Pedro Campos (footballer, born 2000) explained

Pedro Campos
Fullname:Pedro Pablo Campos Olavarria
Birth Date:2000 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:1.72 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:South Georgia Tormenta
Clubnumber:77
Youthclubs1:Colo-Colo[1]
Youthyears2:2014–2018
Youthclubs2:Universidad Católica
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Necaxa
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Olympiakos Nicosia
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Bnei Yehuda
Caps3:24
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Everton
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2023
Clubs5:Deportes Antofagasta
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:South Georgia Tormenta
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Chile U17
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:14 March 2024
Nationalteam-Update:14 October 2017

Pedro Pablo Campos Olavarria (born 2 June 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta.

Club career

Despite he was in the Universidad Católica Youth Team, he made his professional debut out of his country of birth[2] and has played for clubs in Mexico, Cyprus and Israel.[3]

On 14 March 2024, Campos moved to American third-tier side South Georgia Tormenta.[4]

International career

He represented Chile U17 at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship – Chile was the runner-up – and at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Also, he played all the matches and scored a goal for Chile U17 at the friendly tournament Lafarge Foot Avenir 2017 in France, better known as Tournament Limoges, where Chile became champion after defeating Belgium U18[5] and Poland U18[6] and drawing France U18.[7]

Personal life

He is of Cuban descent due to the fact that his father is Cuban.[8] In November 2016, after being nominated to the U-17 national team, Campos starred in Somos Chile (We are Chile), a web series created by the ANFP which reflects the process of multiculturalism that Chile has been going through that decade, in hopes to combat forms of discrimination such as racism and xenophobia.[9] In the series, Campos regrets that Chileans discriminate him due to mistaking him as a naturalized person, despite being born at the country.[10]

His older brother, Víctor Campos, is a professional footballer too, who has played for Palestino, Deportes Recoleta, among others clubs.[11] Also, they both were in the Colo-Colo Youth Team.[1]

Honours

Club

Necaxa

2018

International

Chile U17

2017[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Chispa Campos reveló que jugó en Colo Colo y se fue porque echaron a su hermano . Dale Albo . 25 March 2021 . es . 22 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Pedro Campos fue inscrito en Everton de Viña del Mar al filo del cierre del mercado . . 30 September 2021 . es . 10 September 2021.
  3. News: Pedro Campos, oficializado en su segundo club europeo . Pedro Campos was officially presented by his second European club . 25 August 2020 . . 13 July 2020 . Spanish .
  4. Web site: Tormenta FC Signs Chilean Winger Pedro Campos.
  5. Web site: Espectacular estreno de La Roja Sub 17 en el cuadrangular internacional de Limoges . . 23 March 2021 . es . 30 August 2017.
  6. Web site: "Ganar fue un premio a lo que generó el equipo y al esfuerzo de esta selección" . . 23 March 2021 . es . 1 September 2017.
  7. Web site: La Roja Sub 17, un campeón a máxima velocidad en Francia . . 23 March 2021 . es . 3 September 2017.
  8. News: Pedro Campos recordó su pasado en Colo Colo . Pedro Campos remembered his past at Colo Colo . 27 July 2019 . Canal del Fútbol . 13 September 2018 . Mexico . Spanish . My father is cuban and he likes football a lot. When we were kids, he always took my brother and I to play at the park..
  9. News:
    1. SomosChile, la web series de la ANFP para luchar contra la discriminación
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    1. SomosChile, the ANFP web series to fight against discrimination.
    . 10 February 2017. Spanish. ANFP. 11 November 2016.
  10. Web site: CAP 4: #SomosChile - Pedro Campos . Facebook . Selección Chilena . 27 July 2019 . Santiago . Spanish . video . 15 November 2016 . Sometimes, people discriminate someone without knowledge. They don't know that I'm chilean and I'm not naturalised, and there's nothing wrong with naturalization. Honestly, I don't feel myself different. Maybe I haven't 100% of chilean blood, but I was born here and I'll give my life for this colors..
  11. Web site: Benavides . Camilo . Las 21 preguntas a: Víctor Campos Olavarría . Fútbol Joven Chile . 25 March 2021 . es . 16 April 2017.