Kamron Habibullah

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Kamron Habibullah
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-23) October 23, 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 30
Youth career
South Burnaby Metro SC
Burnaby Selects
Mountain United FC
2016–2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 (0)
National team‡
2019 Canada U17 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 2, 2021

Kamron Habibullah (born October 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He has represented Canada at the under-17 level.

Early life[]

Habibullah was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Afghan parents and emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his family at the age of two. He played youth soccer at age seven with South Burnaby Metro SC, and later played with Burnaby Selects, and Mountain United FC.[1][2] He joined the Whitecaps academy system in 2016 at the age of 12. He went on to score 21 goals in 58 appearances from U-16 to U-19, netting 4 goals at the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup and scoring the winning goal against Real Madrid Academy.[2]

Club career[]

After spending the duration of the preseason with the first team, it was announced on April 23, 2021 that Vancouver Whitecaps FC would be signing Habibullah to a multi-year MLS homegrown contract.[3] He made his first team debut the following week, replacing Caio Alexandre in the 88th minute of a 0–1 loss to the Colorado Rapids.[4]

International career[]

Habibullah was first called up to a Canada U17 national camp in March 2019 by head coach Andrew Olivieri, in preparation for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He went on to score three goals in qualifying and appeared three times for Canada at the U-17 World Cup finals.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of October 2, 2021[5]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Notes

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Profile - Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kamron Habibullah profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "VWFC sign Habibullah to MLS homegrown contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rapids 1, Whitecaps 0: Undefeated start comes to a halt". The Province. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kamron Habibullah profile". Soccerway. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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