Camille Wilson

Camille Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995[1]
Place of birth Petaluma, California, United States
Height 5.4 ft (1.6 m)
Playing position Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
Years Team
2010–2014 Marin F.C.
2010–2014 Marin Catholic Wildcats
2014– University of San Francisco
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Philippines 7 (2)


‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 17, 2015[1]

Camille Angela Viernes Wilson[1] is a Filipino-American international footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Wilson was born in December 2, 1995 in the United States. Both of her parents were born in the Philippines who later emigrated to the United States.[1] Wilson was inspired to take up football from her older brother Mark.[2][3]

Education

Wilson studied at Marin Catholic High School.[3] She currently studies at the University of San Francisco for college.[1]

Club career

Youth

Wilson started playing football at age five and joined Novato's local football house league for three years. She later joined the Novato United under-10 team at age eight. At age thirteen, Wilson joined Marin F.C. and played for the California (North) Olympic Development Program (ODP) State team for two years.[2]

Wilson played as a midfielder for her high school team, the Marin Catholic Wildcats and as a striker for her club, Marin F.C.[3]

International career

Wilson attempted to try for the Philippine national team when the national side set up a recruiting camp in November 2012 and March 2013 in Southern California. Wilson was among the youngest players to try out for the team. She managed to earn a spot in the national team and made her first non-FIFA international at the LA Vikings Cup for the Philippine national team.[3] She scored her first goal against Indonesia at the 2013 AFF Women's Championship which ended in a 6–0 win.[2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon  Indonesia
3–0
6–0
2013 AFF Women's Championship
2. 30 July 2016 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay  Singapore
2–0
2–0
2016 AFF Women's Championship

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pilipinas Futbol – Camille Wilson". Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. Malditas Pilipinas Futbol. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Wilson, Camille. "BEING A MALDITA: An honor and a privilege". FilAmStar.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ross, Ian (19 March 2013). "Prep girls soccer: Marin Catholic's Wilson drawing interest from colleges, the Philippines". Marin Independent Journal. Marin Catholic High School. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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