Matteo William Campagna (born June 27, 2004) is a Canadian professional

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player who currently plays for

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Early life

Campagna began playing soccer at age five with Surrey United SC. He was also part of the BC Soccer Provincial Program. In 2017, he joined the

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Club career

In April 2021, Campagna signed a Homegrown player contract with

. On August 24, 2021, Campagna was loaned to Canadian Premier League side

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for the remainder of the

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. He made his professional debut four days later on August 28, against

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. In 2022, he was loaned to the second team,

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International career

In 2019, Campagna made his debut in the Canadian youth program attending a camp with the Canada U15 team. He was then subsequently named to the roster for the

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, where he played in all five of the team's matches, making four starts. In April 2022, Campagna was called up to the Canadian U20 side for two friendlies against

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. In June 2022, he was named to the rostr for the

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Personal life

Campagna was born in Canada to an Italian father and Canadian mother. He is the younger brother of professional soccer player Cristian Campagna.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campagna, Matteo 2004 births Living people Canadian soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent Association football defenders Vancouver Whitecaps FC players York United FC players Soccer players from Vancouver Homegrown Players (MLS) Canadian Premier League players Whitecaps FC 2 players MLS Next Pro players