Cameron Iwasa

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.[1]

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.[2]

Professional

On January 20, 2015, Iwasa was selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact.[3] 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.[4] He made his professional debut the following day in a 4–2 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5][6]

Iwasa signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on January 10, 2017.[7]

Iwasa returned to Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on December 22, 2017.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Iwasa was raised in Sacramento's College Greens neighborhood. His grandfather is of Japanese descent.[10]

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".