Cameron Bernard Porter (born May 23, 1993) is a retired American

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player.

Career

College

Porter spent four years playing

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between 2011 and 2014. During his time at Princeton, Porter was named 2013 First-Team All-Ivy League, 2013 Academic All-Ivy and 2014 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. While at Princeton, Porter majored in Computer Science and was a member of the

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Professional

On January 15, 2015, Porter was drafted in the third round (45th overall) of the

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by Montreal Impact. He signed a contract with the club on February 7, 2015. Porter made his professional debut on February 24, 2015, as an 81st-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw against

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in the

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. He scored his first professional goal on March 3, 2015, in stoppage time (90+4) from a long

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pass, at home (in the

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) in the second leg against Pachuca; with this strike, he tied the game and made the Impact win the series on away goals, giving the team its first CONCACAF Champions League semi-final berth. Later that night on post match press conference Porter described his goal as "a dream come true". On March 21, 2015, in a game against the New England Revolution, Porter suffered an injury in the first half and was taken out of the game. He underwent surgery on his left knee to repair an ACL tear. He missed the entire 2015 season. Porter was traded to

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on July 12, 2016, in exchange for Amadou Dia. On January 29, 2018, he announced his professional retirement at the early age of 24.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Cameron 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada FC Montreal players Major League Soccer players CF Montréal draft picks CF Montréal players People from Centerville, Ohio Princeton Tigers men's soccer players Soccer players from Ohio Sporting Kansas City players Sporting Kansas City II players USL Championship players