Cameron Medwin (born March 19, 1982 in

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, Canada) is a Canadian

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defender who plays with Portugal AC in the Arena Premier League.

Playing career

Cameron began playing amateur soccer with local clubs such as Vaughan Rockets, and

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where he won the

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. In March 1999 when he turned 16 he began his soccer career with London City in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut on May 28, 1999 against the

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where he scored his first goal. Cameron continued playing with London until he began

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with

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in 2001. After finishing his college soccer season he signed an amateur contract with

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making him eligible to come back to play college soccer. He made his debut with the club on May 24, 2002, but failed to secure a postseason berth. At the end of the season the York Region Shooters merged with

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and became the Vaughan Shooters. This time with the Shooters he helped the team reach the

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finals but lost 1-0 to the

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. He returned to play college soccer with Humber, where he was named captain and as well the team MVP. With Vaughan he again helped them reach the finals but lost to

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4-0. In 2005 for the third straight year the Shooters reached the CPSL Championship finals, but again lost to Oakville Blue Devils to a score of 2-1. On April 18, 2006 he signed with the

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of the

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. He made his Lynx debut on April 22, 2006 in 2-0 loss to the

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. He helped Toronto to a 10-game undefeated streak at home a franchise record, and helped reach the finals of the

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, but lost to a score of 2-0 to

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. Once the season came to a conclusion the Lynx franchise dropped two divisions down to the

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resulting in many players to be released from their contracts. He remained with Toronto and renewed his contract. He played in a

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reserve match as a guest player on September 30, 2007. In the 2008 season he helped Toronto clinch a postseason berth for the first time since the 2000 season. On May 14, 2009 Brampton United announced the signing of Medwin for the 2009 season. During his tenure with Brampton he helped the club reach the playoffs for the 2009, and 2011 seasons. In 2017, he played indoor soccer with Portugal AC in the Arena Premier League.

Personal life

He is the grandson of the Welsh international footballer

Terry Medwin Terence Cameron Medwin (born 25 September 1932 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh former international footballer who played as a winger. Club career Medwin made his debut for his 'home town' team Swansea Town in 1951–52 and went on to make ...

References

External links

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at Toronto Lynx website (via archive.org) {{DEFAULTSORT:Medwin, Cameron 1982 births Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Canadian people of Welsh descent Association football defenders Association football midfielders Living people Soccer players from Toronto Toronto Lynx players USL First Division players USL League Two players London City players Brampton United players York Region Shooters players