their 3–0 victory. [15] On August 12, Gotham announced a three-year contract extension for Campbell, keeping her with the club through 2028. [16] She made her first professional start on September 17, featuring in a 4–1 win against the Vancouver Rise Academy in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup group stage. [17] The third-choice rookie was unused the rest of the season as Gotham won the 2025 NWSL Championship over the Washington Spirit, claiming the club's second NWSL title. [18]

International career

Campbell trained with the United States youth national team at the under-14, under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-23 levels. [10]

Personal life

Campbell is the daughter of Terry and Joe Campbell and has an older brother. [10] She is a close friend of her UCLA and Gotham teammate Lilly Reale. [19] She was Gotham's nominee for the Lauren Holiday Impact Award in 2025, recognizing her work with Katie's Save, a mental health advocacy group founded in honor of her Stanford teammate Katie Meyer. [20]

Honors and awards

Gotham FC

Stanford Cardinal

UCLA Bruins

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford University Commencement Bulletin 2023" (PDF). Stanford University. p. 37. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ryan Campbell". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ French, Scott (February 27, 2018). "Campbell secures win for JSerra in epic semifinal clash with La Mirada". Press-Telegram . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "ECNL announces 2017-18 All America team". Elite Clubs National League. July 22, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  5. ↑ Clark, Travis (July 24, 2017). "Top 10 recruit makes commitment for 2020". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ Mastrodonato, Jason (December 1, 2023). "A year after Katie Meyer's death, still-grieving Stanford women on verge of 'a storybook ending'". The Mercury News . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (October 19, 2022). "Stepping in for Katie Meyer, Stanford goalie Ryan Campbell fills big shoes". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (November 22, 2022). "Stanford's joyful yet difficult women's soccer season leaves reasons for hope". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gutmann, Harold (December 5, 2023). "Women's College Cup: Stanford's NCAA title dreams dashed by Florida State". The Mercury News . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ryan Campbell". UCLA Bruins . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schmitz, Cecilia (November 10, 2024). "UCLA women's soccer rolls past Rutgers 5–0 to claim Big Ten championship". Daily Bruin . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Gotham FC Signs UCLA Goalkeeper Ryan Campbell". Gotham FC. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Gotham FC Battles to 1-1 Season-Opening Draw at Seattle". Gotham FC. March 16, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Michael (April 12, 2025). "Temporary Unretirement: Injuries force Betos to put on goalkeeper gloves for Gotham FC". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Gotham FC Rolls to Convincing Victory Over Utah". Gotham FC. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Goalkeeper Ryan Campbell Agrees to Contract Extension with Gotham FC". Gotham FC. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Gotham FC Stays Perfect in Concacaf W Champions Cup Group Stage". Gotham FC. September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Trio of Bruins Win 2025 NWSL Championship". UCLA Bruins. November 22, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ Kenney, Madeline (November 19, 2025). "Gotham FC Lilly Reale's 'unreal' year culminates in NWSL Rookie of the Year nod". New York Post . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  20. ↑ Chale, Caitlyn (August 26, 2025). "Ryan Campbell's work with Katie's Save was highlighted by Gotham FC". Skyscraper Blues. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  21. ↑ Dure, Beau (November 22, 2025). "NWSL Championship: Washington Spirit v Gotham FC – live". The Guardian . Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Gotham FC Crowned Champions of Inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup". Gotham FC. May 25, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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