Camille Wilson

Camille Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth2 December 1995[1]
Place of birthUnited States
Height5.4 ft (1.6 m)
Playing positionMidfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
Marin F.C., Marin Catholic Wildcats
Youth career
Novato United U-10
Marin F.C. 6G
Marin Catholic Wildcats
North California ODP State
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Seattle Reign FC (reserve team)
2014–Seattle Sounders Women
National team
2013Philippines4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 17, 2015[1]

Camille Angela Viernes Wilson[1] is a Filipino-American international footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early Life

Wilson was born in December 2, 1995 in the United States. Both of her parents were born in the Philippines who later emigrated to the United States.[1] Wilson was inspired to take up football from her older brother Mark.[2][3]

Education

As of March 2013, Wilson is a junior student at Marin Catholic High School.[3] She plans to study at the University of San Francisco for college.[1]

Club career

Youth

Wilson started playing football at age five and joined Novato's local football house league for three years. She later joined the Novato United under-10 team at age eight. At age thirteen, Wilson joined Marin F.C. and played for the California (North) Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team for two years.[2]

Wilson plays as a midfielder for her high school team, the Marin Catholic Wildcats and as a striker for her club, Marin F.C.[3]

International career

Wilson attempted to try for the Philippine national team when the national side set up a recruiting camp in November 2012 and March 2013 in Southern California. Wilson was among the youngest players to try out for the team. She managed to earn a spot in the national team and made her first non-FIFA international at the LA Vikings Cup for the Philippine national team. [3]She scored her first goal against Indonesia at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship which ended in a 6–0 win.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Indonesia
3–0
6–0
2013 AFF Women's Championship

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Pilipinas Futbol – Camille Wilson". Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wilson, Camille. "BEING A MALDITA: An honor and a privilege". FilAmStar.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ross, Ian (19 March 2013). "Prep girls soccer: Marin Catholic's Wilson drawing interest from colleges, the Philippines". Marin Independent Journal (Marin Catholic High School). Retrieved 16 March 2015.