Sean Cameron (born January 26, 1985, in

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) is an

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-born Guyanese

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who most recently played for

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in the

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Career

Youth and college

While born in Brooklyn, Cameron grew up in

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, where he attended

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. He was a two time first team All State soccer player at North Brunswick. In 2003, Cameron entered the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

, playing on the men's soccer team in 2003 and 2004. He played fifteen games as a freshman, but only seven as a sophomore. Frustrated by his low playing time, he transferred to the

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in 2005. He finished his career in 2006 at Rutgers.

Professional

On February 8, 2007, Cameron signed with

of the

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. He was a regular on the Blues’ back line for nearly two seasons before being traded to the Atlanta Silverbacks in exchange for Ansu Toure on August 16, 2008. In 2009, he joined the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

, and played 10 games for team, before re-joining his first professional club,

, in 2010.

International

Cameron, who holds both U.S. and

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citizenship - the latter through his father - has played for the

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.Guyana Senior Team Profiles
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References

External links

Atlanta Silverbacks bio

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