Camille Wilson Explained

Camille Wilson
Fullname:Camille Angela Cortez-Viernes Wilson[1]
Birth Date:December 2, 1995
Birth Place:West Covina, California, U.S.[2]
Height:1.67 m
Position:Midfielder, forward
Youthyears1:2010–2014
Youthclubs1:Marin F.C.
Youthyears2:2010–2014
Youthclubs2:Marin Catholic Wildcats
Collegeyears1:2014–2017
College1:San Francisco Dons
Collegecaps1:72
Collegegoals1:6
Years1:2017–
Clubs1:San Francisco Nighthawks
Nationalyears1:2013–
Nationalteam1:Philippines
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3
Ntupdate:September 18, 2021

Camille Angela Cortez-Viernes Wilson (born December 2, 1995) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.

Early life

Wilson was born on December 2, 1995, in the United States. Both of her parents were born in the Philippines who later emigrated to the United States.[3] Wilson was inspired to take up football from her older brother Mark.

Education

Wilson attended Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California. She studied at the University of San Francisco for college.[3]

Club career

Youth

Wilson started playing football at age four and joined Novato's local football house league for three years. She later joined the Novato United under-10 team at age eight. At age thirteen, Wilson joined Marin F.C. and played for the California (North) Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team for two years.[4]

Wilson played as a midfielder for her high school team, the Marin Catholic Wildcats and as a striker for her club, Marin F.C.[5]

International career

Wilson tried out for the Philippine national team when the national side set up a recruiting camp in November 2012 and March 2013 in Southern California. Wilson was among the youngest players to try out for the team. She managed to earn a spot and made her first non-FIFA international appearance at the LA Vikings Cup for the Philippine national team.[5] She attended subsequent training camps in Southern California and was selected to represent the Philippines in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Bangladesh in May 2013 which served as qualifiers for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. She scored her first goal in the 2013 AFF Women's Championship vs Indonesia at the 51st minute, Malditas won the game, 6–0.[4] Wilson was in the reserve pool of the PWNT during AFC Women's Asian Cup hosted by India in January-February 2022. The Malditas earned their very first berth to FIFA World Cup 2023 following their successful run during the tournament placing third place, together with Japan, overall.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 3–0 6–0 2013 AFF Women's Championship
2. 30 July 2016 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 2–0 2–0 2016 AFF Women's Championship
3. 18 September 2021 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2–1 2–1 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players – National women's senior national team. Philippine Football Federation. 2018-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924190118/http://pff.org.ph/womens-national-team/players-national-womens-senior-football-team/. 2017-09-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Camille Wilson. San Francisco Dons Official Athletics Site.
  3. Web site: Pilipinas Futbol – Camille Wilson. Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. 16 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105311/http://www.malditaspilipinasfutbol.com/player-pool/wilson-camille/. 2 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Wilson. Camille. BEING A MALDITA: An honor and a privilege. FilAmStar.
  5. News: Ross. Ian. Prep girls soccer: Marin Catholic's Wilson drawing interest from colleges, the Philippines. 16 March 2015. Marin Independent Journal. Marin Catholic High School. 19 March 2013.