Camden Riley (born August 20, 1996) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.
| 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 | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editRiley 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
editOn 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
editRio 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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