Diego Campos (Costa Rican footballer)
Diego Campos (born 1 October 1995) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who will play for Degerfors IF in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football.
![]() Campos with Chicago Fire in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
Club 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- | Degerfors IF | 0 | |
National team | |||
Costa Rica U-20 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:03, 24 December 2021 (UTC+1) |
Career
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
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 on February 28, 2018.[4]
Campos made his professional debut on March 31, 2018, as a half-time substitute during a 2–2 draw with Portland Timbers.[5]
FK Jerv
He signed for FK Jerv for the 2020-2021 season on a free transfer from Chicago Fire.
Degerfors IF
Diego Campos will play for Degerfors IF from the 2022 season in Allsvenskan. He signed on a three year deal and he's the first player from Costa Rica to ever play for Degerfors IF[6]
References
- "Clemson Tigers - Clemson University Athletics". Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site.
- https://www.uslpdl.com/diego-campos
- Pando, José Luis Sánchez. "Son of former Barça star comes to Chicago Fire". chicagotribune.com.
- "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs 2018 MLS SuperDraft Picks Diego Campos and Elliot Collier | Chicago Fire FC".
- "Chicago 2:2 Portland". MLS. March 31, 2018.
- "Diego Campos klar för Degerfors IF". Degerfors IF (in Swedish). 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.