Cristian Campagna
Close up of left profile of Cristian Campagna
Campagna with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-29) November 29, 2001
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Surrey United SC
Vancouver Whitecaps
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Albany Great Danes 9 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Whitecaps FC 2 19 (0)
2022–2023 HFX Wanderers 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 9, 2023

Cristian Campagna (born November 29, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player.

Early life

Born in Vancouver, he moved to nearby Surrey at age 2, where he began playing soccer at age four with Surrey United SC.[1] In August 2015, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy and began playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps U23 in 2021.[2]

College career

In June 2020, he committed to the University at Albany, SUNY to play for the men's soccer team.[3] He made his debut on February 19, 2021 against the Syracuse Orange.[4] After starting all nine games, he was named an America East All-Rookie selection.[5] He was also named to the FTF Canada All-Freshman First Team.[6] He departed Albany after one season.[7]

Club career

In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.[8] He made his professional debut on March 26 against Houston Dynamo 2.[9] He served as team captain during his time with WFC2.[10]

In August 2022, Campagna signed a contract through the 2023 season, with an option for 2024, with Canadian Premier League club HFX wanderers.[11] He made his debut on August 28 against FC Edmonton.[12] In November 2022, Campagna joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg on an off-season training stint.[13] In December 2022, he went on trial with German 3. Liga club FSV Zwickau.[14] In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.[15]

International career

He played for Western Canada at the Danone Nations Cup national final in 2013.[7] In February 2016, he was called up to a national youth team camp for the first time with the Canada U15.[1]

In 2021 and 2022, he was a regular training squad member (despite not being an official call-up) with the Canada national team during their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification schedule.[16][17]

Personal

He is the older brother of fellow professional soccer player Matteo Campagna.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 Cristian Campagna at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ↑ "Cristian Campagna VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  3. ↑ Singelais, Mark (June 15, 2020). "UAlbany soccer recruits include player from defunct program". Times Union.
  4. ↑ "Cristian Campagna Albany profile". Albany Great Danes.
  5. ↑ "Campagna Named America East All-Rookie, Sigurdarson All-Academic". Albany Great Danes. April 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ "NCAA All-Canadian Freshmen Selections Presented by FTF Canada". FTF Canada. June 7, 2021.
  7. 1 2 McColl, Michael (March 25, 2022). "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part Four)". Away from the Numbers.
  8. ↑ "WFC2 sign three more players from Whitecaps FC BMO Academy, add two players on loan from first team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ Fossey, Maxim (March 26, 2022). "WFC2 open inaugural MLS NEXT Pro season with narrow 1-0 loss against Houston Dynamo 2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (August 19, 2022). "Wanderers Ink WFC2 Captain Cristian Campagna". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ "HFX Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 defender Cristian Campagna". Canadian Premier League. August 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 28, 2022). "HIGHLIGHTS: Warschewski brace powers FC Edmonton to homecoming win vs. HFX Wanderers". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (November 2, 2022). "Cristian Campagna Wanders To Germany For CPL Offseason". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ "Campagna auditionne pour le FSV Zwickau : HFX Wanderers defender" [Audition campaign for FSV Zwickau: HFX Wanderers defender]. Teknomers (in French). December 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Wanderers trigger options on three players as part of year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ Nava, David (May 5, 2022). "Whitecaps 2 are back in the new MLS NEXT PRO with plenty of Canadian talent". BCIT News.
  17. ↑ Pereira, Sebastian (April 19, 2022). ""The greatest honour of my life": How WFC2 defender Cristian Campagna got called up to CANMNT as a training player". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  18. ↑ Wilkins, Caleb (August 31, 2021). "Vancouver Whitecaps Prospect Report (August 2021)". Eighty-Six Forever.
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