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American soccer player (born 1993)
Cameron Iwasa
Personal information
Full name Cameron Toshiro Iwasa
Date of birth (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UC Irvine Anteaters 85 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 OC Pateadores Blues 9 (2)
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic 47 (13)
2017 Sporting Kansas City 0 (0)
2017 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 22 (2)
2018–2021 Sacramento Republic 114 (45)
Total 192 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 8, 2021

Cameron Toshiro Iwasa (born July 7, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Iwasa spent his entire college career at UC Irvine. He made a total of 85 appearances for the anteaters and tallied 22 goals and 14 assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for OC Pateadores Blues.

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Iwasa was selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact. However, he was cut during training camp and offered a contract with Montreal's USL affiliate, which he declined. Two months later, he signed a professional contract with his hometown club Sacramento Republic FC. He made his professional debut the following day in a 4–2 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.

Iwasa signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on January 10, 2017.

Iwasa returned to Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on December 22, 2017.

During the final game of the season, Iwasa scored his 60th USL goal, securing a tie in the match. Following the 2021 season, Iwasa announced his retirement from playing professional soccer.

Personal life

Iwasa was raised in Sacramento's College Greens neighborhood. His grandfather is of Japanese descent.

References

  1. "A crooked love story: Sacramento's Cameron Iwasa retires as Republic fan favorite". sacbee.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "OC Pateadores Blues". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. "Impact selects two forwards in final two rounds of SuperDraft". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. "Sacramento Republic FC Signs Forwards David Estrada and Cameron Iwasa". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "Match Recap: Sacramento Republic FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 2 4". SacRepublicFC.com. Sacramento Republic FC. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  7. "Sporting KC signs 23-year-old forward Cameron Iwasa | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 1993-07-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  8. "Sacramento Republic FC Re-Sign 2016 Leading Scorer Cameron Iwasa". Sacrepublicfc.com. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  9. Communications, Republic FC (October 25, 2021). "Sacramento-Native Cameron Iwasa to Retire at the End of 2021 Season". Sacramento Republic FC - USL.
  10. FC, Sacramento Republic (24 May 2016). "5 Questions: Derek Foran and Cameron Iwasa".

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