A Christmas gift and hard work lead to James Cameron earning a pro deal with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. Cameron's impressive performance as a young talent in the league has garnered attention and recognition.
You could say a Christmas gift, combined with a lot of hard work, changed James Cameron 's life. For Christmas 2022, Cameron's father gifted him a ticket to a Vancouver FC open tryout. Cameron went on to earn first a developmental contact and then a first pro deal with the Canadian Premier League expansion club under the league's exceptional young talent rule.
The 19-year-old from North Vancouver made 19 appearances, including 17 starts, and logged 1,504 minutes playing time to rank fourth in the league among domestic under-21 players last season. He led Vancouver in tackles (70) and duels won (129), was second in tackles won (43) and third in aerial duels won (19). Cameron, who has played both centre back and wingback, scored his first goal as a professional on Sept. 9 against Atletico Ottawa, deciding the game in stoppage time. He was a finalist for the league's Best Canadian U-21 Player Award, which went to Valour FC’s Matteo de Brienne. Cameron missed the awards night because he was in England training with Premier League sides Luton Town and Burnley
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