Sergio Camargo
Camargo playing for Toronto FC II in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sergio Andres Camargo Peñaranda
Date of birth (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994
Place of birth Cúcuta, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2008 Unionville-Milliken SC
2009–2013 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 58 (19)
2016 Syracuse Orange 17 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 K-W United FC 17 (13)
2017 Toronto FC 0 (0)
2017 → Toronto FC II (loan) 18 (1)
2018 Calgary Foothills 10 (4)
2019– Cavalry FC 81 (19)
International career‡
2010–2011 Canada U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 8, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 6, 2019

Sergio Andres Camargo Peñaranda (born August 16, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Club career

Toronto FC

In 2009, Camargo went on trial with Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal and was offered a contract, however, because of a FIFA regulation that would have required his parents to move to Portugal in order to be allowed to play for the club, he was unable to join the team. Instead, he returned to Canada and joined Toronto FC.[1]

Camargo began his career in 2009 with TFC Academy II in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League, later moving up to the team in the First Division.[2] In 2010, he was named the divisions MVP and Rookie of the Year.[3] From 2013 to 2016 he played college soccer with Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and Syracuse Orange.[4] During his stint in college his achievements were being named to the 2015 All-Big South Second Team and the 2013 Big South All-Freshman team. In 2015, he played with K-W United in the USL Premier Development League, where he captained the team to the PDL Championship.[5][6] In 2017, Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer signed him to a HGP contract.[7][8] He was loaned to Toronto FC II in the United Soccer League, and made his debut on April 1, 2017 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[9] Following the 2017 season, Camargo's option was not picked up, ending his contract with the club.[10]

Calgary Foothills

In 2018, he was originally set to join his former youth club Unionville-Milliken in League1 Ontario,[11] but later was able to join Calgary Foothills FC in the USL PDL. He scored four goals in ten regular season appearances and made three playoff appearances, helping Calgary win its first PDL Championship.[12]

Cavalry FC

Sergio Camargo battling with Matthew Arnone

Camargo joined Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League in November 2018.[13] He made his CPL debut on 4 May 2019 in a 2–1 win over York9.[14] He scored his first two goals for Cavalry on 15 June 2019 in a 3–0 win over FC Edmonton.[14] Camargo scored a goal against Montreal Impact in the Canadian Championship semi-final on 7 August 2019 in a 2–1 loss.[14] In total, he scored six goals in eighteen league appearances that season.[14] On 13 November 2019, Camargo re-signed with Cavalry for the 2020 season.[15] In November 2020, Camargo would re-sign with the club for the 2021 season, his third season with the club.[16] In January 2022, it was announced Camargo would return for the 2022 season, his fourth with the club.[17] In January 2023, Cavalry announced they had re-signed Camargo to a contract extension through the 2024 season.[18]

International career

Camargo is eligible to play internationally for Colombia by birth and for Canada by naturalization.[19]

On June 22, 2011, Camargo made his debut for the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19]

Personal life

Camargo was born in Cúcuta to Colombian parents.[19] At age four he and his parents moved to Toronto, and then to Newmarket, Ontario when he was nine.[19]

Career statistics

As of October 28, 2023[12][14]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC 2017 Major League Soccer 000000—00
Toronto FC II 2017 United Soccer League 181———181
Calgary Foothills 2018 Premier Development League 10430——134
Cavalry FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 1862062—268
2020 210000—21
2021 2241020—254
2022 1421010—162
2023 2563000—286
Total 81197092009721
Career total 10924100920012826
  1. ↑ Includes appearances and goals in the Canadian Championship.

Honours

Club

K-W United FC

Calgary Foothills

Cavalry FC

References

  1. ↑ Molinaro, John (March 8, 2017). "TFC's Camargo doesn't think about Portuguese path not taken". Sportsnet.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Soccer League". July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "October 31, 2010 CSL Final--Hamilton Croatia vs Brantford Galaxy (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sergio Camargo - 2016 Men's Soccer". Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Brown, Josh. "'Huge year' for K-W United veteran Sergio Camargo". www.therecord.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (August 2, 2015). "KW United win PDL title". Waking The Red. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC Sign Sergio Camargo". Toronto FC Communications.
  8. ↑ Armstrong, Laura (January 11, 2017). "Toronto FC signs midfielder Sergio Camargo | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ Krueger, Adam. "Match Recap: Toronto FC II at Tampa Bay Rowdies".
  10. ↑ "Toronto FC Announce Roster Options Following 2017 Championship Season". Toronto FC. December 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Unionville Milliken Men To Spotlight Pro Model, Community Roots, In Debut Season". League1 Ontario. April 16, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Sergio Camargo". USL League Two. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  13. ↑ Larson, Kurt (November 29, 2018). "First class: Canadian Premier League signings ready to compete in historic inaugural season".
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "S. Camargo". Soccerway. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ John Molinaro (November 13, 2019). "Cavalry re-signs core group, including Ledgerwood and Carducci". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Cavalry FC secure the core for the 2021 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. November 6, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season". Cavalry FC. January 21, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Cavalry FC Extends the Contracts of Joe Mason and Sergio Camargo". Cavalry FC. January 26, 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Sergio Camargo". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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