American soccer player (born 1993)
Cameron Toshiro Iwasa (born July 7, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player.[ 1]
Career
College and amateur
Iwasa spent his entire college career at UC Irvine . He made a total of 85 appearances for the anteaters and tallied 22 goals and 14 assists.
He also played in the Premier Development League for OC Pateadores Blues .[ 2]
Professional
On January 20, 2015, Iwasa was selected in the fourth round (65th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact .[ 3] Sacramento Republic FC .[ 4] Seattle Sounders FC 2 .[ 5] [ 6]
Iwasa signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on January 10, 2017.[ 7]
Iwasa returned to Sacramento Republic FC for the 2018 season on December 22, 2017.[ 8]
During the final game of the season, Iwasa scored his 60th USL goal, securing a tie in the match. Following the 2021 season, Iwasa announced his retirement from playing professional soccer.[ 9]
Personal life
Iwasa was raised in Sacramento's College Greens neighborhood. His grandfather is of Japanese descent.[ 10]
References
^ "A crooked love story: Sacramento's Cameron Iwasa retires as Republic fan favorite" . sacbee.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-09-08 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ "OC Pateadores Blues" . USLPDL.com . Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .^ "Impact selects two forwards in final two rounds of SuperDraft" . ImpactMontreal.com . Press Release Montreal Impact. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .^ "Sacramento Republic FC Signs Forwards David Estrada and Cameron Iwasa" . SacRepublicFC.com . Sacramento Republic FC. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .^ "Match Recap: Sacramento Republic FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 2 4" . SacRepublicFC.com . Sacramento Republic FC. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .^ Paterson, Bill (July 2, 2016). "Republic FC players set aside day jobs to play under lights" . The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California . Retrieved July 22, 2016 . ^ "Sporting KC signs 23-year-old forward Cameron Iwasa | Sporting Kansas City" . Sportingkc.com. 1993-07-07. Retrieved 2019-05-08 .^ "Sacramento Republic FC Re-Sign 2016 Leading Scorer Cameron Iwasa" . Sacrepublicfc.com. 2015-03-20. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2019-05-08 .^ Communications, Republic FC (October 25, 2021). "Sacramento-Native Cameron Iwasa to Retire at the End of 2021 Season" . Sacramento Republic FC - USL . Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021 . ^ FC, Sacramento Republic (24 May 2016). "5 Questions: Derek Foran and Cameron Iwasa" . [dead link
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