Cole Campbell
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William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Cole Campbell[1] | ||
Date of birth | February 20, 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Atlanta United | ||
2020–2022 | FH | ||
2022– | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | FH | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Breiðablik | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Borussia Dortmund II | 11 | (2) |
2024– | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (2) |
2024 | United States U19 | 2 | (2) |
2024– | United States U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:34, August 12, 2024 (UTC) |
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 October 26, 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 under-19 team, for which he debuted on March 24 against England under-19s, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.
Career statistics
Club
- As of March 16, 2025[16]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FH | 2021 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Breiðablik | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Borussia Dortmund II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
Borussia Dortmund | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
- Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
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