:Chem Campbell
{{Short description|Footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Chem Campbell
|image = Chem Campbell 2021.jpg
|upright = 0.8
|caption = Campbell with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2021
|full_name = Chem Campbell{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697050 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=26 June 2020 |accessdate=13 July 2020}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}}
|birth_place = Birmingham, England
|height =
|position = Winger
|currentclub = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Birmingham City
|youthyears2 =
|youthclubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|years1 = 2019–
|clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
|caps1 = 6
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2023
|clubs2 = → Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
|caps2 = 17
|goals2 = 3
|years3 = 2023–2024
|clubs3 = → Charlton Athletic (loan)
|caps3 = 12
|goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2024
|clubs4 = → Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
|caps4 = 8
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024–2025
|clubs5 = → Reading (loan)
|caps5 = 19
|goals5 = 3
|years6 = 2025
|clubs6 = → Reading (loan)
|caps6 = 20
|goals6 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2018
|nationalteam1 = Wales U17
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 17:10, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Chem Campbell (born 30 December 2002) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|WolverhW}} club Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{soccerway|chem-campbell/561970}} He is a former youth international for Wales.
Club career
Campbell made his professional debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers, on 30 October 2019 in a 2–1 defeat against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup. Aged 16, he became the club's second youngest player after Jimmy Mullen in 1939.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50148248|title=Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers|accessdate=11 December 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} He made his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute in 1–0 loss away to Newcastle United on 8 April 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60950088|title=Newcastle 1–0 Wolves: Chris Wood penalty earns key win for Eddie Howe's side|accessdate=9 April 2022|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 April 2022|first=Luke|last=Reddy}}
On 30 January 2023, Campbell joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2022-23 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2023/january/30/chems-a-chairboy/|title=Chem's a Chairboy!|website=www.wwfc.com|date=30 January 2023|accessdate=30 January 2023}}
Campbell joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan on 23 August 2023.{{cite news |title=DONE DEAL : CHEM CAMPBELL IS AN ADDICK |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=23 August 2023}} He returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 15 January 2024.{{cite news |title=CHEM CAMPBELL RETURNS TO WOLVES |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/chem-campbell-returns-wolves |access-date=15 January 2024 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=15 January 2024}} The next day, he returned to Wycombe on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2024/january/16/chem-returns/|title=CHEM RETURNS!
|website=www.wwfc.com|date=16 January 2024|accessdate=16 January 2024}}
On 30 August 2024, Campbell joined League One side Reading on a short-term loan deal until 5 January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/30/chem-campbell-signs-loan-deal-from-wolves/|title=Chem Campbell signs on loan deal from Wolves|website=www.readingfc.co.uk|date=30 August 2024|accessdate=30 August 2024}} After his initial loan deal expired, Campbell returned to Reading on loan for the remainder of the season on 10 January 2025.{{cite web |title=Chem Campbell re-signs on loan |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/10/chem-campbell-re-sign/ |website=readingfc.co.uk |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=10 January 2025 |date=10 January 2025}}
International career
Born in England, Campbell is of Jamaican and Welsh descent. He played for the Wales U17s in 2018.{{cite web | last=Hargraves | first=Dan | title=Wolves can replace Traore with Campbell | website=FootballFanCast.com | date=March 27, 2022 | url=https://www.footballfancast.com/wolves-news/wolves-wwfc-in-the-pipeline-chem-campbell-adama-traore-replacement | access-date=August 7, 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|126233|2019|access-date=5 May 2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|126233|2020|access-date=5 May 2021}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|126233|2021|access-date=8 April 2022}}
|Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|126233|2022|access-date=10 August 2022}}
|Premier League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|126233|2023|access-date=10 August 2022}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|126233|2024|access-date=10 August 2022}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1"|Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
|17 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Charlton Athletic (loan)
|League One |12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2Two appearances in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| rowspan="1"|Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
|League One |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="1"|Reading (loan)
|League One |39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1One appearance in the EFL Trophy | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!82 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 12 |
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References
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{{Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. squad}}
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