Sergio Camus Perojo (born 19 April 1997) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Career

Born in

Colindres Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Colindres has a population of 8,453 ( INE 2018). Overview In Colindres, the Asón River flows into ...

Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ...

, Camus joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

's youth sides in 2013, from hometown club CD Colindres. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 10 May 2015, starting in a 2–1

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

away win over AD Siete Villas. After establishing himself as a regular starter for the B's during the 2015–16 campaign, Camus made his first team debut on 8 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Borja Docal in a 1–1

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

home draw against

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...

. On 19 January 2017, after failing to make a breakthrough in the main squad, he was loaned to fellow third division side

Arenas Club de Getxo Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-se ...

until June. On 31 August 2017, Camus terminated his link with Racing and returned to Arenas on a permanent deal. The following 11 January, he moved to

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

and was assigned to

farm team In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a Team sport, team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any s ...

CD Vitoria Club Deportivo Vitoria is a football team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1945, the club has a senior side and a full youth system within its football section, as well as a basketball section. ...

in the same category. On 25 August 2020, Camus agreed to a deal with

Club Portugalete Club Portugalete is a List of football clubs in Spain, Basque football team based in Portugalete, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it plays in , holding its home games in the '' ...

, after spending the previous season in

after Vitoria was relegated. The following 27 January, he signed with another

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Atlético Madrid B Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 2. They play their home games at Cerro del Espin ...

also in division three. During his time with ''Atleti'' B, Camus captained the side, and trained with

the first team The First Team were the first players known to have played the sport of basketball, having been taught the game in 1891 by James Naismith, who is recognized as the inventor of the sport. The team comprised 18 players who were studying in Spring ...

during the 2021-22 pre-season, playing five friendly matches and scoring the winning penalty kick in a match against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

. He was also an unused substitute for the main squad in a

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...

match against

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. On 10 August 2022, Camus moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Atlético Madrid's

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...

affiliate

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid. History F ...

on loan. He made his professional debut eleven days later, replacing Macdonald Niba late into a 3–0 away win over

Cavalry FC Cavalry Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches ...

. Camus helped Ottawa win the regular season title in 2022, featuring in 13 matches overall. On 5 July 2023,

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Camus signed a one-year deal with

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...

side

Unionistas de Salamanca CF Unionistas de Salamanca Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013, the club plays in , holding home games at ''Campo de Fútbol Municipal Reina Sofía'' with a 4895- ...

. Roughly one year later, he moved to fellow league team

SD Tarazona Sociedad Deportiva Tarazona is a Spanish football team based in Tarazona, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1969, it plays in , holding home games at ''Municipal'', with a 1,500-seat capacity. History The club was founded in 1 ...

. On 7 July 2025, Camus agreed to a one-year contract with

also in division three, with an option for a further season.

Honours

Atlético Ottawa *

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Regular Season

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camus, Sergio 1997 births Living people People from the Eastern Coast of Cantabria Footballers from Cantabria Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera Federación players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Arenas Club de Getxo footballers CD Vitoria footballers Club Portugalete players Atlético Madrileño players Unionistas de Salamanca CF players SD Tarazona footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Canadian Premier League players Atlético Ottawa players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century Spanish sportsmen