Cameron Porter

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| name = Cameron Porter

| image =

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| fullname = Cameron Bernard Porter

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|23}}

| birth_place = Centerville, Ohio, United States

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

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| youthclubs1 = Cincinnati United Premier Gold

| collegeyears1 = 2011–2014

| college1 = Princeton Tigers

| collegecaps1 = 67

| collegegoals1 = 31

| years1 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = Montreal Impact

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016

| clubs2 = → FC Montreal (loan)

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = Sporting Kansas City

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = → Swope Park Rangers (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

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| club-update = October 24, 2017

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Cameron Bernard Porter (born May 23, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

=College=

Porter spent four years playing college soccer at Princeton University between 2011 and 2014. During his time at Princeton, Porter was named 2013 First-Team All-Ivy League, 2013 Academic All-Ivy and 2014 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205158519|title = Cameron Porter - Men's Soccer}}

While at Princeton, Porter majored in Computer Science and was a member of the Ivy Club.{{Cite web |url=http://dailyprincetonian.com/sports/2014/11/on-tap-with-cameron-porter-and-thomas-sanner/ |title=On Tap with ... Cameron Porter and Thomas Sanner - the Daily Princetonian |access-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224203122/http://dailyprincetonian.com/sports/2014/11/on-tap-with-cameron-porter-and-thomas-sanner/ |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}

=Professional=

On January 15, 2015, Porter was drafted in the third round (45th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Montreal Impact.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/releases/Princeton-s_Porter_Drafted_by_Montreal_in_MLS_SuperDraft |title=Princeton's Porter Drafted by Montreal in MLS SuperDraft - Ivy League |access-date=February 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225134011/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/releases/Princeton-s_Porter_Drafted_by_Montreal_in_MLS_SuperDraft |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }} He signed a contract with the club on February 7, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/02/forward-cameron-porter-under-contract-impact|title=L'attaquant Cameron Porter sous contrat avec l'Impact|date=February 7, 2015|publisher=}} Porter made his professional debut on February 24, 2015, as an 81st-minute substitute during a 2–2 draw against Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League.{{cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-02-24-pachuca-vs-montreal-impact/feed|title=Pachuca vs. Montreal Impact - MatchCenter Timeline|website=MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131520/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-02-24-pachuca-vs-montreal-impact/feed|url-status=dead}} He scored his first professional goal on March 3, 2015, in stoppage time (90+4) from a long Calum Mallace pass, at home (in the Olympic Stadium) in the second leg against Pachuca; with this strike, he tied the game and made the Impact win the series on away goals, giving the team its first CONCACAF Champions League semi-final berth. Later that night on post match press conference Porter described his goal as "a dream come true".{{cite web|url=http://www.afrokanlife.com/reactions-videos-des-joueurs-a-la-qualification-historique-de-limpact-de-montreal/|title=Réactions vidéos des joueurs à la qualification historique de l'Impact de Montréal|date=March 4, 2015|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league/game-detail/203217|title=Champions League|website=CONCACAF|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307015517/http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league/game-detail/203217|archive-date=March 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2015/03/03/champions-league-montreal-impact-rookie-cameron-porter-parlays-hard-earned-c|title=Champions League: Montreal Impact rookie Cameron Porter parlays hard-earned chance into historic goal|date=March 3, 2015|publisher=|access-date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929041058/http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2015/03/03/champions-league-montreal-impact-rookie-cameron-porter-parlays-hard-earned-c|url-status=dead}}

On March 21, 2015, in a game against the New England Revolution, Porter suffered an injury in the first half and was taken out of the game. He underwent surgery on his left knee to repair an ACL tear. He missed the entire 2015 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/03/cameron-porter-undergo-surgery-his-left-knee|title=Cameron Porter devra être opéré au genou|date=March 24, 2015|publisher=}}

Porter was traded to Sporting Kansas City on July 12, 2016, in exchange for Amadou Dia.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/07/12/sporting-kansas-city-acquires-23-year-old-forward-cameron-porter-montreal-impact|title=Sporting Kansas City acquires 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact|date=July 12, 2016|publisher=}} While playing with Kansas City, he also worked as a remote software engineer for MLS Digital, the league's digital content department, between matches and training.{{cite news |last=Brisendine |first=Steve |date=June 8, 2017 |title=Sporting Kansas City's Cameron Porter pulling double duty with two MLS jobs |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sporting-kansas-citys-cameron-porter-pulling-double-duty-two-mls-jobs |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=March 14, 2025}}

On January 29, 2018, he announced his retirement from professional soccer at the age of 24.{{cite tweet|number=958034932231802880|user=Cam39Porter|title=Soccer has been a wild ride filled with fond memories that I will share with the many friends I have made along the… |date=January 29, 2018}}