Cole Campbell

William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Cole Campbell

Personal information
Full name	William Cole Campbell[1]
Date of birth	(2006-02-20) February 20, 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, United States[2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	37
Youth career
0000–2020	Atlanta United
2020–2022	FH
2022–	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	FH	2	(0)
2022	Breiðablik	1	(0)
2024–	Borussia Dortmund II	11	(2)
2024–	Borussia Dortmund	4	(0)
International career‡
2021	Iceland U17	7	(2)
2024	United States U19	2	(2)
2024–	United States U20	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:34, August 12, 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Campbell was born in Houston^[2] to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson^[4] and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University.^[5] In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia,^[6] where his father drove more than an hour each way so he could train with Atlanta United FC's youth academy.^[2] Campbell regularly visited Iceland during the summers and trained with the professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) starting at age 8.^[4]

Club career

In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team.^[4] 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.^[4]

On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer.^[7][8] The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July.^[9][10] He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik.^[11]

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 Marbella, south Spain.^[12] At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew.^[13]

On October 26, 2024, Campbell made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute for Donyell Malen in a 2–1 loss to FC Augsburg.^[14]

International career

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.^{[15][4][16][17]} In March 2024, Campbell accepted a call up to the United States under-19 team, for which he debuted on March 24 against England under-19s, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.

Career statistics

Club

As of March 16, 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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
Borussia Dortmund II	2024–25	3. Liga	11	2	—		—		—		11	2
Borussia Dortmund	2024–25	Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	1[b]	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			18	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	2

1. Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League