Sergio Campbell

Sergio Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992
Place of birth Clarendon, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number 12
Youth career
Portmore United
2007–2011 Clarendon College
2011 Central Arkansas Bears
2012–2014 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Columbus Crew 1 (0)
2015Austin Aztex (loan) 2 (0)
2016– Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 (0)
National team
2010– Jamaica 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 26 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:24, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Sergio Campbell (born 16 January 1992) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays as a defender for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the United Soccer League.

Career

Youth and club

Campbell began his career playing school boy football for Clarendon College.[1] After completing secondary school, Campbell then played for University of Central Arkansas in the USA.[2] Campbell transferred to the UConn Huskies at the University of Connecticut in August 2012.[3]

On January 15, 2015, Campbell was selected by the Columbus Crew in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[4] Campbell was the 19th pick in the First Round of the draft. In late January, Campbell was the center of a dispute between his former club Portmore United and MLS. The Jamaican club want training compensation as Campbell was trained by United prior to moving to the United States.[5] Campbell is the nephew of Rodolph Austin.[5] On February 12, 2016 Campbell was waived by Columbus.[6] On April 1, 2016 Campbell was cleared to play for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[7]

International career

He made his international debut for Jamaica in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sergio Campbell at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Profile". University of Central Arkansas.
  3. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/campbell_sergio00.html
  4. https://twitter.com/ColumbusCrewSC/status/555806415840092160
  5. 1 2 Walker, Howard (28 January 2015). "Pay us!". Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. "Crew SC announces roster updates during second preseason camp". columbuscrewsc.com. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. "Campbell Cleared For Season Opener". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-02.


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