Cameron Carter-Vickers

Not to be confused with Cameron Vickers.

Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers (born December 31, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in England, he plays for the United States national team.

Cameron Carter-Vickers

Carter-Vickers with the United States under-20 in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Southend-on-Sea, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s)	Center-back
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2009	Catholic United
2009–2016	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Sheffield United (loan)	17	(1)
2018	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	17	(0)
2018–2019	→ Swansea City (loan)	30	(0)
2019–2020	→ Stoke City (loan)	12	(0)
2020	→ Luton Town (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	21	(1)
2021–2022	→ Celtic (loan)	33	(4)
2022–	Celtic	74	(1)
International career‡
2014	United States U18	3	(0)
2014–2017	United States U20	17	(1)
2014–2019	United States U23	11	(1)
2017–	United States	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 15, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 27, 2024

Carter-Vickers began his career at the Tottenham Hotspur Academy. He made his debut in the 2016–17 season, playing in cup competitions. From 2017 to 2021 he spent time out on loan at Championship clubs Sheffield United, Ipswich Town, Swansea City, Stoke City, Luton Town, and Bournemouth.

In 2021, he went on loan to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership where he won the league and the Scottish League Cup. He signed permanently for Celtic in June 2022.^[3] He was included on the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Carter-Vickers joined the academy at Tottenham Hotspur at age 11, having caught the eyes of scouts as a 10-year-old playing in the youth teams at Catholic United.^[4][5]

He was fast tracked through the academy, and under manager Mauricio Pochettino he made his first match-day squad against Ligue 1 team AS Monaco in the UEFA Europa League on December 10, 2015.^[6] Carter-Vickers featured in the 2016 International Champions Cup, making starts against Juventus and Atlético Madrid, and was given the jersey number 38 for the 2016–17 season.^[7] On September 21, 2016, he made his first-team debut for the club in the third round of the EFL Cup against Gillingham, which Spurs won 5–0.^[8] He also featured in the next round away at Liverpool, which Spurs lost 2–1.^[9] He played two FA Cup matches in January 2017, firstly against Aston Villa then Wycombe Wanderers.^[10][11]

Loans

Carter-Vickers signed a season-long loan deal with newly promoted Championship side Sheffield United on August 25, 2017.^[12] On his debut and his first career league game, Carter-Vickers scored the only goal of the game, a 33rd-minute winner against Bolton Wanderers.^[13] After playing 18 games for Sheffield United and scoring one goal, Carter-Vickers was recalled and returned to Tottenham on January 15, 2018.^[14]

On January 19, 2018, Ipswich Town signed Carter-Vickers on loan until the end of the season.^[15] He made his Ipswich Town debut away to Bolton Wanderers on January 20, 2018.^[16] Carter-Vickers played 17 times for the Tractor Boys as they finished in a mid-table position of 12th.^[17]

Swansea City signed Carter-Vickers on loan until the end of the season on August 25, 2018.^[18] At Swansea, he formed a partnership alongside Mike van der Hoorn at center-back after the injury to first choice Joe Rodon.^[19] In total, he made 33 appearances in all competitions for Swansea,^[20] impressing partially due to his passing ability from the center-back position.^[21]

On August 8, 2019, Carter-Vickers joined Stoke City on loan for the 2019–20 season.^[22] He made 15 appearances before he was recalled by Spurs on January 2, 2020,^[23] and then sent on a six-month loan to Luton Town four weeks later.^[24] Due to the season being extended by the COVID-19 outbreak, Carter-Vickers' loan to Luton was extended till the end of the campaign.^[25]

Carter-Vickers joined Championship side AFC Bournemouth on a season-long loan on October 16, 2020.^[26] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 2–1 win at Bristol City on March 3, 2021.^[27]

Return to Tottenham

On August 19, 2021, Carter-Vickers received his first Tottenham appearance since 2017, starting under new manager Nuno Espírito Santo in the club's first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League match, a 1–0 loss away at Paços de Ferreira.^[28]

Celtic

On August 31, 2021, Carter-Vickers joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[29] He scored on his debut with a deflected strike from outside the box in a 3–0 victory over Ross County on September 13.^[30]

On April 3, 2022, Carter-Vickers scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. This moved Celtic six points clear of their rivals at the top of the Premiership table.^[31]

He played 45 games in all competitions as the team won the Scottish League Cup and the Premiership, with Celtic holding the best defensive record in the latter.^[32][33]

On June 10, 2022, Carter-Vickers signed with Celtic permanently, effective from July 1. The transfer was on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £6 million.^[3]

On January 26, 2024, Carter-Vickers signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Celtic, keeping him at the club until 2029.^[34]

International career

Youth

In the summer of 2014, Carter-Vickers was playing for Tottenham's academy side at the IMG Cup in Bradenton, Florida, where they beat the United States under-17 team 5–3. During the game, he caught the eye of American coaches who had learned of his eligibility for a United States passport, as his father is an American citizen.^[4][35]

Carter-Vickers represented the United States for the first time at under-18 level in August 2014 and by October of that year was a member of the United States under-23 team.^[36] He represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and started several games despite being only 17 at the time. The team were knocked out by Serbia in the quarter-finals.^[37][38]

In September 2016, it was reported that the English FA had made inquiries about Carter-Vickers and that the United States were prepared to fast track the player into their senior set up.^[39] On October 10, 2016, Carter-Vickers captained the United States under-20 team in a 2–0 loss against England.^[40]

Senior

On November 6, 2016, Carter-Vickers received his first call up to the senior United States squad.^[41] He made his senior debut appearance on November 14, 2017, in a friendly as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Portugal.^[42]

In May 2022, coach Gregg Berhalter recalled Carter-Vickers after nearly three years without a cap.^[43] He was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November^[44] and made his World Cup debut on November 29 against Iran.^[45]

Style of play

Carter-Vickers is known as a ball playing center-back with accurate passing ability.^[21] His athleticism and strength are some of his best qualities as a defender. A former teammate of his at Celtic, Carl Starfelt, spoke about Carter-Vickers, stating, "Cameron is the strongest in the team — but he is never in the gym... I think he's just super-strong genetically as he is never in the gym."^[46]

Personal life

Carter-Vickers' father is Howard Carter, a retired American basketball player who spent his professional career in the NBA and Europe and became a French citizen.^[47] His English mother, Geraldine Vickers, is from Essex. Carter and Vickers met while both were working in Greece.^[47] He was raised in Essex and attended The Eastwood Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, while spending summers with his father in Louisiana.^[48][49][4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played February 18, 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	2016–17[50]	Premier League	0	0	2	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2021–22[51]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
Sheffield United (loan)	2017–18[17]	Championship	17	1	1	0	—		—		18	1
Ipswich Town (loan)	2017–18[17]	Championship	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
Swansea City (loan)	2018–19[52]	Championship	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
Stoke City (loan)	2019–20[53]	Championship	12	0	—		3	0	—		15	0
Luton Town (loan)	2019–20[53]	Championship	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2020–21[54]	Championship	21	1	3	0	—		2[d]	0	26	1
Celtic (loan)	2021–22[51]	Scottish Premiership	33	4	3	0	3	0	5[e]	0	44	4
Celtic	2022–23[55]	Scottish Premiership	29	0	3	1	3	0	4[f]	0	39	1
	2023–24[56]	Scottish Premiership	25	1	2	0	0	0	4[f]	0	31	1
	2024–25[57]	Scottish Premiership	20	0	1	0	3	1	7[f]	0	31	1
	Total		74	1	6	1	6	1	15	0	101	3
Career total			220	7	18	1	14	1	23	0	275	9

1. Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in Championship play-offs
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played June 27, 2024^[58]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2017	1	0
	2018	6	0
	2019	1	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	2	0
Total		18	0

Honors

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership (3): 2021–22,^[59] 2022–23,^[60] 2023–24^[61]
• Scottish League Cup (3): 2021–22,^[62] 2022–23,^[63] 2024–25^[64]
• Scottish Cup (2): 2022–23,^[65] 2023–24^[66]

United States U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship third place: 2015^[67]

Individual

• PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2021–22 Premiership,^[68] 2022–23 Premiership,^[69][70] 2023–24 Premiership^[71]

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External links

• Cameron Carter-Vickers at Major League Soccer
• Cameron Carter-Vickers at U.S. Soccer
• Cameron Carter-Vickers at Celtic FC