George Campbell (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Hampton Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Georgia United | ||
| 2016–2019 | Atlanta United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Atlanta United 2 | 27 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlanta United | 36 | (1) |
| 2023– | CF Montréal | 54 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2024 | |||
George Hampton Campbell (born June 22, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
Career
[edit]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]
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]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played December 7, 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlanta United 2 | 2019 | USL | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
| Atlanta United | 2020 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 15 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| CF Montréal | 2023 | MLS | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Canadian Championship
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "George Campbell". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "MLS players and coaches with ties to Philadelphia". February 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "ATL UTD 2 defender George Campbell signed by United on Homegrown contract". Gwinnett Daily Post. July 9, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 2–0 Hartford Athletic". Soccerway.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 2–1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2–1 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
- ^ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal acquires defender George Campbell". CF Montréal.
- ^ George Campbell at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Chester, Pennsylvania
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Atlanta United 2 players
- Atlanta United FC players
- CF Montréal players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen