Diego Campos (Costa Rican footballer)

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Diego Campos
Campos with Degerfors in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diego de Jesús Campos Ballestero
Date of birth (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors
Number 8
Youth career
2013–2014 Montverde Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Clemson Tigers 81 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 SIMA Águilas 8 (6)
2018–2020 Chicago Fire 33 (1)
2018 → Indy Eleven (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Jerv 46 (13)
2022–2023 Degerfors IF 56 (11)
International career
Costa Rica U-20
2023– Costa Rica 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Diego de Jesús Campos Ballestero (born 1 October 1995) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF and the Costa Rica national team.

Club career[edit]

Clemson University and SIMA Águilas[edit]

Campos played four years of college soccer at Clemson University. During his time with the Tigers, Campos scored 23 goals and tallied 22 assists in 81 appearances.[1]

Campos also appeared for USL PDL side SIMA Águilas in 2017.[2]

Chicago Fire[edit]

On January 19, 2018, Campos was selected with the 38th overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire.[3] Campos signed with the club the next month on February 28.[4] Campos made his professional debut on March 31, as a half-time substitute during a 2–2 draw with Portland Timbers.[5]

FK Jerv[edit]

He signed for FK Jerv for the 2020 on a free transfer from the Chicago Fire.

Degerfors IF[edit]

Ahead of the 2022 season, Diego Campos joined for Degerfors IF in Allsvenskan. He signed on a three year deal becoming the first player from Costa Rica to ever play for the club[6]

International career[edit]

In June 2023 Campos was named to the Costa Rica squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7] He scored his first international goal against Martinique in the third and final game of the group stage.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Clemson Tigers - Clemson University Athletics". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site. Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. ^ "Diego Campos". Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ^ Pando, José Luis Sánchez. "Son of former Barça star comes to Chicago Fire". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  4. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs 2018 MLS SuperDraft Picks Diego Campos and Elliot Collier | Chicago Fire FC". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "Chicago 2:2 Portland". MLS. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. ^ "Diego Campos klar för Degerfors IF". Degerfors IF (in Swedish). 2021-12-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  7. ^ Espinoza, Josue (June 2, 2023). "Estos son los 24 elegidos por Suárez para enfrentar la Copa Oro". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol.

External links[edit]

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