Cameron Iwasa

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Cameron Iwasa
Personal information
Full name Cameron Toshiro Iwasa
Date of birth (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 (age 28)
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[]

  1. ^ "OC Pateadores Blues". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Impact selects two forwards in final two rounds of SuperDraft". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC signs 23-year-old forward Cameron Iwasa | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 1993-07-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  7. ^ "Sacramento Republic FC Re-Sign 2016 Leading Scorer Cameron Iwasa". Sacrepublicfc.com. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  8. ^ Communications, Republic FC (October 25, 2021). "Sacramento-Native Cameron Iwasa to Retire at the End of 2021 Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
  9. ^ FC, Sacramento Republic (24 May 2016). "5 Questions: Derek Foran and Cameron Iwasa".

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