Jane Campbell (soccer)
American soccer player (born 1995)
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Carolyn Jane Campbell (born February 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.
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Campbell with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carolyn Jane Campbell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 17, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | North Atlanta Soccer Association | ||
| 2011–2012 | Concorde Fire South | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Stanford Cardinal | 84 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Houston Dash | 167 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | United States U15 | ||
| 2011–2012 | United States U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | United States U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | United States | 10 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:53, November 5, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 August 2025 | |||
Campbell played collegiately for the Stanford Cardinal before being drafted by the Dash in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She was named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2023.
After representing the United States at the under-17 and under-23 level, Campbell was called into camp with the senior national team at age 17 in 2013 and debuted for the team in 2017. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Campbell attended Darlington School, a college-preparatory school in Rome, Georgia. She was named NSCAA All-American in 2011. She was a member of the club Concord Fire South, and with this team won the under-16 state championship.[citation needed]
Campbell won the under-14 state title with the North Atlanta Soccer Association while playing with their under-12 through under-15 teams. She played for the Silver Backs under-10 and under-11 teams.
Campbell attended Stanford University from 2013 to 2017 where she studied psychology and played for the Stanford Cardinal.[2] She became the starting goalkeeper during her freshman year.[3] In her sophomore year, Stanford reached the semifinal game of the NCAA Women's College Cup.[4]
Club career
On January 12, 2017, Campbell was selected by the Houston Dash as the 15th pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[5] A few months later, she was designated as an allocated player for the team.[6] Campbell was named a finalist for 2017 NWSL Rookie of the year.[7]
Campbell played every minute of the 2023 season, leading the league in saves and goals against average, and was voted NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year.[8]
On May 5, 2024, Campbell made a career-high 12 saves in a 1–1 draw to the league-leading Kansas City Current, which tied the NWSL single-game save record.[9]
On June 20, 2024, Campbell signed a contract extension with Houston through the 2027 season plus an option for 2028.[10]
International career
Campbell was a member of the US team that won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala and qualified for the Azerbaijan 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In Guatemala, Campbell started and played every minute of all five games; had all shutout games, and made one assist during the tournament on a goal by Andi Sullivan off a booming punt against Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team.[11]
Campbell is undefeated in her U-17 national team career with nine wins, 3 draws and no loss. Campbell first played for U-17 national team at the age of 15; and she attended United States women's national under-23 soccer team training camp in October 2011 as a 16-year-old.[12]
On January 22, 2013, Campbell was called to the national training camp for the first time by head coach Tom Sermanni, to train with the team who were training for a friendly match ahead of the 2013 Algarve Cup, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to be called up to the senior national team.[13][14] She made her senior team debut in April 2017 in a friendly against Russia, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ashlyn Harris.
On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament.[15]
Campbell was a member of the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Although she did not appear in any games in Tokyo, she won a bronze medal as a member of the team.[16]
Campbell was named as an alternate to the national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[17]
Personal life
Campbell was on Headmaster's List in 2010 and was a member of the National Honor Society in 2012. Both of her parents are former Navy fighter pilots, and both parents were collegiate athletes. Her mother Chrystal rowed crew at the Naval Academy and her father Mike played hockey and rowed crew at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She followed the footsteps of her grandfather and great-great-grandfather to Stanford University in 2013.[18]
Campbell married retired professional women's soccer player Christine Nairn in December 2023.[19]
Career statistics
Honors
United States
Houston Dash
- NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020
Individual
- NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year: 2023[22]
- NWSL Best XI: 2023[23]
- Pac-12 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015
