Dante Campbell facts for kids
Campbell in 2024
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | May 22, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.78m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valour FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton East SC | |||
| 2013–2017 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2016–2018 | Toronto FC III | 40 | (9) |
| 2016–2021 | Toronto FC II | 69 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Valour FC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | LA Galaxy II | 30 | (1) |
| 2023– | Valour FC | 49 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Canada U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Canada U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Dante Campbell (born May 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Campbell began playing youth soccer with Brampton East SC at age seven. When he was 13, he joined the Toronto FC Academy.
Club career
In 2016, Campbell began playing at the senior level with Toronto FC III in the Premier Development League and League1 Ontario.
On July 31, 2016, Campbell made his professional debut with Toronto FC II in the USL, as an academy call-up, against Bethlehem Steel FC, in a substitute appearance. In July 2017, he signed a full professional contract with Toronto FC II. In April 2019, he signed a two-year extension with the team. In August 2020, after TFC2 opted out of the 2020 season, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell was loaned to Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League. He made five appearances for Valour in the shortened 2020 season, before returning to Toronto FC II. In April 2021, he extended his contract for another season.
In March 2022, Campbell joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II. He scored his first goal on April 23, 2022 against the Las Vegas Lights.
In February 2023, Campbell returned to Valour FC on a permanent contract. On September 8, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 victory over York United FC and subsequently being named the CPL Player of the Week. In December 2023, he officially extended his contract with the club through the 2024 season. After the 2024 season, the club picked up his option for the 2025 season.
International career
Campbell made his debut in the Canadian national program in November 2013, attending a Canada U15 youth camp. He was named to the Canadian U17 team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Campbell was named to the Canadian Under-20 squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2016 | PDL | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | League1 Ontario | 18 | 8 | – | ? | ? | – | 18 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | – | ? | ? | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | – | ? | ? | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Toronto FC II | 2016 | USL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | USL League One | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Valour FC (loan) | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| LA Galaxy II | 2022 | USL Championship | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| Valour FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 25 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 24 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 13 | ||
