George Campbell (soccer)
.jpg) Campbell with CF Montréal in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Hampton Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Georgia United | ||
| 2016–2019 | Atlanta United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Atlanta United 2 | 27 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Atlanta United | 36 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | CF Montréal | 70 | (1) |
| 2025– | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 15, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 18, 2025 | |||
George Hampton Campbell (born June 22, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for and captains EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
Career
Atlanta United
Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Campbell played for Nether United as a kid before his family relocated to Atlanta.[2] He began his career with Georgia United before joining the youth academy at Atlanta United.[3] On March 9, 2019, after impressing with the academy, Campbell made his professional debut for Atlanta United 2, the club's reserve side in the USL Championship, against Hartford Athletic. He started as Atlanta United 2 won 2–0.[4] Campbell then scored his first goal for Atlanta United 2 on September 25 against Indy Eleven, scoring the first in a 2–1 victory.[5]
On July 9, 2019, Campbell signed a homegrown player deal with the Atlanta United first team, effective starting from the 2020 season.[3] He made his debut for Atlanta United on March 7 against FC Cincinnati, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory.[6]
CF Montréal
On December 13, 2022, Campbell was traded to CF Montréal in exchange for $400,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money and $200,000 in 2024 General Allocation Money, as well as up to $300,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.[7]
West Bromwich Albion
On July 18, 2025, Campbell signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8] Campbell made his debut for West Bromwich Albion as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers on August 9.[9] On December 29, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers at The Hawthorns.[10] In August 2026, Campbell was selected as West Bromwich Albion captain for the 2026/2027 season. [11]
International career
After three youth international team appearances with the United States' under-23 national team, Campbell received his first call-up to the senior men's national team in January 2025.[12] He made his debut for the squad in a 3-1 friendly win over Venezuela on 18 January 2025 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Campbell played 88 minutes before being replaced by Walker Zimmerman.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of August 15, 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlanta United 2 | 2019 | USL | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | USL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||||
| Atlanta United | 2020 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | MLS | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| CF Montréal | 2023 | MLS | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | MLS | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | MLS | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2026–27 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 172 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
International
- As of match played January 18, 2025[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "George Campbell". Atlanta United FC. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ↑ "MLS players and coaches with ties to Philadelphia". February 28, 2020.
- 1 2 "ATL UTD 2 defender George Campbell signed by United on Homegrown contract". Gwinnett Daily Post. July 9, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 2–0 Hartford Athletic". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 2–1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2–1 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
- ↑ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal acquires defender George Campbell". CF Montréal.
- ↑ "Albion sign defender George Campbell". www.wba.co.uk. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Blackburn Rovers: Isaac Price nets Baggies winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 2-1 QPR: Baggies get much-needed win". BBC Sport. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ↑ https://x.com/WBA/status/2088313450720313769
- ↑ mlssoccer. "CF Montréal transfer George Campbell to West Brom | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ "USA vs Venezuela - live score, predicted lineups and H2H stats". FotMob. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ George Campbell at Soccerway
- ↑ George Campbell at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- George Campbell at Major League Soccer
- George Campbell Archived December 7, 2022, at the Wayback Machine at Atlanta United FC
- George Campbell at USL Championship
- George Campbell at U.S. Soccer
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Chester, Pennsylvania
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Atlanta United 2 players
- Atlanta United FC players
- CF Montréal players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- USL Championship players
- Major League Soccer players
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- United States men's international soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- American expatriate sportspeople in England