Cameron Iwasa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | UC Irvine Anteaters | ||
| 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) | 11 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 12, 2017. | |||
Cameron Toshiro Iwasa (born July 7, 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
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]
Personal life
Iwasa's grandfather is of Japanese descent.[7]
References
- ↑ "OC Pateadores Blues". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. 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. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Match Recap: Sacramento Republic FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 2 4". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. 21 March 2015. 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.
- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/01/10/sporting-kc-signs-23-year-old-forward-cameron-iwasa
- ↑ FC, Sacramento Republic (24 May 2016). "5 Questions: Derek Foran and Cameron Iwasa".