Camden Riley
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 20, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Pacific Tigers | 66 | (19) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Burlingame Dragons | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Portland Timbers U23s | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sporting Kansas City II | 37 | (1) |
| 2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | San Diego Loyal | 58 | (0) |
| 2024– | Oakland Roots | 27 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 | |||
Camden Riley (born August 20, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.
Career
[edit]College and amateur
[edit]Riley played four years of college soccer at the University of the Pacific between 2015 and 2018, making a total of 66 appearances, scoring 19 goals and tallying 10 assists for the Tigers.[1] Riley finished his collegiate soccer career as the Tigers' all-time goal scoring leader, surpassing Tristan Blackmon.
While at college, Riley also appeared for USL PDL sides Burlingame Dragons[2] and Portland Timbers U23s.[3]
Professional
[edit]On January 11, 2019, Riley was selected 45th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[4] On February 20, 2019, Riley joined Sporting KC's USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers.[5]
On March 4, 2021, Riley signed with Rio Grande Valley FC.[6]
Riley joined San Diego Loyal on January 26, 2022.[7]
On November 22, 2023, it was announced that Riley had signed with Oakland Roots ahead of their 2024 season.[8]
Style of play
[edit]Rio Grande Valley FC Toros head coach Wilmer Cabrera described Riley as "tall, athletic, very technical and with an engine to run box to box during the whole game."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Camden Riley". Pacifictigers.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Burlingame Dragons FC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Camden Riley -". Uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Portland Timbers U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Camden Riley -". Uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Sporting KC Selects Midfielders Kamar Marriott and Camden Riley in 2019 MLS Superdraft". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Swope Park Rangers Sign Rookie Midfielder Camden Riley". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "TOROS SIGN DALLAS NATIVE CAMDEN RILEY". rgvfc.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "SD Loyal Adds Camden Riley to Defensive Corps". 26 January 2022.
- ^ nicholas.murray@uslsoccer.com, NICHOLAS MURRAY- (November 22, 2023). "Oakland Roots SC inks defender Camden Riley". USL Championship.
External links
[edit]- Camden Riley at Major League Soccer
- Pacific Tigers profile Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Camden Riley at Soccerway
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- Men's association football defenders
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