Benjamín Cam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamín Ignacio Cam Orellana | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Providencia, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ocean City Nor'easters | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| 2020-2021 | Iowa Western CC | ||
| 2021-2023 | University of Rio Grande | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Unión Española | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Camden Cougars | ||
| 2022–Current | Ocean City Nor'easters | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Chile U17 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 28, 2018 | |||
Benjamín Ignacio Cam Orellana (born 15 February 2000) is a Chilean football player who plays as a forward.[1]
Club career[edit]
A product of Unión Española youth system, he made his professional debut in 2018 thanks of the coach Martín Palermo. In May 2019 he moved to the United States to study and play for Camden County College.[2] In 2021, he played for Iowa Western CC.[3] Since 2022, he plays for Ocean City Nor'easters.[4]
International career[edit]
He represented Chile at under-17 level in the 2017 South American Championship.[5]
Personal life[edit]
His older brother, Nicolás, also plays football and moved to the United States in 2018, before Benjamín, to study and play for University of Rio Grande.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Benjamín Cam at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Benjamín Cam: "Esta es la oportunidad de seguir mi sueño y de que conozcan al deportista chileno"". One Sports (in Spanish). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ @ReiverSoccer (February 22, 2021). "Happy Birthday to Benjamin Cam" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Heilman, Michael (2 July 2022). "Benjamin Cam Orellana's lone goal puts Nor'easters on the brink of a divisional title". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- Benjamín Cam at Soccerway
- Benjamín Cam at PlaymakerStats
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chile men's youth international footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Ocean City Nor'easters players
- Camden County College alumni
- Chilean Primera División players
- USL League Two players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football forwards
- Chilean football forward stubs