Camden Riley (born August 20, 1996) is an American

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player who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

College and amateur

Riley played four years of

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at the University of the Pacific between 2015 and 2018, making a total of 66 appearances, scoring 19 goals and tallying 10 assists for the Tigers. Riley finished his collegiate soccer career as the Tigers' all-time goal scoring leader, surpassing Tristan Blackmon. While at college, Riley also appeared for

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sides Burlingame Dragons and

Portland Timbers U23s Capital FC is an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system fo ...

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Riley was selected 45th overall in the

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. On February 20, 2019, Riley joined Sporting KC's

side

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. On March 4, 2021, Riley signed with

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. Riley joined San Diego Loyal on January 26, 2022. On November 22, 2023, it was announced that Riley had signed with

ahead of their 2024 season.

Style of play

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head coach Wilmer Cabrera described Riley as "tall, athletic, very technical and with an engine to run box to box during the whole game."

References

External links

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Pacific Tigers profile
* 1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Capital FC players Burlingame Dragons FC players Men's association football defenders Oakland Roots SC players Pacific Tigers men's soccer players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players San Diego Loyal SC players Soccer players from Dallas Sporting Kansas City draft picks Sporting Kansas City II players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub