Brittany Cameron
.jpg) Image of Brittany Cameron in Sky Blue FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brittany Taylor Cameron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 3, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | San Leandro, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | California Storm | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | San Diego Toreros | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Sol | ||
| 2010 | FC Gold Pride | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Western New York Flash | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sky Blue FC | 45 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 10, 2015 | |||
Brittany Taylor Cameron (born December 3, 1986) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently employed by Wake Forest as women's soccer associate head soccer coach.[2]
Early life
[edit]Cameron grew up in Dublin, California and attended Dublin High School. During her senior year, she was team captain and received Contra Costa Times First Team, First Team All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League, and league Defensive MVP honors. As a junior, she was voted to the First Team All Diablo Foothill Athletic League.[3]
Cameron also played with youth club teams, Dublin High Energy and Pleasanton Rage.[4]
University of San Diego
[edit]Cameron attended and played goalkeeper for the University of San Diego. During her senior year, she earned the West Coast Conference (WCC) Defender of the Year as a senior, becoming the second Torero ever to earn the distinction, while posting nine shutouts and a goals against average of 0.75.[5]
Club career
[edit]Los Angeles Sol
[edit]In 2009, Cameron was selected as the 52nd pick overall in the 2009 WPS Draft by the Los Angeles Sol.
FC Gold Pride
[edit]After the Los Angeles Sol ceased operations in 2010, Cameron signed to FC Gold Pride.
Western New York Flash
[edit]In 2011, Cameron signed with the Western New York Flash. The team won the 2011 WPS Championship after a rousing game against the Philadelphia Independence that ended in penalty kicks.
In 2012 after the WPS folded, Cameron signed again with the Western New York Flash this time in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[6] The team went on to become league champions the same year.[7]
Sky Blue FC
[edit]In February 2013, Cameron was selected by Sky Blue FC during the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League .[8][9] After recording a shut-out against her former team, the Western New York Flash during the league's opening weekend, she was named NWSL Player of the Week.[10]
Cameron was nominated for NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2015 season.[11]
Vegalta Sendai Ladies
[edit]In August 2014, Cameron was loaned to Vegalta Sendai Ladies. Cameron has moved onto Japan for the entire 2015 season with Vegala Sendai. Won MVP Vegalta Sendai ladies 2016.
Coaching career
[edit]Cameron served as assistant coach at Niagara University, University of San Diego, Dartmouth College.[5] San Francisco State Head Coach women's soccer 2019–2020, Currently Wake Forest Associate Head Soccer Coach- Defense and Goalkeepers 2020-
References
[edit]- ^ "Bachelor's Degrees". The Fifty-Sixth Undergraduate Commencement. San Diego, California: University of San Diego. May 24, 2009. p. 8.
- ^ "San Francisco State Athletics - Brittany Cameron - Staff Directory - San Francisco State".
- ^ "Brittany Cameron profile". University of San Diego. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "This is the Los Angeles Sol: Brittany Cameron". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Brittany Cameron assistant coach profile". Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Western New York Flash Re- sign Brandao and Cameron from 2011 Championship Squad". Western New York Flash. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Western New York Flash Crowned WPSL Elite Champions". The Equalizer. July 28, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "NWSL Supplemental Draft Tracker". Portland Thorns. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC signs Brittany Cameron". NWSL News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC Goalkeeper Brittany Cameron Voted NWSL Player of the Week". Our Sports Central. April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ^ Froh, Tim (September 17, 2015). "Thorns FC's Michelle Betos 'shocked' and humbled by NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year recognition". Portland Thorns FC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024.
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- Living people
- 1986 births
- American women's soccer players
- FC Gold Pride players
- Los Angeles Sol players
- Western New York Flash players
- Women's Professional Soccer players
- People from Dublin, California
- Soccer players from Alameda County, California
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- San Diego Toreros women's soccer players
- University of San Diego alumni
- Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Japan
- American expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Nadeshiko League players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- African-American soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
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