| Intro | American association football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 16 March 1993, Bakersfield |
| Age: | 27 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Cami Privett (born March 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Houston Dash in the NWSL.
Playing career
UC Irvine Anteaters, 2011–2014
Privett attended UC Irvine where played for the Anteaters from 2011–2014 and studied Sociology. As a freshman, Privett was named the Big West Conference Freshman of the Year and second team All-Big West. She scored five goals, two game-winners, and assisted on five while registering 14 shots, 9 of which were on goal. During her sophomore season, she started 13 of the 16 matches she played in, recording on assist and seven shots, 5 of which were on goal. As a junior, Privett started 15 of the 16 matches she played, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists, with 17 shots, 7 of which were on goal.
Houston Dash, 2015–present
In 2015, Privett played for the Houston Dash as an amateur player. Privett made the Houston Dash squad after paying $75 to attend an open try out in February. After getting an invitation to attend the Dash pre-season, she cancelled her plans to try out for other squads and focused on making the Dash. Between injuries, trades, and the Women’s World Cup, Privett became needed in the midfield and made her NWSL debut as a 58th minute substitute against FC Kansas City on May 2.
Dash head coach Randy Waldrum said of Privett making the squad: “Cami is kind of a dream story where I think I’ll go to the open tryouts and pay $75 to go try out and all of the sudden the next thing I know a few months later I’m playing in my first pro game. You’d never know that around her, the moment doesn’t seem to faze her.”
In the off season, Privett went to play for the Norwegian club Kolbotn, as teammate Rachel Axon had played for them the previous year. Although the language barrier made trainings difficult, being there for four months, Privett was able to score goals, get starts, get minutes, and work on catching up on the “speed of play coming from college… is the biggest difference.” Of the difference in styles, Privett said that Kolbotn “play[s] a lot more direct then we do here [at the Dash].”
In February 2016, she signed a professional contract with the Dash. She made her season debut for the club in the Dash’s 0-0 draw against Sky Blue FC. Privett played in 15 of 20 games for the Dash during the 2016 season, recording 11 starts and tallied 1,059 total minutes.
While playing short handed due to 7 players being at the Olympics, the Dash asked Privett to make a start at right back at home against the Portland Thorns on July 16. Privett had only played on the outside for one season, as a freshman at California-Irvine she played wide midfield. “We felt like we needed her on the field,” Waldrum said. “Missing our national team players, it is about figuring out how we get the best 11 on the field at the same time. If I had put her at center back, then I have to sit Ellie (Brush) or Cari (Roccaro). If I put her at holding midfield, I have to sit Amber (Brooks). All of those players, we need.” Privett did well in this position, and continued to be utilized as a rotating substitute or starter at the position for the remainder of the 2016 season.