Dante Campbell

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Dante Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-22) May 22, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Youth career
Brampton East SC
2013–2017 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Toronto FC III 40 (9)
2016–2021 Toronto FC II 69 (1)
2020 → Valour FC (loan) 5 (0)
2022 LA Galaxy II 30 (1)
2023– Valour FC 25 (1)
International career‡
2015 Canada U17 3 (0)
2017 Canada U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Canada U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 8, 2019

Dante Campbell (born May 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life[edit]

Campbell began playing youth soccer with Brampton East SC at age seven.[1] When he was 13, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.[2]

Club career[edit]

In 2016, Campbell began playing at the senior level with Toronto FC III in the Premier Development League and League1 Ontario.[3]

On July 31, 2016, Campbell made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in the USL, as an academy call-up, against Bethlehem Steel FC, in a substitute appearance.[4] In July 2017, he signed a full professional contract with Toronto FC II.[2] In April 2019, he signed a two-year extension with the team.[5] In August 2020, after TFC2 opted out of the 2020 season, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell was loaned to Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[6][7] He made five appearances for Valour in the shortened 2020 season, before returning to Toronto FC II.[8] In April 2021, he extended his contract for another season.[9]

In March 2022, Campbell joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[10] He scored his first goal on April 23, 2022 against the Las Vegas Lights.[11]

In February 2023, Campbell returned to Valour FC on a permanent contract.[12][13] On September 8, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 victory over York United FC and subsequently being named the CPL Player of the Week.[14] In December 2023, he officially extended his contract with the club through the 2025 season.[15][16]

International career[edit]

Campbell made his debut in the Canadian national program in November 2013, attending a Canada U15 youth camp.[1] He was named to the Canadian U17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[17] Campbell was named to the Canadian Under-20 squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

As of October 6, 2023[18]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2016[19] PDL 10 0 – – – 10 0
2016[20] League1 Ontario 18 8 – ? ? – 18 8
2017[21] 10 1 – ? ? – 10 1
2018[22] 2 0 – ? ? – 2 0
Total 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 9
Toronto FC II 2016 USL 1 0 – – – 1 0
2017 11 0 – – – 11 0
2018 22 1 – – – 22 1
2019 USL League One 15 0 – – – 15 0
2021 20 0 – – – 20 0
Total 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 1
Valour FC (loan) 2020 Canadian Premier League 5 0 – – – 5 0
LA Galaxy II 2022 USL Championship 30 1 – – – 30 1
Valour FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 25 1 – 1 0 – 26 1
Career total 169 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 170 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Dante Campbell at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ a b "Dante Campbell signs professional contract". Toronto FC. July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Tait, Ed (December 14, 2023). "Dante Campbell: "It will be nice to be one of the guys that helps turn around this club. Right now, it's like a breath of fresh air."". Valour FC.
  4. ^ "Toronto FC loan Julian Dunn & Dante Campbell to Valour FC". Toronto FC. August 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Toronto FC II re-sign Dante Campbell". Toronto FC. April 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Valour FC acquire defenders Dante Campbell and Julian Dunn on loan". Valour FC. August 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Tait, Ed (August 10, 2020). "Campbell, Dunn excited to contribute at The Island Games". Valour FC.
  8. ^ Tait, Ed (February 10, 2023). "Dante Campbell: "There are no first-team players, reserve players, players that have prioritized minutes… it's just battling with the team"". Valour FC.
  9. ^ "Toronto FC II re-sign Dante Campbell". Toronto FC. April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy II Announce 2022 Player Signings". LA Galaxy. March 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (February 10, 2023). "Dante Campbell Inks Deal With Valour FC". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Dante Campbell". Valour FC. February 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Canadian midfielder Campbell has signed with Valour FC". Winnipeg Free Press. February 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Tait, Ed (September 14, 2023). "Dante Campbell: "There's zero reason to quit right now"". Valour FC.
  15. ^ "Valour FC agree to terms on extension with Canadian midfielder Dante Campbell". Valour FC. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (December 14, 2023). "Campbell Secures Extension With Valour". Northern Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "9 TFC Academy players represent Canada at 2015 CONCACAF U17 Championship". Toronto FC. February 16, 2015.
  18. ^ Dante Campbell at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Dante Campbell 2016 PDL Stats". Premier Development League.
  20. ^ "Dante Campbell 2016 L1O Stats". League 1 Ontario.
  21. ^ "Dante Campbell 2017 L1O Stats". League 1 Ontario.
  22. ^ "Dante Campbell 2018 L1O Stats". League 1 Ontario.

External links[edit]

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