Cole Campbell

William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for German club SV Elversberg. He has represented both the United States and Iceland at youth level.

Early life Campbell was born in Houston 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. 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.

On January 5, 2026, Campbell was loaned by TSG Hoffenheim in Bundesliga until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.

On July 9, 2026, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg.

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-19, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.

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