# Cole Campbell

William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

## Early life

Campbell was born in Houston to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University. In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, where his father drove more than an hour each way so he could train with Atlanta United FC's youth academy. Campbell regularly visited Iceland during the summers and trained with the professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) starting at age 8.

## Club career

In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team. He made his first-team debut in 2021, coming on as a substitute for Jónatan Ingi Jónsson in a 5–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík, becoming the second youngest player in FH history after Logi Hrafn Róbertsson.
On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer. The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July. He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik.
In January 2024, Campbell was one of several Dortmund youth players who joined the senior team's winter training camp before the second half of the 2023–24 season in Marbella, south Spain. At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew.
On October 26, 2024, Campbell made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute for Donyell Malen in a 2–1 loss to FC Augsburg.

## International career

Eligible at birth to represent both Iceland and the United States, FIFA approved Campbell's one-time switch of nationalities to play for the United States after previously playing for Iceland's under-17 team. In March 2024, Campbell accepted a call up to the United States under-19 team, for which he debuted on March 24 against England under-19s, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of January 10, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FH | 2021 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FH | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FH | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Breiðablik | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League