| Cole Campbell | |
| Fullname: | William Cole Campbell |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, United States[1] |
| Currentclub: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atlanta United |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | FH |
| Youthyears3: | 2022– |
| Youthclubs3: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | FH |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 23:04, February 7, 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:34, August, 12 2024 (UTC) |
William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. A former Iceland youth international, his one-time switch of international affiliation to the United States was approved by FIFA in March 2024.[2]
Campbell was born in Houston[1] to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson[3] and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University.[4] In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia,[5] where his father drove more than an hour each way so he could train with Atlanta United FC's youth academy.[1] Campbell regularly visited Iceland during the summers and trained with the professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) starting at age 8.[3]
In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team.[3] He made his first-team debut in 2021, coming on as a substitute for Jónatan Ingi Jónsson in a 5–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík, becoming the second youngest player in FH history after Logi Hrafn Róbertsson.[3]
On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer.[6] [7] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July.[8] [9] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik.[10]
In January 2024, Campbell was one of several Dortmund youth players who joined the senior team's winter training camp before the second half of the 2023–24 season in Marabella, south Spain.[11] At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew.[12]
Eligible at birth to represent both Iceland and the United States, FIFA approved Campbell's one-time switch of nationalities to play for the United States after previously playing for Iceland's under-17 team.[2] [3] In March 2024, Campbell accepted a call up to the United States U19, where he debuted on March 24, 2024 against England U19, where he marked his debut with a match winning brace which resulted in a 3-2 win for the United States.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FH | 2021 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Breiðablik | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||