Jonathan Campbell (soccer)

Jonathan Campbell
	Campbell playing for Chicago Fire in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	June 27, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2008–2012	North Carolina Fusion
College career
Years	Team
2012–2015	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Carolina Dynamo
2015	Seattle Sounders FC U-23
2016–2018	Chicago Fire
2019	Seattle Sounders FC
2019	→ Tacoma Defiance (loan)
Total
International career‡
	United States U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 5, 2016

Jonathan Campbell (born June 27, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.

Career

Campbell attended Greensboro Day School where he was the Gatorade State Player of the Year his senior year.^[1]

After spending four years at University of North Carolina, Campbell was drafted as the twelfth overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire.^[2]

At college, Campbell finished 2015 with NSCAA First Team All-American and First Team All-ACC honors.^[3]

He made his professional debut as a half-time substitute in a 3–4 loss against New York City FC on March 6, 2016.^[4]

Campbell was released by Chicago at the end of their 2018 season.^[5]

On December 28, 2018, Campbell's rights were traded to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.^[6] He was released by Seattle at the end of the 2019 season.^[7] On May 7, 2020, Campbell announced he was retiring from professional soccer.