Cameron Carter-Vickers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 31, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Southend, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009– | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | United States U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | United States U20 | 17 | (1) |
| 2014– | United States U23 | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Cameron Carter-Vickers (born December 31, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a center back for Tottenham Hotspur U21 and the United States Under 23 team.
Club career
Carter-Vickers joined the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur at the age of eleven having caught the eyes of scouts as a ten-year-old.[1]
Under current Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino, Cameron Carter-Vickers made his first matchday squad against Ligue 1 team AS Monaco[2] in the Europa League.[3]
International career
In the summer of 2014 Carter-Vickers was playing for Tottenham’s academy side at the IMG Cup in Bradenton, Florida where they beat the US U17 team 5-3. During the game he caught the eye of US coaches who had learned of his possible eligibility for a US passport.[4][1] Carter-Vickers remains eligible for England, but has not received a call up at any level from his native country.[4]
Carter-Vickers represented the US for the first time at U18 level in August 2014 and by October 2014 was a member of the US U23 team.[5] He represented the United States U-20 National Team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and started several games despite being only 17 at the time. The team were knocked out by Serbia in the quarter finals.[6][7]
Personal life
Carter-Vickers is the son of former basketball player Howard Carter.[8] He grew up in Southend, England, with his mother.[1]
Professional endorsements
Carter-Vickers is sponsored by American sportswear company Under Armour and featured for them in the "Slay Your Next Giant" commercial campaign on November 26, 2015[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Tha Carter-VI".
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2016 - Tottenham-Monaco MatchCentre – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Cameron Carter-Vickers loved making the match-day squad for the first time at Tottenham". Here Is The City. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- 1 2 "ASN article: Cameron Carter-Vickers: "I Am Leaning to the USA"".
- ↑ "U.S. U-18 MNT Roster Named For Czech Republic Tournament".
- ↑ "U-23 MNT Falls 3–0 to Brazil".
- ↑ "Herzog Calls 19 Players to Brazil as #RoadToRio Continues". ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "The Rise of American Soccer Talent Cameron Carter-Vickers". VICE Sports.
- ↑ Slay Your Next Giant – Cameron Carter-Vickers UK. November 26, 2015 – via YouTube.
External links
- Cameron Carter-Vickers profile at Soccerway
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