Cameron Carter-Vickers

Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers (born December 31, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Championship club Bournemouth, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the United States national team.

Not to be confused with Cameron Vickers.

Cameron Carter-Vickers
Carter-Vickers with the United States under-20 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997[2]
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Center-back
Club information
Current team
 Bournemouth
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2009 Catholic United
2009–2016 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Sheffield United (loan) 17 (1)
2018 → Ipswich Town (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 → Swansea City (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2020 → Stoke City (loan) 12 (0)
2020 → Luton Town (loan) 16 (0)
2020– → Bournemouth (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2014 United States U18 3 (0)
2014–2017 United States U20 17 (1)
2014– United States U23 11 (1)
2017– United States 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:36, February 7, 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 5, 2019

Carter-Vickers began his career at the Tottenham Hotspur Academy. He made his debut in the 2016–17 season, playing in cup competitions. He has spent time out on loan at Championship clubs Sheffield United, Ipswich Town, Swansea City, Stoke City and Luton Town.

Although born in England, he represents the United States at international level.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Carter-Vickers joined the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur at the age of eleven, having caught the eyes of scouts as a ten-year-old playing in the youth teams at Catholic United.[3][4]

He was fast tracked through the academy, and under manager Mauricio Pochettino he made his first match-day squad against Ligue 1 team AS Monaco in the UEFA Europa League on 10 December 2015.[5] Carter-Vickers featured in the 2016 International Champions Cup, making starts against Juventus and Atlético Madrid, and was given the jersey number 38 for the 2016–17 season.[6] On September 21, 2016, he made his first team debut for the club in the third round of the EFL Cup against Gillingham in which Spurs won 5–0.[7] He also featured in the next round away at Liverpool, which Spurs lost 2–1.[8] He played two FA Cup matches in January 2017, firstly against Aston Villa then Wycombe Wanderers.[9][10]

Loans

Carter-Vickers signed a season-long loan deal with newly promoted Championship side Sheffield United on August 25, 2017.[11] On his debut and his first career league game, Carter-Vickers scored the only goal of the game, a 33rd-minute winner against Bolton Wanderers.[12] After playing 18 games for Sheffield United and scoring one goal, Carter-Vickers was recalled and returned to Tottenham on January 15, 2018.[13]

On January 19, 2018, Ipswich Town signed Carter-Vickers on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made his Ipswich Town debut away to Bolton Wanderers on January 20, 2018.[15] Carter-Vickers played 17 times for the Tractor Boys as they finished in a mid-table position of 12th.[16]

On August 25, 2018, Swansea City signed Carter-Vickers on loan until the end of the season.[17] At Swansea, he formed a partnership alongside Mike van der Hoorn at center-back after the injury to first choice Joe Rodon.[18] In total, he made 33 appearances in all competitions for Swansea,[19] impressing partially due to his passing ability from the center-back position.[20]

On August 8, 2019, Carter-Vickers joined Stoke City on loan for the 2019–20 season.[21] He made 15 appearances before he was recalled by Spurs on January 2, 2020,[22] and then sent on a six-month loan to Luton Town four weeks later.[23] Due to the season being extended by the COVID-19 outbreak, Carter-Vickers' loan to Luton was extended till the end of the campaign.[24]

On October 16, 2020, Carter-Vickers joined Championship side AFC Bournemouth on a season-long loan.[25]

International career

United States youth teams

In the summer of 2014, Carter-Vickers was playing for Tottenham's academy side at the IMG Cup in Bradenton, Florida, where they beat the United States under-17 team 5–3. During the game, he caught the eye of American coaches who had learned of his eligibility for a United States passport, as his father is an American citizen.[3][26]

Carter-Vickers represented the United States for the first time at under-18 level in August 2014 and by October of that year was a member of the United States under-23 team.[27] He represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and started several games despite being only 17 at the time. The team were knocked out by Serbia in the quarter finals.[28][29]

In September 2016, it was reported that the English FA had made inquiries about Carter-Vickers and that the United States were prepared to fast track the player into their senior set up.[30] On October 10, 2016, Carter-Vickers captained the United States under-20 team in a 2–0 loss against England.[31]

United States national team

On November 6, 2016, Carter-Vickers received his first call up to the senior United States squad.[32] He made his senior debut appearance on November 14, 2017, in a friendly as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Portugal.[33]

Style of play

Carter-Vickers is known as a ball playing center-back with accurate passing ability.[20]

Personal life

Carter-Vickers' father is Howard Carter, an American basketball player who spent his professional career in the NBA and Europe and became a French citizen.[34] His English mother, Geraldine Vickers from Essex, met Carter while both were working in Greece.[34] He was raised in Essex and attended The Eastwood Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, while spending summers with his father in Louisiana.[35][36][3]

Honors

United States U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship: third place 2015[37]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played February 7, 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17[38] Premier League 0020200040
Sheffield United (loan) 2017–18[16] Championship 1711000—181
Ipswich Town (loan) 2017–18[16] Championship 170———170
Swansea City (loan) 2018–19[39] Championship 3003000—330
Stoke City (loan) 2019–20[40] Championship 1200030—150
Luton Town (loan) 2019–20[40] Championship 1600000—160
Bournemouth (loan) 2020–21[41] Championship 301000—40
Career Total 9517050001071

    International
    As of match played June 5, 2019[42]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    United States
    201710
    201860
    201910
    Total80

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