| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Campbell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kogarah Waratahs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rangitoto | |||
| Mt. Wellington AFC | |||
| 1999–2004 | The Football Kingz | 76 | (3) |
| 2001 | Adelaide City Force | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Hendon F.C. | 34 | (4) |
| 2006 | North Shore United | ||
| 2006–2007 | Waitakere United | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Auckland City | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Waitakere United | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Waikato FC | 5 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Takapuna AFC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | New Zealand | 16 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:38, 26 September 2008 (UTC) | |||
Jeffrey Campbell (born 25 August 1979) is a New Zealandfootball player, who played forNew Zealand and professionally for theFootball Kingz. He ended his career in 2017 playing forTakapuna AFC.[3] He has represented his country at U20, U23 and senior levels.
In September 2006, Jeff signed for theNew Zealand Football Championship clubWaitakere United for the 2006–2007 season. He also played for Waitakere United in theOceania Champions Cup with Waitakere United winning the competition in2007[4][5][6] which qualified the team for the2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan[7][8] where Campbell was an unused sub in their 1–2 loss toAdelaide United.[9]
The following season, he joinedAuckland City FC and again played in the2008 Oceania Champions Cup.[10] He joined Waikato in 2010.[11] Finally retiring from premiership level at the end of 2015 having played 44 matches during his career at that level.
Jeff's father,Clive Campbell also represented New Zealand at international level. His brother Scott Campbell, played alongside him by Takapuna AFC.[12]
Following unsuccessful trials withWollongong Wolves andSydney United, Campbell became a member of New Zealand's first professional football team,Football Kingz FC, in February 2000.[13] On 3 March he played against the Australian league leaders,Sydney Olympic, scoring two goals in the second half to give the Kingz its first victory.[14] He made 76 appearances for the Kingz between 2000 and 2004 with his contributions being pivotal at times.[15][16][17][18]
In 2001 he signed for Australian clubAdelaide City.[19] He played only one match for Adelaide after it transpired he had been suffering from an injury when he joined the club, despite signing a two-year contract.[20] Campbell subsequently returned to the Football Kingz, later signing for English sidesAFC Wimbledon[21] andHendon before returning to New Zealand in 2006.[22]
In September 2000, Campbell won the New Zealand Soccer Media Association young player of the year award, ahead of fellow nomineesChris Killen ofManchester City andAllan Pearce ofBarnsley.[23][24]
Campbell had represented New Zealand atunder-20 andunder-23 level,[19] but was in line for selection to the Australian senior national team for the2000 Summer Olympics.[14] However, he was instead selected by theNew Zealand senior team and debuted for his country in 2000 in a friendly match against Jamaica. Campbell went on to win 16 caps for New Zealand, scoring 5 goals.[25][26] He was also named in the squad to play againstSouth Africa.[27] Later that year he played in their matches against Malaysia.[28]
In 2002 he played in the Oceania Nations Cup for New Zealand scoring two goals to assist in them winning Group B.[29]
In 2007 he was called up again to New Zealand as a midfielder.[30]
In 2008 Campbell was in the squad that played Fiji.[31]
He was again named in the 2009 squad.[32][33]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 July 2002 | North Harbour Stadium,North Shore, New Zealand |  Tahiti | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup | [35] |
| 2 | 7 July 2002 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |  Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | 9–1 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup | [36] |
| 3 | 7–1 | ||||||
| 4 | 9 July 2002 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |  Solomon Islands | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2002 OFC Nations Cup | [37] |
| 5 | 5–1 |
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