Cole Campbell

William Cole Campbell (born 20 February 2006), commonly known as Cole Campbell, is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a forward for Borussia Dortmund.

Cole Campbell
Personal information
Full name William Cole Campbell[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Youth career
2020–2021 FH
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 FH 2 (0)
2022 Breiðablik 1 (0)
2022– Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Iceland U17 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Campbell was born to Iceland international footballer Rakel Karvelsson, and an American father.[2] He was raised mostly in the United States, but would regularly visit Iceland during the summers since the age of eight, training with professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH).[2]

Club career

In January 2020, Campbell moved permanently to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar team.[2] Having progressed through the academy, he made his first team debut at the age of fifteen, becoming the second youngest player in FH history, behind Logi Hrafn Róbertsson, when he came on as a substitute for Jónatan Ingi Jónsson in a 5–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík.[2]

On 16 May 2022, following one further appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join German side Borussia Dortmund, in the summer of the same year.[3][4] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, until his move to Dortmund in July.[5][6] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik, ahead of his move to Dortmund.[7]

International career

Eligible to represent both Iceland and the United States, Campbell has committed to represent Iceland at international level.[2] He has represented Iceland at under-17 level.[1][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 February 2023.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FH 2021 Úrvalsdeild 10000010
2022 Besta deild karla 10000010
Total 20000020
Breiðablik 2022 Besta deild karla 10000010
Borussia Dortmund 2022–23 Bundesliga 00000000
Career total 30000030

    References
    1. Cole Campbell at WorldFootball.net
    2. Eiríksson, Valur Páll (16 August 2021). "Velur Ísland yfir Bandaríkin til að feta í fótspor móður sinnar" [Chooses Iceland over the United States to follow in his mother's footsteps]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    3. Westerschulze, Sven; von Eichmann, Jesco (16 May 2022). "Aus Island! BVB schnappt sich Top-Talent" [From Iceland! BVB grabs top talent]. sport.sky.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    4. Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (16 May 2022). "William Cole frá FH til Borussia Dortmund" [William Cole from FH to Borussia Dortmund]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    5. Guðjónsson, Hjörtur Leo (17 May 2022). "William Cole æfir með Blikum þar til hann heldur til Dortmund" [William Cole trains with Blikum until he goes to Dortmund]. visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    6. "FH-ingurinn æfir með Breiðabliki áður en hann fer til Dortmund" [The FH player trains with Breiðablik before he goes to Dortmund]. mbl.is (in Icelandic). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    7. Jónsson, Hörður Snævar (28 June 2022). "William Cole Campbell yfirgefur Kópavoginn og er mættur til Þýskalands" [William Cole Campbell leaves Kópavogur and has arrived in Germany]. dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
    8. Cole Campbell at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
    9. Cole Campbell at Soccerway
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