
Joel Campbell
Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels
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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
- 1992Born
- 2008Joined Costa Rica national under-17 football team
- 2009Joined Deportivo Saprissa
- 2010Joined Costa Rica national under-20 football team
- 2011Joined Puntarenas F.C.
- 2011Joined Arsenal F.C.
- 2011Joined F.C. Lorient
- 2011Joined Costa Rica men's national football team
- 2012Joined Real Betis Balompié
- 2013Joined Olympiacos F.C.
- 2014Joined Arsenal F.C.
- 2015Joined Villarreal CF
- 2015Joined Arsenal F.C.
- 2016Joined Sporting CP
- 2017Joined Arsenal F.C.
- 2017Joined Real Betis Balompié
- 2018Joined Frosinone Calcio
- 2019Joined Club León
- 2020Joined Frosinone Calcio
Trivia
- •Place of birth: San José
- •Citizenship: Costa Rica
- •Known as: association football player
- •Sport: association football