Kamron Habibullah

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kamron Habibullah

| image = Kamron Habibullah of Pacific FC.jpg

| image_size =

| alt = A player on the pitch looking at the match from a corner

| caption = Habibullah with Pacific FC in 2022

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|10|23}}

| birth_place = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Sandviken

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = South Burnaby Metro SC

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Burnaby Selects

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Mountain United FC

| youthyears4 = 2016–2021

| youthclubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| years1 = 2021–2023

| clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = → Pacific FC (loan)

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = Sporting Kansas City II

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Sandviken

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Canada U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = Canada U20

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = March 6, 2025

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Kamron Habibullah ({{langx|prs|کامرون حبیب الله}}, {{langx|uz|Kamron Habibulloh}}; born October 23, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer who plays as a forward for Superettan club Sandvikens IF. Born in Uzbekistan, he has represented Canada at the under-17 and under-20 level.

Early life

Habibullah was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Afghan Uzbek parents and emigrated to British Columbia, Canada with his family at the age of two. He played youth soccer at age seven with South Burnaby Metro SC, and later played with Burnaby Selects, and Mountain United FC. He joined the Whitecaps academy system in 2016 at the age of 12. He went on to score 21 goals in 58 appearances from U-16 to U-19, netting four goals at the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup and scoring the winning goal against Real Madrid Academy.{{Cite web |title=Kamron Habibullah profile |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/kamron-habibullah |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |accessdate=May 2, 2021}}

Club career

=Vancouver Whitecaps=

After spending the duration of the preseason with the first team, it was announced on April 23, 2021, that Vancouver Whitecaps FC would be signing Habibullah to a multi-year MLS homegrown contract.{{Cite web |title=VWFC sign Habibullah to MLS homegrown contract |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2021/04/23/kamron-habibullah-homegrown |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |accessdate=May 2, 2021}} He made his first team debut the following week, replacing Caio Alexandre in the 88th minute of a 1–0 loss to the Colorado Rapids.{{Cite web|title=Rapids 1, Whitecaps 0: Undefeated start comes to a halt |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/mls/vancouver-whitecaps/rapids-1-whitecaps-0-undefeated-start-comes-to-a-halt |publisher=The Province |accessdate=May 2, 2021}} In March 2022, Habibullah went on loan with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC.{{cite web |author1=Charlie O'Connor-Clarke |title=Pacific FC acquires Kamron Habibullah on loan from Whitecaps |url=https://canpl.ca/article/pacific-fc-acquires-kamron-habibullah-on-loan-from-whitecaps |publisher=Canadian Premier League |access-date=March 11, 2022 |date=March 11, 2022}} He made his debut in Pacific's season-opener against Forge FC on April 10.{{cite tweet|author=Pacific FC|user=pacificfccpl|number=1513320674093408262|title=85' Substitution Off: Marco Bustos, Nathan Mavila On: Kamron Habibullah, Jordan Haynes Captain's armband now goes to TMG, and Habibullah makes his club debut!|date=April 10, 2022|access-date=April 10, 2022}} After the 2023 season, Habibullah's contract option for the 2024 season would be declined by the Whitecaps, ending his time with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2024-roster-updates|title=Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce 2024 roster updates|website=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|date=November 10, 2023}}

=Sporting Kansas City=

In March 2024, he signed with Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/skcii/news/sporting-kc-ii-signs-20-year-old-canadian-forward-kamron-habibullah|title=Sporting KC II signs 20-year-old Canadian forward Kamron Habibullah|date=March 7, 2024|first=Sam|last=Kovzan|work=Sporting Kansas City}} He made his debut on March 24 against Ventura County FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/skcii/news/skc-ii-recap-sporting-kc-ii-suffers-defeat-to-ventura-county-fc-in-2024-home-ope|title=SKC II Recap: Sporting KC II suffers defeat to Ventura County FC in 2024 home opener|date=March 24, 2024|first=Jared|last=Belzer|work=Sporting Kansas City}} On April 7, 2024, he scored a hat trick (including his first goal for the club) in a 5-3 victory over Colorado Rapids 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/skcii/news/recap-kamron-habibullah-hat-trick-leads-sporting-kc-ii-to-stunning-5-3-comeback-|title=SKC II Recap: Kamron Habibullah hat trick leads Sporting KC II to stunning 5-3 comeback win over Rapids 2|work=Sporting Kansas City|date=April 8, 2024|first=Sam|last=Kovzan}}

=Sandviken=

In March 2025, Habibullah signed with Superettan club Sandviken on a three year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://www.sandvikensiffotboll.se/nyheter/?ID=46703&NID=1256345|title=Herr: Välkommen Kamron Habibullah|website=Sandvikens IF|date=March 6, 2025}} Less than two weeks after his arrival, Habibullah suffered a serious injury during a training match, sustaining a fractured fibula and severe ankle damage, which ruled him out for an extended period.[https://www.sandvikensiffotboll.se/nyheter/?ID=46703&NID=1259615 Kamron Habibullah borta en längre tid], sandvikensiffotboll.se, 21 March 2025

International career

His parents' Afghan link and his Uzbek ancestry, himself belonging to the Uzbek Afghan minority, means Kamron is available to play for either Canada, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Habibullah was first called up to a Canada U17 national camp in March 2019 by head coach Andrew Olivieri, in preparation for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He went on to score three goals in qualifying and appeared three times for Canada at the U-17 World Cup finals.{{Canada Soccer player|id=5215}}

In April 2022, Habibullah was called up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two friendly matches against Costa Rica.{{cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-mens-u-20-national-team-camp-and-matches-for-april/|date=April 5, 2022|title=Canada Soccer announces men's U-20 national team camp can matches for April|work=Canadian Soccer Association}} He scored a goal in the first friendly on April 15.{{cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/national-sports/canadian-mens-under-20-soccer-team-features-some-very-familiar-names-5270728|first=Neil|last=Davidson|title=Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names|date=April 15, 2022|work=North Shore News}} In June 2022, he was officially called up by the Canadian U-20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.{{cite web |title=Four 'Caps have joined Canada's men's U-20 side for Concacaf U-20 Championships in Honduras|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/four-caps-set-to-join-up-with-canada-s-men-s-u-20-side-for-concacaf-u-20-champio|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |date=June 10, 2022}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Playoffs !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC \|2021 \|Major League Soccer \|3	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	3	0
Pacific FC (loan) \|2022 \|Canadian Premier League \|14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) \|2023 \|MLS Next Pro \|18	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	4
Sporting Kansas City II \|2024 \|MLS Next Pro \|26	11	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	11
Sandviken \|2025 \|Superettan \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !61	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	63	15