Cameron Iwasa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cameron Toshiro Iwasa | ||
Date of birth | July 7, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Sacramento, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 85 | (22) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | OC Pateadores Blues | 9 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Sacramento Republic | 47 | (13) |
2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Swope Park Rangers (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Sacramento Republic | 114 | (45) |
Total | 192 | (62) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2021 |
Cameron Toshiro Iwasa (born July 7, 1993) is a American former professional soccer player.
Career[]
College and amateur[]
Iwasa spent his entire college career at UC Irvine. He made a total of 85 appearances for the anteaters and tallied 22 goals and 14 assists.
He also played in the Premier Development League for OC Pateadores Blues.[1]
Professional[]
On January 20, 2015, Iwasa was selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[2] However, he was cut during training camp. Two months later, he signed a professional contract with his hometown club Sacramento Republic FC.[3] He made his professional debut the following day in a 4–2 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[4][5]
Iwasa signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on January 10, 2017.[6]
Iwasa returned to Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on December 22, 2017.[7]
Following the 2021 season, Iwasa announced his retirement from playing professional soccer.[8]
Personal life[]
Iwasa was raised in Sacramento’s College Greens neighborhood. His grandfather is of Japanese descent.[9]
References[]
- ^ "OC Pateadores Blues". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Impact selects two forwards in final two rounds of SuperDraft". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Signs Forwards David Estrada and Cameron Iwasa". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Match Recap: Sacramento Republic FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 2 4". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Sporting KC signs 23-year-old forward Cameron Iwasa | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 1993-07-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Re-Sign 2016 Leading Scorer Cameron Iwasa". Sacrepublicfc.com. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Communications, Republic FC (October 25, 2021). "Sacramento-Native Cameron Iwasa to Retire at the End of 2021 Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
- ^ FC, Sacramento Republic (24 May 2016). "5 Questions: Derek Foran and Cameron Iwasa".
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Association football forwards
- CF Montréal draft picks
- OC Pateadores Blues players
- Sacramento Republic FC players
- Soccer players from Sacramento, California
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players