Cameron Carter-Vickers

Cameron Robert Carter-Vickers (born 31 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luton Town, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, and the United States national team.

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) 31 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Luton Town (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)
2017–2018Sheffield United (loan) 17 (1)
2018Ipswich Town (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019Swansea City (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2020Stoke City (loan) 12 (0)
2020–Luton Town (loan) 9 (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 17:54, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 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 and Stoke City.

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 held in Melbourne and made two starts against Juventus and Atlético Madrid and was given the jersey number 38 for the 2016–17 season.[6] On 21 September 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 to two FA Cup matches in January 2017 firstly against Aston Villa then Wycombe Wanderers.[9][10]

Loans

The defender signed a season-long loan deal with newly promoted Championship side Sheffield United on 25 August 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 returned to Tottenham on 15 January 2018 having been recalled ending his loan spell.[13]

On 19 January 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 20 January 2018.[15] Carter-Vickers played 17 times for the Tractor Boys as they finished in a mid-table position of 12th.[16]

On 25 August 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 centre 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 centre back position.[20]

On 8 August 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 2 January 2020,[22] and then signed on a six-month loan for Luton Town four weeks later.[23]

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 U.S. U17 team 5–3. During the game, he caught the eye of American coaches who had learned of his possible eligibility for a U.S. passport.[3][24]

Carter-Vickers represented the United States for the first time at U18 level in August 2014 and by October 2014 was a member of the U.S. U23 team.[25] He represented the United States U-20 National Team 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.[26][27]

In September 2016, it was reported that the English FA had made inquiries about Carter-Vickers and that the USMNT were prepared to fast track the player into their senior set up.[28] On 10 October 2016, Carter-Vickers captained U.S. U20 in a 2–0 loss against his native England.[29]

United States national team

On 6 November 2016, Carter-Vickers received his first call up to the senior U.S. squad.[30] He made his senior debut appearance on 14 November 2017 in a friendly as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Portugal.[31]

Style of play

Carter-Vickers is known as a ball playing centre-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.[32] His English mother, Geraldine Vickers from Essex, met Carter while both were working in Greece.[32] He was raised in Essex and attended The Eastwood Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, while spending summers with his father in Louisiana.[33][34][3]

Honors

United States U20

  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship: third place 2015[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 November 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17[36] Premier League 0020200040
Sheffield United (loan) 2017–18[16] Championship 1711000181
Ipswich Town (loan) 2017–18[16] Championship 170170
Swansea City (loan) 2018–19[37] Championship 3003000330
Stoke City (loan) 2019–20[38] Championship 1200030150
Career Total 761605000871

    International

    As of match played 5 June 2019[39]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    United States
    201710
    201860
    201910
    Total80

    References

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    29. Football Association, The. "England Under-20s win three in three at Four Nations Tournament after 2–0 victory over USA".
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    31. "Portugal 1 – 1 United States of America". Sky Sports. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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    35. https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/cu20c2015_regulations-eng
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