Sergio Akeen Campbell (born 16 January 1992) is a Jamaican international

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who plays as a defender for Stumptown Athletic in the

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Career

Youth and club

Campbell began his career playing school boy football for Clarendon College. After completing secondary school, Campbell then played for

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in the USA. Campbell transferred to the

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at the

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in August 2012. On 15 January 2015, Campbell was selected by the

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in the

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. Campbell was the 19th pick in the First Round of the draft. In late January, Campbell was the center of a dispute between his former club Portmore United and

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. The Jamaican club want training compensation as Campbell was trained by United prior to moving to the United States. Campbell is the nephew of Rodolph Austin. On 12 February 2016 Campbell was waived by Columbus. On 1 April 2016 Campbell was cleared to play for the

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International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2010, coming on as a second half substitute against Guyana in Group I of the

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. In the next match of the Caribbean Cup, against Grenada in the semi-final, he received a red card after coming on as an extra-time substitute.

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* * * 1992 births Living people 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Association football defenders Austin Aztex players Central Arkansas Bears soccer players Columbus Crew draft picks Columbus Crew players UConn Huskies men's soccer players University of Connecticut alumni Expatriate soccer players in the United States Jamaica international footballers Jamaican footballers Jamaican expatriate footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer players People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Rochester New York FC players Stumptown AC players USL Championship players National Independent Soccer Association players {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub