Knox Cameron (born September 17, 1983 in Kingston) is a

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n-born American soccer player who most recently played for

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in the

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Career

College and Amateur

Cameron grew up in

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, attended Cardinal Spellman High School in

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, and played

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at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, where he is second in the school's all-time record for goals (28) and points (72), and was named

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Player of the Year his junior year. Playing in the indoor and rec league's while in Michigan, Cameron excelled in the bare-foot method of playing soccer, and once scored 14 goals in an indoor soccer game while playing with no shoes on. During his college years Cameron also played in the

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for the

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and the

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. Knox also played for Pasco Soccer Club from Wayne, NJ during his high school years. He helped the team win countless tournaments and was one of a handful of players from the club to move on to play professional soccer.

Professional

Cameron suffered a serious knee injury while playing for the

, and subsequently missed much of his senior year at Michigan. As a result of this, and doubts over his signability, Cameron slipped to the fourth round of the

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, where he was drafted by

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

. He went on to play 30 games and score 4 goals for the team over the next two years, but following the 2006 season, he was waived by the team. During his time with the Crew he played a friendly against English side Everton and thanked them on the scoreboard for coming to Columbus so he could beat them. Following his release by Crew, Cameron played for amateur team Canton Celtic, which plays in Michigan's MUSL Men's Open 1st Division. Celtic won the Michigan section of the USASA National Amateur Cup Championship, and represented the state at the 2008 USASA Regional tournament in

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. Cameron returned to play for the

in the

in 2009, and then signed with Detroit City FC in 2012. He made his DCFC debut against the Erie Admirals on May 26, 2012, scoring the first goal in a 3-0 victory. He continued to play for DCFC in 2013, and scored two goals in their opener and another in the home opener. Cameron scored again in DCFC's 2-0 over Zanseville AFC, giving him 4 goals on the season.

Post-Professional

Cameron now is a co-owner and player for

in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cameron also helps with a youth soccer club called Saline FC.

International

Cameron elected to represent the

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internationally, and played for various youth national teams, being brought to

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in 2003 for

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References

External links

Columbus Crew player profile

Michigan bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Knox 1983 births Living people AFC Ann Arbor players African-American men's soccer players American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Brooklyn Knights players Columbus Crew draft picks Columbus Crew players Jamaican emigrants to the United States Major League Soccer players Flint City Bucks players Michigan Wolverines men's soccer players National Premier Soccer League players Sportspeople from the Bronx Soccer players from New York City Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica United States men's under-20 international soccer players USL League Two players Cardinal Spellman High School (New York City) alumni Detroit City FC players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people