Cameron Dunbar
{{short description|American soccer player}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=July 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cameron Dunbar
| image =
| fullname = Cameron Gatlin Dunbar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|22}}
| birth_place = Carson, California, United States
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Orange County SC
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = Albion SC
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = LA Galaxy
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = LA Galaxy
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = LA Galaxy II
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 15
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = Minnesota United
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = Minnesota United 2
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Orange County SC (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Orange County SC
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 2
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = November 14, 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Cameron Gatlin Dunbar (born October 22, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship.
Career
Dunbar spent time with the academy sides for Albion SC and LA Galaxy,{{Cite web|url=http://glxy.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3944960&player=264800129|title=LA Galaxy|website=glxy.ussoccerda.com|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=2021-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421204327/http://glxy.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3944960&player=264800129|url-status=dead}} before signing as a homegrown player with MLS side LA Galaxy on February 20, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/02/20/la-galaxy-sign-forward-cameron-dunbar-homegrown-player-contract|title=LA Galaxy sign forward Cameron Dunbar to Homegrown Player Contract | LA Galaxy|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421204326/https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/02/20/la-galaxy-sign-forward-cameron-dunbar-homegrown-player-contract|url-status=live}} He made his professional debut on March 8, 2020, for LA Galaxy's USL Championship side, starting and scoring in a 5–1 win over Rio Grande Valley FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/riograndevalleyfc-lagalaxyii-2047015|title=Rio Grande Valley FC vs. LA Galaxy II - March 8, 2020 | USLChampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=March 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311212814/https://www.uslchampionship.com/riograndevalleyfc-lagalaxyii-2047015|url-status=live}} Dunbar made his Major League Soccer debut in the MLS is Back tournament against the Portland Timbers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/07/13/starting-xi-presented-modelo-la-galaxy-vs-portland-timbers-july-13-2020|title=Starting XI presented by Modelo: LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers | July 13, 2020 | LA Galaxy|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718180653/https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2020/07/13/starting-xi-presented-modelo-la-galaxy-vs-portland-timbers-july-13-2020|url-status=live}} On November 7, 2022, Minnesota United FC announced they had acquired Dunbar as a homegrown player in exchange for a third round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft and $75,000 General Allocation Money.{{Cite web |last=MNUFC |title=Minnesota United Acquires Forward Cameron Dunbar {{!}} Minnesota United FC |url=https://www.mnufc.com/news/minnesota-united-acquires-forward-cameron-dunbar |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=MNUFC |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107195648/https://www.mnufc.com/news/minnesota-united-acquires-forward-cameron-dunbar |url-status=live }}
On August 15, 2023, Minnesota loaned Dunbar to Orange County SC for the remainder of the 2023 USL Championship season.{{cite web |title=Minnesota United Loans Forward Cameron Dunbar to Orange County SC |url=https://www.mnufc.com/news/minnesota-united-loans-forward-cameron-dunbar-to-orange-county-sc |website=MNUFC.com |publisher=Minnesota United |access-date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816133306/https://www.mnufc.com/news/minnesota-united-loans-forward-cameron-dunbar-to-orange-county-sc |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|cameron-dunbar/510492}}
- [http://glxy.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3944960&player=264800129l USSF Development Academy bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421204328/http://glxy.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=3944960&player=264800129l |date=April 21, 2021}}
- [https://www.lagalaxy.com/players/cameron-dunbar LA Galaxy bio]
{{Orange County SC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Cameron}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
Category:Ventura County FC players
Category:Minnesota United FC players
Category:Soccer players from California
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Minnesota United FC 2 players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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