Geoff Cameron

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Geoff Cameron
Austria vs.  USA 2013-11-19 (134) .jpg
Cameron in November 2013
Personnel
Surname Geoffrey Scott Cameron
birthday July 11, 1985
place of birth AttleboroUnited States
size 191 cm
position Center-back
full-back (right)
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2004-2005 West Virginia Mountaineers 38 0(4)
2005-2007 Rhode Island Rams 33 0(8)
2006-2007 Rhode Island Stingrays 39 0(6)
2008–2012 Houston Dynamo 112 (11)
2012– Stoke City 168 0(2)
2018– →  Queens Park Rangers  (loan) 2 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2010– United States 55 0(4)
1 Only league games are given.
As of September 19, 2018

2 As of September 19, 2018

Geoffrey Scott "Geoff" Cameron (born July 11, 1985 in Attleboro , Massachusetts ) is an American football player .

Career

Youth and college

In his youth, Cameron played for Bayside FC. He attended Attleboro High School and Providence Country Day School in East Providence , Rhode Island . After graduating, he went to West Virginia University. There he played college soccer for two years before moving to the University of Rhode Island in 2006 . At the end of his senior season in college, he was named Best Midfielder of the Year in the Atlantic 10 Conference. He was also appointed to the all-Mid Atlantic Region selection.

While in college, he also played for the Rhode Island Stingrays in the Premier Development League .

Club career

After college, he took part in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. There he was selected in the third round by Houston Dynamo . He made his debut for the Texans on March 29, 2008 in a game against New England Revolution . In his first home game, on April 6, 2008, he scored his first goal shortly before the end of the game and secured a 3-3 draw against FC Dallas . During the season he was substituted on regularly and was also on the field for some games from the start. At the end of the season he was nominated for the MLS Rookie of the Year Award, the prize for the best young player.

In the 2009 season he was able to establish himself more and more in the team and was called up in the summer for the MLS All-Star game against FC Everton , where he was in the starting lineup. In the same year he was appointed to the MLS Best XI , a selection of the best players of the season.

During the 2010 season he injured his knee and was unable to play half of the season. Cameron returned in August and scored a goal in his first game. In 2011 he was nominated for the MLS All-Star Game .

Geoff Cameron 2013 in the friendly against Austria

National team

In January 2009 he was appointed to the US national team for the first time . But he could not take part in the friendly against Sweden because he was injured. He made his debut on February 24, 2010 against El Salvador , where he came on in the 86th minute.

Title / Achievements

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ MLS announces finalists for 2008 awards , Soccer By Ives. Retrieved February 10, 2009.