Sean Cameron (soccer)
Encyclopedia
Sean Cameron is an American
-born Guyanese
footballer currently playing for Miami FC
in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
.
where he attended North Brunswick High School
. He was a two time first team All State soccer player at North Brunswick. In 2003, Cameron entered the University of Connecticut
, playing on the men’s soccer team in 2003 and 2004. He played fifteen games as a freshman, but only seven as a sophomore. Frustrated by his low playing time, he transferred to the Rutgers University
in 2005. He finished his career in 2006 at Rutgers.
of the USL First Division
. He was a regular on the Blues’ back line for nearly two seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Silverbacks
in exchange for Ansu Toure
on August 16, 2008.
In 2009 he joined the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
, and played 10 games for team, before re-joining his first professional club, Miami FC
, in 2010.
citizenship - the latter through his father - has played for the Guyana national football team
.
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1 || November 6, 2010 || Marabella
|| || 2-0 || Win || 2010 Caribbean Championship
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born Guyanese
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
footballer currently playing for Miami FC
Miami FC
Fort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in the USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League
USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation in 2010 to last just one season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League...
.
Youth and college
While born in Brooklyn, Cameron grew up in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
where he attended North Brunswick High School
North Brunswick High School
North Brunswick High School is a public school located in Leland, North Carolina which is part of Brunswick County Schools district. As of the 2007-08 school years, North Brunswick has 892 students in grades 9 through 12 currently enrolled...
. He was a two time first team All State soccer player at North Brunswick. In 2003, Cameron entered the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, playing on the men’s soccer team in 2003 and 2004. He played fifteen games as a freshman, but only seven as a sophomore. Frustrated by his low playing time, he transferred to the Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in 2005. He finished his career in 2006 at Rutgers.
Professional
On February 8, 2007, Cameron signed with Miami FCMiami FC
Fort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. He was a regular on the Blues’ back line for nearly two seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks
Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...
in exchange for Ansu Toure
Ansu Toure
Ansu Toure is a Liberian footaller who currently plays for FC Locarno in the Swiss Challenge League.-Youth and Amateur:...
on August 16, 2008.
In 2009 he joined the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Pittsburgh Riverhounds is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, and played 10 games for team, before re-joining his first professional club, Miami FC
Miami FC
Fort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, in 2010.
International
Cameron, who holds both U.S. and GuyanaGuyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
citizenship - the latter through his father - has played for the Guyana national football team
Guyana national football team
The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, is the national team of Guyana and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. Although the former British colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Suriname and French Guiana. Until the...
.
External links
International goals
{| class="wikitable"! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1 || November 6, 2010 || Marabella
Marabella
Marabella is a former town in southern Trinidad, between San Fernando and Pointe-à-Pierre . Originally a separate town, it was incorporated into the City of San Fernando in the 1990s....
|| || 2-0 || Win || 2010 Caribbean Championship
2010 Caribbean Championship
-Group B:Played in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from October 6–10.*Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked ahead of Saint Vincent and Barbados based on head-to-head tiebreaker...
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