Bradley Kamdem

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Bradley Kamdem
Kamdem playing for Rochester Rhinos in 2016
Personal information
Full name Bradley Steede Kamdem Fewo
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 5
Youth career
Calgary Chinooks SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Huntington Foresters
2013–2015 UNLV Rebels 49 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Calgary Foothills 8 (0)
2016–2017 Rochester Rhinos 49 (1)
2018 Fresno FC 20 (0)
2019 Saint Louis FC 19 (0)
2020–2021 Atlanta United 2 29 (1)
2022–2023 Valletta 20 (0)
2023– Cavalry FC 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2024

Bradley Steede Kamdem Fewo (born 18 August 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a left back for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life[edit]

Kamdem was born in Paris, France to Cameroonian parents, but later moved to Montreal, Canada, before later moving to Calgary with his family as a child.[1][2] He played youth soccer with the Calgary Chinooks SC.[1]

College career[edit]

In 2012, Kamdem began attending Huntington University, where he played for the men's soccer team. At the end of the season, he was named to the Crossroads League Second Team All-Conference.[3]

In 2013, Kamdem began attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] He scored his first goal on November 9, 2013 against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.[5] In 2014, he helped them win the Western Athletic Conference tournament championship, scoring in the penalty shootout.[6] In September 2015, he was named the WAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, which was his first career collegiate weekly honour, and was also named the UNLV Outstanding Rebel of the Week.[7][8] That season, he also earned Academic All-District VIII Men's Soccer team honours, was named to the NSCAA All-West Region Second Team, and the NSCAA Scholar All-America Third Team.[9][10][11] Over his three season with UNLV, he scored four goals in 49 games.[12]

Club career[edit]

In 2015, Kamdem played with Calgary Foothills FC in the Premier Development League.[1]

At the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, Kamdem was selected in the third round (58th overall) by the Colorado Rapids.[13] However, in March 2016, he would instead sign with USL club Rochester Rhinos for the 2016 season.[14] On June 3, 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati,[15] which also earned him USL Team of the Week honours.[16]

In January 2018, he joined Fresno FC.[17]

In January 2019, he signed with Saint Louis FC.[18]

In January 2020, he signed with Atlanta United 2 of the USL Championship.[19] He returned for the 2021 season, serving as one of the team's two captains.[20] On June 9, 2021, he scored his first goal for Atlanta, in a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City II, which was his first goal since 2017.[21]

In July 2022, he signed with Valletta of the Maltese Premier League.[22][23]

In April 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, returning to his hometown of Calgary,[24][25] and re-uniting with his Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., with whom he had kept in contact with throughout his career.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

As of April 23, 2024[27]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Calgary Foothills FC 2015[28] Premier Development League 8 0 — — — 8 0
Rochester Rhinos 2016 USL 25 0 2 0 1 0 — 28 0
2017 24 1 0 0 2 0 — 26 1
Total 49 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 54 1
Fresno FC 2018 USL 20 0 — 2 0 — 22 0
Saint Louis FC 2019 USL Championship 19 0 — 2 0 — 21 0
Atlanta United 2 2020 USL Championship 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021 28 1 — — — 28 1
Total 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Valletta 2022–23 Maltese Premier League 20 0 — 2 0 — 22 0
Cavalry FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 22 0 3 0 0 0 — 25 0
2024 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Total 24 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 30 0
Career total 169 3 5 0 10 0 2 0 186 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Cavalry adds familiar defender Bradley Kamdem to soccer side". Calgary Sun. April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Parisis, Quentin (July 19, 2023). "Bradley Kamdem : Un grand voyageur s'installe dans la défense du Cavalry" [Bradley Kamdem: A great traveler settles in the defense of the Cavalry]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  3. ^ "Mattingly and Kamden [sic] earn All-Conference honors". Huntington University. October 27, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bradley Kamdem UNLV profile". UNLV Rebels.
  5. ^ "Wild Night For Rebels". UNLV Rebels. November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Rebels Are NCAA Bound After PK Shootout Win In WAC Championship". UNLV Rebels.
  7. ^ "Kamdem Earns First Career Weekly Honors". UNLV Rebels. September 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Kamdem Named Winner Of Weekly UNLV Honor". UNLV Rebels. September 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "Kamdem, Ackley Named Academic All-District". UNLV Rebels. October 29, 2015.
  10. ^ "Musovski, Kamdem Earn All-Region Status". UNLV Rebels. December 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Kamdem Earns NSCAA Scholar All-America Honors". UNLV Rebels. December 17, 2015.
  12. ^ Strasser, Scott (January 30, 2019). "Local Prospects: Calgary players worth a look from Cavalry FC". Away from the Numbers.
  13. ^ Bradley, Bill (January 19, 2016). "Colorado Rapids pick UNLV's Bradley Kamdem in 3rd round of MLS draft". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  14. ^ "Bradley Kamdem Fewo Atlanta United profile". Atlanta United FC.
  15. ^ Doherty, Brendan (June 3, 2017). "Rochester 1-0 FC Cincinnati: Bradley Kamdem Fewo Lifted the Rhinos over Cincy". The Bent Musket.
  16. ^ "USL: Team of the Week 11". United Soccer League. June 9, 2017.
  17. ^ "Del Campo Bolsters Foxes' Back Line". United Soccer League. January 24, 2018.
  18. ^ "STLFC announces Bradley Kamdem Fewo signing". Saint Louis FC. January 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Bradley Kamdem Fewo". Atlanta United FC. January 24, 2020.
  20. ^ Gowder, Grey (October 23, 2021). "Atlanta United 2: 2021 Season Review". Dirty South Soccer.
  21. ^ "Atlanta United 2 draws 2-2 vs. Sporting KC II". Atlanta United FC. June 10, 2021.
  22. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (July 25, 2022). "Striker Akpoveta, left-back Bradley handed contracts by Valletta FC". SportsDesk.
  23. ^ "Oke Akpoveta, Kilian Bevis and Bradley Kamdem join Valletta FC". Valletta F.C. August 20, 2022.
  24. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Defender Bradley Kamdem to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. April 24, 2023.
  25. ^ Jacques, John (April 24, 2023). "Cavalry Inks French-Canadian Defender Bradley Kamdem". Northern Tribune.
  26. ^ Jacques, John (August 2, 2023). "Kamdem Dreaming To Bring Cavalry Silverware". Northern Tribune.
  27. ^ Bradley Kamdem at Soccerway
  28. ^ "2015 PDL Stats". USL League Two.

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