{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2002)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brandon Cambridge | image = | caption = | fullname = Akeil Omari Brandon Cambridge<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/m1skkir0/2023-concacaf-gold-cup-preliminary-rosters_jun1.pdf|title=National team roster – 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Canada|publisher=CONCACAF|page=2|access-date=June 2, 2023|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601183619/https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/m1skkir0/2023-concacaf-gold-cup-preliminary-rosters_jun1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|9|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States | height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Orange County SC | clubnumber = 23 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Fraser Valley Premier | youthyears2 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps | collegeyears1 = 2020–2022 | college1 = Portland Pilots | collegecaps1 = 45 | collegegoals1 = 17 | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = PDX FC | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2023–2025 | clubs2 = Charlotte FC | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = → Crown Legacy (loan) | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2026 | clubs4 = Čukarički | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2026 | clubs5 = Sacramento Republic FC | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = Orange County SC | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = May 1, 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Akeil Omari Brandon Cambridge''' (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays for USL Championship club Orange County SC.
==Early life== Cambridge was born in Brooklyn, New York, to South African parents but moved to Cape Town, South Africa with his family when he was one month old.<ref name=canada>{{Canada Soccer player|id=5769}}</ref> When he was nine, he moved to Florida, before moving to Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan in Canada at age ten, and then Chilliwack, British Columbia at age eleven.<ref name=canada /> He played youth soccer with Fraser Valley Premier, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/brandon-cambridge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507224437/https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/brandon-cambridge|title=Brandon Cambridge Whitecaps profile|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> He had previously trained with Abbotsford United in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbotsfordunitedsc.com/2018/05/08/brandon-cambridge-scores-his-first-goal-for-u17-vancouver-whitecaps/|title=Brandon Cambridge Scores In His Debut For U17 Vancouver Whitecaps!!|date=May 8, 2018|work=Abbotsford United SC|first=Mike|last=Leclerc}}</ref> He played with the British Columbia Provincial Team from 2014 until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2020/7/20/pilots-add-recruit-brandon-cambridge-to-the-mens-soccer-program|title=Pilots Add Recruit Brandon Cambridge to the Men's Soccer Program|date=July 20, 2020|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref>
==College career== In 2020, Cambridge began attending the University of Portland, where he played for the men's soccer team.<ref name=profile>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/brandon-cambridge/7939|title=Brandon Cambridge Portland Pilots profile|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> He made his debut on February 3, 2021, scoring two goals and adding an assist, after coming on as a substitute against the George Fox Bruins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2021/2/3/msoc-pilots-roll-past-george-fox-in-season-opener.aspx|title=Pilots Roll Past George Fox in Season Opener|date=February 3, 2021|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> He made his first start in the next match on February 8 against the Oregon State Beavers.<ref name=profile /> After his freshman season, he was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2021/4/23/mens-soccer-eight-pilots-garner-all-wcc-recognition.aspx|title=Eight Pilots garner All-WCC Recognition|date=April 23, 2021|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> He scored the game-winning goal via a penalty kick in a 1–0 win over the Sacramento State Hornets on September 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2021/9/13/mens-soccer-cambridges-pk-puts-pilots-on-top-1-0-in-physical-match.aspx|date=September 13, 2021|work=Portland Pilots|title=Cambridge's PK puts Pilots on top 1-0 in Physical Match}}</ref> He was named the U.S. Bank Student-Athletes of the Month for September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-soccer-cambridge-norris-named-us-bank-student-athletes-of-the-month.aspx|date=October 12, 2022|work=Portland Pilots|title=Cambridge, Norris Named U.S. Bank Student-Athletes of the Month}}</ref> He was a three-time WCC Player of the Week in the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/9/12/mens-soccer-sweeps-wcc-weekly-awards-again-cambridge.aspx|title=Men's Soccer Sweeps WCC Weekly Awards Again, Cambridge and Pierre Recognized|date=September 12, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/10/24/mens-soccer-cambridge-tasouris-sweep-wcc-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx|title=Cambridge, Tasouris Sweep WCC Player of the Week Honors|date=October 24, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/11/7/mens-soccer-cambridge-named-wcc-player-of-the-week-for-third-time-this-season|title=Cambridge Named WCC Player of the Week for Third Time This Season|date=November 7, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> He was also named the TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week and named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/9/13/mens-soccer-brandon-cambridge-named-topdrawersoccer-player-of-the-week.aspx|title=Brandon Cambridge Named TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Week, Makes College Soccer News Team of the Week|date=September 13, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> On November 5, 2022, he scored a hat trick in a 4–0 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/11/5/mens-soccer-portland-notches-4-0-shutout-victory-against-santa-clara.aspx|title=Pilots Rout Santa Clara 4-0 to go Undefeated at Home for First Time Since '95|date=November 5, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> which earned him College Soccer News Player of the Week honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collegesoccernews.com/portland-midfielder-brandon-cambridge-college-soccer-news-mens-national-player-of-the-week-week-ending-novermber-6-2022/|title=Portland midfielder Brandon Cambridge - College Soccer News Men's national player of the Week - Week ending November 6, 2022|work=College Soccer News|date=November 7, 2022 }}</ref> He led the WCC in goals, points, and game-winning goals in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/12/21/mens-soccer-cambridge-signs-pro-contract-with-mls-side-charlotte-fc.aspx|title=Cambridge Signs Pro Contract With MLS Side Charlotte FC|date=December 21, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> At the end of his junior season in 2022, he was named the WCC Offensive Player of the Year, named to the All-WCC First Team<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/11/16/mens-soccer-cambridge-and-tasouris-earn-wcc-player-of-the-year-awards-10-pilots-earn-all-wcc.aspx|title=Cambridge and Tasouris Earn WCC Player of the Year Awards; 10 Pilots Earn All-WCC|date=November 16, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> and a Third Team All-American.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/12/21/mens-soccer-cambridge-named-third-team-all-american-by-college-soccer-news.aspx|title=Cambridge Named Third Team All-American by College Soccer News|date=December 21, 2022|work=Portland Pilots}}</ref> He departed Portland after his junior season to turn professional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portlandpilots.com/news/2022/12/21/mens-soccer-cambridge-ready-to-take-it-to-the-next-level-charlotte.aspx|title=Brandon Cambridge Trusted the Process; Now the Work Begins in Charlotte|first=Kyle|last=Garcia|work=Portland Pilots|date=December 21, 2022}}</ref>
==Club career== In 2021 and 2022, Cambridge played with PDX FC in USL League Two.<ref name=21usl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/46821553|title=Brandon Cambridge 2021 USL2 Stats|work=USL League Two}}</ref><ref name=22usl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/55603844?subseason=800197|title=Brandon Cambridge 2022 USL2 Stats|work=USL League Two}}</ref>
In December 2022, Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC acquired Cambridge's homegrown rights from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, other conditional GAM, as well as a sell-on fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/whitecaps-fc-receives-50-000-in-gam-from-charlotte-fc-in-exchange-for-mls-homegr|title=Whitecaps FC receives $50,000 in GAM from Charlotte FC in exchange for MLS Homegrown Territory Exclusivity over midfielder Brandon Cambridge|date=December 21, 2022|work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/charlotte-fc-sign-midfielder-brandon-cambridge-after-acquiring-rights-from-vancouver-whitecaps|title=Charlotte FC sign midfielder Brandon Cambridge after acquiring rights from Vancouver Whitecaps|first=Chris|last=Smith|work=90min|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> Charlotte then signed him to a homegrown player contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-signs-university-of-portland-midfielder-brandon-cambridge|title=Charlotte FC Signs University of Portland Midfielder Brandon Cambridge|date=December 21, 2022|work=Charlotte FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2022/12/21/qcfc/charlotte-fc-signs-midfielder-brandon-cambridge/|title=Charlotte FC signs midfielder Brandon Cambridge|work=The Charlotte Post|date=December 21, 2022|first=Herbert L.|last=White}}</ref> On March 26, 2023, he made his professional debut playing for Charlotte's second team, Crown Legacy FC, in MLS Next Pro, scoring the team's first ever goal against Huntsville City FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/clfc/news/crown-legacy-fc-earned-a-point-in-inaugural-match|title=Crown Legacy FC Earned a Point in Inaugural Match|date=March 26, 2023|work=Charlotte FC}}</ref> He scored a brace in Crown Legacy's next match on March 31, in a 2–1 victory over FC Cincinnati 2,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/news/alex-freeman-brandon-cambridge-lead-the-way-in-friday-s-mls-next-pro-action|title=Alex Freeman, Brandon Cambridge lead the way in Friday's MLS NEXT Pro action|first=Larry|last=Henry Jr.|work=MLS Next Pro|date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> earning MLSNP Player of the Matchday honors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crown Legacy FC Forward Brandon Cambridge Voted MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Matchday|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/clfc/news/crown-legacy-fc-forward-brandon-cambridge-voted-mls-next-pro-player-of-the-match|date=April 3, 2023|work=Charlotte FC}}</ref> He made his Major League Soccer debut on April 8 against Real Salt Lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/full-time-charlotte-fc-fall-3-1-to-real-salt-lake|title=Full Time: Charlotte FC Fall 3-1 to Real Salt Lake|date=April 8, 2023|first=Caleb|last=Adams|work=Charlotte FC}}</ref> On May 17, Cambridge scored his first two MLS goals in a 2–1 victory over the Chicago Fire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/brandon-cambridge-scores-twice-as-charlotte-fc-rallies-past-fire|title=Brandon Cambridge scores twice as Charlotte FC rallies past Fire|work=National Post|date=May 17, 2023}}</ref>
In January 2026, he signed with Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportklub.n1info.rs/fudbal/srbija-super-liga/brendon-kembridz-i-lazar-mijovic-nova-imena-u-cukarickom/|title=Brendon Kembridž i Lazar Mijović nova imena u Čukaričkom|trans-title=Brandon Cambridge and Lazar Mijović are new names in Čukaricki|language=Serbian|date=January 5, 2026|work=Sportklub|first=Aleksandar|last=Petrović}}</ref>
In March 2026, he signed a 25-day contract with USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC<ref>{{Cite web |title=Republic FC Adds Roster Depth, Signs Brandon Cambridge and Sergio Rivas to 25-Day Contracts |url=https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2026/03/30/republic-fc-adds-roster-depth-signs-brandon-cambridge-and-sergio-rivas-to-25-day-contracts/ |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Sacramento Republic FC |language=en-US}}</ref>.
In April 2026, he signed with USL Championship club Orange County SC.<ref>{{Citation | title=Orange County SC Signs Winger Brandon Cambridge | url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news/2026/05/01/orange-county-sc-signs-winger-brandon-cambridge/ |date=May 1, 2026}}</ref>
==International career== In February 2016, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a Canada U15 identification camp, and also attended a second camp in March 2017.<ref name=canada />
In June 2023, Cambridge was named to Canada's preliminary squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/current-and-former-cplers-included-as-gold-cup-preliminary-squads-unveiled|date=June 1, 2023|title=Current and former CPLers included as Gold Cup preliminary squads unveiled|first=Benedict|last=Rhodes}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played April 22, 2026}}<ref>{{soccerway|brandon-cambridge/554112}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Playoffs !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|PDX FC |2021<ref name=21usl/> |USL League Two |4||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||1 |- |2022<ref name=22usl/> |USL League Two |5||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||5||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !9!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!1 |- |rowspan=4|Charlotte FC |2023 |rowspan=3|Major League Soccer |9||2||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||13||2 |- |2024 |4||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0||5||0 |- |2025 |1||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||4||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !14!!2!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0!!22!!2 |- |rowspan=4|Crown Legacy FC (loan) |2023 |rowspan=3|MLS Next Pro |9||4||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||4 |- |2024 |8||2||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||2 |- |2025 |2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !19!!6!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!22!!6 |- | rowspan="2" |Sacramento Republic FC |2026 |USL Championship |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |5 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !5 !0 !0 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !5 !0 |- | rowspan="2" |Orange County SC |2026 |USL Championship |— |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |— |— |- ! colspan="2" |Total !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !47!!9!!4!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0!!58!!9 |}
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==External links== *{{soccerway|brandon-cambridge/554112}}
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