William Cole Campbell (born February 20, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for club SV Elversberg and the United States national team. He has represented both the United States and Iceland at youth level.
Early life Campbell was born in Houston to American-born Iceland international and University of North Carolina soccer player Rakel Karvelsson and pharmaceutical executive Lance Campbell, himself a soccer player at Texas Lutheran University. In 2015, his family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, where his father drove more than an hour each way so he could train with Atlanta United FC's youth academy. Campbell regularly visited Iceland during the summers and trained with the professional side Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH) starting at age 8.
Club career In January 2020, Campbell moved to Iceland, joining the Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar youth team. He made his first-team debut in 2021, coming on as a substitute for Jónatan Ingi Jónsson in a 5–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík, becoming the second youngest player in FH history after Logi Hrafn Róbertsson.
On May 16, 2022, following another appearance for FH, it was announced that Campbell would join the German side Borussia Dortmund that summer. The following day, he joined Breiðablik on a short-term deal, effective until his move to Dortmund in July. He left Iceland in June 2022, following one appearance with Breiðablik.
In January 2024, Campbell was one of several Dortmund youth players who joined the senior team's winter training camp before the second half of the 2023–24 season in Marbella, south Spain. At the camp however, the club disciplined Campbell and Paris Brunner for leaving the team hotel after their midnight curfew.
On October 26, 2024, Campbell made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute for Donyell Malen in a 2–1 loss to FC Augsburg.
On January 5, 2026, Campbell was loaned by TSG Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option to buy.
On July 9, 2026, Campbell signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga newcomers SV Elversberg.
International career Eligible at birth to represent both Iceland and the United States, FIFA approved Campbell's one-time switch of nationalities to play for the United States after previously playing for Iceland's under-17 team.
In March 2024, he accepted a call up to the United States under-19 team, for which he debuted on March 24 against England under-19, marking his debut with a match-winning brace in a 3–2 win for the United States.
Campbell was one of the 28 players were called up with the United States national team by head coach Mauricio Pochettino for friendly matches against Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Canada on September 26 and 29 and October 3 and 6, 2026 respectively.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFH2021Úrvalsdeild1000—00102022Besta deild karla1000—0010 Total2000—0020Breiðablik2022Besta deild karla1000—0010Borussia Dortmund II2024–253. Liga112———112Borussia Dortmund2024–25Bundesliga40101000602025–26Bundesliga100000—10 Total50101000701899 Hoffenheim (loan)2025–26Bundesliga50———50SV Elversberg2026–27Bundesliga4110——51 Career total283201000313
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States2026 1 0Total 1 0
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