George Campbell (soccer)

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George Campbell
Campbell with CF Montréal in 2025
Personal information
Full name George Hampton Campbell
Date of birth (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 United States U23 3 (0)
2025– United States 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:04, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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 centre back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the United States national team.

Career

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Atlanta United

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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

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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

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On 18 July 2025, Campbell signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 July 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Playoffs 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[b] 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
Career total 133 4 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 143 4
  1. ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

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As of match played January 18, 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "George Campbell". Atlanta United FC. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "MLS players and coaches with ties to Philadelphia". February 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ATL UTD 2 defender George Campbell signed by United on Homegrown contract". Gwinnett Daily Post. July 9, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Atlanta United 2 2–0 Hartford Athletic". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Atlanta United 2 2–1 Indy Eleven". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Atlanta United 2–1 FC Cincinnati". Soccerway.
  7. ^ Montréal, C. F. "CF Montréal acquires defender George Campbell". CF Montréal.
  8. ^ "Albion sign defender George Campbell". www.wba.co.uk. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ^ George Campbell at Soccerway
  10. ^ George Campbell at National-Football-Teams.com
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