Cameron Carter-Vickers

Tottenham Hotspur

Carter-Vickers joined the academy at Tottenham Hotspur at around 2009 at the age of 11, having caught the eyes of scouts as a 10-year-old playing in the youth teams at Catholic United. He was fast tracked through the academy, and under then-Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino he made his first match-day squad against Ligue 1 team AS Monaco in the UEFA Europa League on December 10, 2015. Carter-Vickers featured in the 2016 International Champions Cup, making starts against Juventus and Atlético Madrid, and was given the shirt number 38 for the 2016–17 season. On September 21, 2016, he made his first-team debut for the club in the third round of the EFL Cup against Gillingham, which Spurs won 5–0. He also featured in the next round away at Liverpool, which Spurs lost 2–1. He played two FA Cup matches in January 2017, firstly against Aston Villa then Wycombe Wanderers.

Loans

On August 25, 2017, Carter-Vickers joined newly promoted Championship side Sheffield United on a season-long. loan deal. On his debut and his first career league game, Carter-Vickers scored the only goal of the game, a 33rd-minute winner against Bolton Wanderers. After playing 18 games for Sheffield United and scoring one goal, Carter-Vickers was recalled and returned to Tottenham on January 15, 2018. On January 19, 2018, fellow English side Ipswich Town signed Carter-Vickers on loan until the end of the season. He made his Ipswich Town debut away to Bolton Wanderers…

Youth

In the summer of 2014, Carter-Vickers was playing for Tottenham's academy side at the IMG Cup in Bradenton, Florida, where they beat the United States under-17 team 5–3. During the game, he caught the eye of American coaches who had learned of his eligibility for a United States passport, as his father is an American citizen. Carter-Vickers represented the United States for the first time at under-18 level in August 2014 and by October of that year was a member of the United States under-23 team. He represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and started several games despite being only 17 at the time. The team were knocked out by Serbia in the quarter-finals. In September 2016, it was reported that the English FA had made inquiries about Carter-Vickers and that the United States were prepared to fast track the player into their senior set up. On October 10, 2016, Carter-Vickers captained the United States under-20 team in a 2–0 loss against England.

Senior

On November 6, 2016, Carter-Vickers received his first call up to the senior United States squad. He made his senior debut appearance on November 14, 2017, in a friendly as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Portugal. In May 2022, coach Gregg Berhalter recalled Carter-Vickers after nearly three years without a cap. He was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November and made his World Cup debut on November 29 against Iran.

Carter-Vickers is known as a ball-playing centre-back with accurate passing ability. He is primarily known for his athleticism and strength, and are often utilized as some of his best qualities when defending. A former teammate of his at Celtic, Carl Starfelt, spoke about Carter-Vickers, stating, "Cameron is the strongest in the team — but he is never in the gym... I think he's just super-strong genetically as he is never in the gym."

Carter-Vickers' father is Howard Carter, a retired American basketball player who spent his professional career in the NBA and Europe and became a French citizen. His English mother, Geraldine Vickers, is from Essex. Carter and Vickers met while both were working in Greece. He was raised in Essex and attended The Eastwood Academy in Leigh-on-Sea, while spending summers with his father in Louisiana.