Joel Campbell

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Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈel ˈkambel]; born 26 June 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team. Campbell joined Arsenal in 2011 and was thereafter loaned out to French side Lorient, Spanish club Real Betis and Greek outfit Olympiacos. He made his competitive Arsenal debut as the club won the 2014 FA Community Shield. He was again sent on loan to La Liga team Villarreal before he scored his first Arsenal goal in 2015. Campbell has so far earned over 140 caps for Costa Rica and was a member of the squad which won the 2014 Copa Centroamericana. He was also part of the Costa Rican side which reached the last eight of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in the 2018 and 2022 editions as well. Campbell additionally helped Costa Rica get to the quarter-finals of the 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cups, as well as the semi-finals of the 2017 Gold Cup.

Career

1. 1992
   Born
2. 2008
   Joined Costa Rica national under-17 football team
3. 2009
   Joined Deportivo Saprissa
4. 2010
   Joined Costa Rica national under-20 football team
5. 2011
   Joined Puntarenas F.C.
6. 2011
   Joined Arsenal F.C.
7. 2011
   Joined F.C. Lorient
8. 2011
   Joined Costa Rica men's national football team
9. 2012
   Joined Real Betis Balompié
10. 2013
    Joined Olympiacos F.C.
11. 2014
    Joined Arsenal F.C.
12. 2015
    Joined Villarreal CF
13. 2015
    Joined Arsenal F.C.
14. 2016
    Joined Sporting CP
15. 2017
    Joined Arsenal F.C.
16. 2017
    Joined Real Betis Balompié
17. 2018
    Joined Frosinone Calcio
18. 2019
    Joined Club León
19. 2020
    Joined Frosinone Calcio

Trivia

• •Place of birth: San José
• •Citizenship: Costa Rica
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football