Blake Camp is an American soccer midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 currently plays for the Atlanta Silverbacks

Atlanta Silverbacks

Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having previously sat out the 2009 and 2010 seasons while the ownership...

 of the USL First Division

USL First Division

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Camp played some youth soccer in England

England

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 and has trained with several prestigious professional clubs, including Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers in England

England

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, Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....

 in Spain

Spain

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, and Palmeiras in Brazil

Brazil

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. After starring at Clarke Central High School in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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, where he was a four-time all-area performer, he played college soccer

College soccer

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 at Duke University

Duke University

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. He became a regular starter and an all-ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

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 performer as a sophomore in 2003, then again in 2004 and 2005. In 2004 he was named to the NCAA Final Four All Tournament team. Camp was named to the Herman Trophy watch list in 2004 and 2005, and earned all-America honors as a junior and senior, finishing his collegiate career with 24 goals and the ACC Tournament MVP award as a senior.

Camp also spent two seasons in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

, playing for Chicago Fire Premier

Chicago Fire Premier

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 in 2004 and for Raleigh CASL Elite in 2005.

He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft

2006 MLS SuperDraft

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, the 41st pick overall. The MetroStars

Metrostars

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 traded goalkeeper Zach Wells

Zach Wells

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 to Houston

Houston Dynamo

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to reacquire the 41st pick and select Camp. He suffered a broken ankle at the beginning of the 2007 season, and was waived by the team on November 28, 2007. Camp signed with USL 1st Division team, Atlanta Silverbacks in 2008.