Sergio Akeen Campbell (born 16 January 1992) is a Jamaican international

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who plays as a defender for Stumptown Athletic in the

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Career

Youth and club

Campbell began his career playing school boy football for Clarendon College. After completing secondary school, Campbell then played for

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in the USA. Campbell transferred to the

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at the

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in August 2012. On 15 January 2015, Campbell was selected by the

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in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Campbell was the 19th pick in the First Round of the draft. In late January, Campbell was the center of a dispute between his former club

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and

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. The Jamaican club want training compensation as Campbell was trained by United prior to moving to the United States. Campbell is the nephew of Rodolph Austin. On 12 February 2016 Campbell was waived by Columbus. On 1 April 2016 Campbell was cleared to play for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute against

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in Group I of the 2010 Caribbean Cup. In the next match of the Caribbean Cup, against

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in the semi-final, he received a red card after coming on as an extra-time substitute.

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