Jane Campbell (soccer)

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Jane Campbell
Campbell with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Carolyn Jane Campbell[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-17) February 17, 1995
Place of birth Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2010 North Atlanta Soccer Association
2011–2012 Concorde Fire South
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Stanford Cardinal 84 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Houston Dash 167 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 United States U15
2011–2012 United States U17 8 (0)
2013–2014 United States U20 0 (0)
2015–2018 United States U23 1 (0)
2017– United States 10 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner2024 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:53, November 5, 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 August 2025

Carolyn Jane Campbell (born February 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.[2][3]

Campbell played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by Houston in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. With Houston, she won the 2020NWSL Challenge Cup and was named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year and NWSL Best XI First Team goalkeeper in 2023. She earned a bronze medal with the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympic and was selected as an alternate for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4][5]

Early life

Campbell grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia, and attended Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. She played club soccer with North Atlanta Soccer Association and later Concorde Fire South. In 2011, she was named NSCAA Youth Girls Player of the Year and was a two-time NSCAA Youth All- American. [2][6][7]


Campbell attended Stanford University from 2013 to 2016 and played for the Stanford Cardinal.[8] She appeared in 84 matches for Stanford, recorded 14 shutouts in 2014, and finished first in program history in goalkeeping minutes played.[9][10][11]

Club career

Campbell was selected by the Houston Dash with the 15th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL Draft. She made her Dash debut on April 22, 2017, away against Seattle Reign FC, and was later named a finalist for the 2017 NWSL Rookie of the Year award. [12][13][14]

In 2020, Campbell was part of the Houston Dash team that won the NWSL Challenge Cup. During the tournament, she recorded four clean sheets and made two penalty-kick saves in the quarterfinal shootout against Utah Royals FC. [15]

Campbell played every minute of the 2023 regular season. She recorded eight shootouts in 22 regular-season matches, led by the league with 93 saves, and was named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year. She was also selected as the goalkeeper of the 2023 NWSL Best XI First Team. [4][16][5]

On May 5, 2024, Campbell made 12 saves in a 1-1 draw against the Kansas City Current, matching the NWSL single-game saves record. On June 20, 2024, she signed a contract with Houston through the 2027 season, with an option for 2028. [17][18]

In November 2025, Campbell became the third goalkeeper in NWSL history to reach 600 saves and reached 15,000 career minutes. Houston stated that she was the only NWSL goalkeeper to reach both marks with one club.[19]

Coaching Career

In 2025, Campbell joined the Rice University women's soccer staff as a volunteer coach ahead of the 2025 season. [20]

International career

Campbell was a member of the US team that won the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala and qualified for the Azerbaijan 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In Guatemala, Campbell started and played every minute of all five games; had all shutout games, and made one assist during the tournament on a goal by Andi Sullivan off a booming punt against Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team.[21]

Campbell is undefeated in her U-17 national team career with nine wins, 3 draws and no loss. Campbell first played for U-17 national team at the age of 15; and she attended United States women's national under-23 soccer team training camp in October 2011 as a 16-year-old.[22]

On January 22, 2013, Campbell was called to the national training camp for the first time by head coach Tom Sermanni, to train with the team who were training for a friendly match ahead of the 2013 Algarve Cup, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to be called up to the senior national team.[23][24] She made her senior team debut in April 2017 in a friendly against Russia, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ashlyn Harris.

On August 23, 2018, she was named to the United States U-23 team for the 2018 Nordic tournament.[25]

Campbell was a member of the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Although she did not appear in any games in Tokyo, she won a bronze medal as a member of the team.[26]

Campbell was named as an alternate to the national team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.[27]

In 2025, Campbell started the United States 2-0 win against Columbia in the SheBelieves Cup and recorded her sixth international shutout. [28]

In April 2026, Campbell was named to the United States roster for three friendlies against Japan. [29]

Personal life

Campbell was on Headmaster's List in 2010 and was a member of the National Honor Society in 2012. Both of her parents are former Navy fighter pilots, and both parents were collegiate athletes. Her mother Chrystal rowed crew at the Naval Academy and her father Mike played hockey and rowed crew at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She followed the footsteps of her grandfather and great-great-grandfather to Stanford University in 2013.[30]

Campbell married retired professional women's soccer player Christine Nairn in December 2023.[31][32]

Career statistics

International

As of match played February 26, 2025
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 201720
201810
201900
202000
202140
202200
202300
202410
202520
Total100

Honors

United States

Houston Dash

Individual

References

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