Cameron Wadenges, (born 5 August 2000) is a

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who plays as a defender for New Caledonian club

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and the New Caledonian national team.

Private life

Cameron is the son of well known Caledonian former footballer Georges Wadenges, who played at the same position as Cameron, was the captain of the national team and played in his career for

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and

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Club career

Wadenges started his career in the youth of

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. In 2017 he moved to the first team and made his debut. In 2019 he played with the club in the

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International career

In 2017 Wadenges was part of the U-17 team that qualified for the

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for the first time in

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. Wadenges played all three games, including a historious draw against

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. In 2018 Wadenges was called up by Thierry Sardo for the New Caledonia national football team to play a friendly against

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. He made his debut on November 17, 2018, in a 2–2 draw against

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where he played 45 minutes before being replaced by Kiam Wanesse.

References

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