Josh Cameron (born October 17, 1986, in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who last played for

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in the USSF Division-2 Professional League.

Career

College

Cameron attended Centennial High School in

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and played

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Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...

, where he totaled four goals and 11 assists. During his collegiate career Cameron played defense, outside midfielder and forward, was a two-time Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention selection, and guided the Beavers to a tie for fourth place in the 2008 Pac-10 championship. He also played club soccer for West Villa, Eastside United, Lake Oswego and Westside Metros, winning a U-12 state title with West Villa.

Professional

Cameron signed with the

in January 2009. He made his professional debut on June 13, 2009, as a substitute in a game against

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, and scored his first professional goal on June 19, 2010, in a 2–0 win over the

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References

External links

Portland Timbers bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, Josh 1986 births Living people Soccer players from Portland, Oregon Men's association football midfielders Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players American men's soccer players