Brandon Cambridge

Cambridge was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Cape Town, South Africa with his family when he was one month old.[1] When he was nine, he moved to Florida, before moving to Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan in Canada at age ten, and then Chilliwack, British Columbia at age eleven.[1] He played youth soccer with Fraser Valley Premier, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in January 2018.[2] He had previously trained with Abbotsford United in 2017.[3] He played with the British Columbia Provincial Team from 2014 until 2017.[4]

In 2020, Cambridge began attending the University of Portland, where he played for the men's soccer team.[5] He made his debut on February 3, 2021, scoring two goals and adding an assist, after coming on as a substitute against the George Fox Bruins.[6] He made his first start in the next match on February 8 against the Oregon State Beavers.[5] After his freshman season, he was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team.[7] He scored the game-winning goal via a penalty kick in a 1–0 win over the Sacramento State Hornets on September 13, 2021.[8] He was named the U.S. Bank Student-Athletes of the Month for September 2022.[9] He was a three-time WCC Player of the Week in the 2022 season.[10][11][12] He was also named the TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week and named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week in September 2022.[13] On November 5, 2022, he scored a hat trick in a 4–0 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos,[14] which earned him College Soccer News Player of the Week honours.[15] He led the WCC in goals, points, and game-winning goals in 2022.[16] At the end of his junior season in 2022, he was named the WCC Offensive Player of the Year, named to the All-WCC First Team[17] and a Third Team All-American.[18] He departed Portland after his junior season to turn professional.[19]

In 2021 and 2022, Cambridge played with PDX FC in USL League Two.[20][21]

In December 2022, Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC acquired Cambridge's homegrown rights from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, other conditional GAM, as well as a sell-on fee.[22][23] Charlotte then signed him to a homegrown player contract.[24][25] On March 26, 2023, he made his professional debut playing for Charlotte's second team, Crown Legacy FC, in MLS Next Pro, scoring the team's first ever goal against Huntsville City FC.[26] He scored a brace in Crown Legacy's next match on March 31, in a 2–1 victory over FC Cincinnati 2,[27] earning MLSNP Player of the Matchday honours.[28] He made his Major League Soccer debut on April 8 against Real Salt Lake.[29] On May 17, Cambridge scored his first two MLS goals in a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire.[30]

In February 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a Canada U15 identification camp, also attending a second camp in March 2017.[1]

As of match played May 17, 2023[31]

• Brandon Cambridge at Soccerway