Rudy Camacho
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 Camacho with Columbus Crew in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudy Adrien Camacho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | L'Arbresle, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–? | Lyon Ouest Sporting Club | ||
| CAS Cheminots d’Oullins | |||
| Nancy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Nancy B | 71 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Lyon-Duchère | 51 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Sedan | 56 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 56 | (2) |
| 2018–2023 | CF Montréal[a] | 128 | (7) |
| 2023– | Columbus Crew | 39 | (1) |
| 2025– | Columbus Crew 2 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 7 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rudy Adrien Camacho (born 5 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
Career
Camacho began his senior career with Nancy B.[6]
In 2012, after missing out on signing a pro contract with Nancy, he was on trial with Ligue 2 club Boulogne but he tore his quadriceps and was injured for three months.[3][7] After recovering from his setback, Camacho would join fourth division club Lyon-Duchère.[8]
In 2014, he moved to fellow fourth division side Sedan, captaining them the following year after their promotion to the Championnat National.[9][10] He scored a goal in the Coupe de France on 25 October 2015 in a 6–1 thrashing of FCA Troyes.[11]
In 2016, he joined Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren on a two-year contract, with an option for a third.[12][13] He was named captain of the team in early February 2018 after Ibrahima Seck left the club.[14][15]
Major League Soccer
CF Montréal
In March 2018, Camacho signed with Canadian club CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.[16][17] After starting in the first three games for his new club in which he was able, he was sidelined with hip inflammation, causing him to miss the following six games.[18]
In 2019, Camacho won the Canadian Championship.[19] He scored his first goal for his new club on 6 July 2019 in a 3–2 loss to Minnesota United.[20]
During the 2020 season, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 game at Toronto FC on 1 September.[21] He was shown a direct red card three games later on 16 September for punching the knee of Fredy Montero in a game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[22]
During the 2021 season, Camacho scored in a CONCACAF Champions League match versus Cruz Azul On 16 March.[23] He scored and received a direct red card in a 4 August match against Atlanta United.[24] On 18 August, in his second game back from red card suspension, Camacho received a second yellow in a match versus FC Cincinnati.[25] The following match seven days later, he received a yellow card, which resulted him being suspended for the following game because of an accumulation of yellow cards.[26] On 20 October, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 draw versus Orlando City,[27] and the winner in a 2-0 game at home to the Houston Dynamo.[28] On the final game of the regular season on 7 November, Camacho received a direct red card.[29] During the Canadian Championship, he played in all three games, assisting the only goal in the final from a long ball over the top, giving him his second Voyageurs Cup.[30] At the end of the season, he was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year.[31]
In February 2022, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2023 season.[32]
Columbus Crew
On 31 July 2023, Camacho was traded to fellow Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money.[33] Camacho would go on to win MLS Cup with his new side, earning a two-year contract extension after the victory.[10]
During the 2024 season, he scored a headed goal from a corner in a 5–1 victory against the New England Revolution on 29 June,[34] and was named to the MLS all-star team on 24 July.[35]
During the 2025 preseason, Camacho suffered an injury that would eventually require surgery to fix, which caused him to not play a game for the first team the entire regular season. In early October, he made an appearance for the reserve team, playing in just the first half.[36] He appeared on the bench for the first team on the final game of the regular season, but failed to enter the game.[37] He made his 2025 season debut in the playoffs as an 81st minute substitute against FC Cincinnati.[38]