Cole Campbell
American soccer player (born 2006)
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William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for German Bundesliga club SV Elversberg. He has represented both the United States and Iceland at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Cole Campbell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 20, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Atlanta United | ||
| 2020–2022 | FH | ||
| 2022–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | FH | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Breiðablik | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | SV Elversberg | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2024 | United States U19 | 2 | (2) |
| 2024– | United States U20 | 8 | (3) |
| 2025– | United States U23 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 5, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 5, 2026 | |||
Early life
Campbell was born in Houston[2] to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson[4] and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University.[5] In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia,[6] 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.[4]
Club career
In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team.[4] 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.[4]
On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer.[7][8] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July.[9][10] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik.[11]
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.[12] At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew.[13]
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.[14]
On January 5, 2026, Campbell was loaned by TSG Hoffenheim in Bundesliga until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.[15]
On July 9, 2026, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg.[16]
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.[17][4][18][19] 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-19, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played September 5, 2026[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| SV Elversberg | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
- Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
