Achille Campion

Achille Campion, born on March 10, 1990, in Levallois, France, developed his football skills early, playing within the youth system of USL Dunkerque from 2004 to 2010. He captained the U18 Dunkerque team in the Gambardella Cup. He then moved to the United States for college, attending Belhaven University and later the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his time in the US, he played for Belhaven Blazers and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos’ men’s soccer teams, scoring 21 goals in 36 games for the Blazers (2010-2011) and 13 goals in 25 games for the Gauchos (2012-2013). He also played for amateur USL Premier Development League sides Baton Rouge Capitals and Ventura County Fusion, where he was named to the PDL Southern Conference Team of the Year in 2011.

Campion’s professional career began with Norrby IF in Sweden in 2013. In 2014, he joined Port Vale, initially on loan and then permanently. He played for Port Vale until 2016, including a loan spell at Torquay United in 2015. In August 2016, he signed with Sligo Rovers in Ireland, scoring on his debut. He then moved to Cork City in November 2016, where he achieved significant success, helping the team win the League of Ireland Premier Division, the FAI Cup, and the President of Ireland’s Cup in 2017. He scored the equalizing goal in the 2017 FAI Cup Final, which Cork City went on to win on penalties. Following a loan spell at Linfield in 2018, he concluded his playing career with St Patrick’s Athletic in August 2018.

After retiring from football, Achille Campion pursued higher education, earning an Executive MBA. This transition demonstrates his commitment to applying lessons learned from his sports career, such as discipline and strategic thinking, to the business world. He now possesses a demonstrated history of work in the sports industry, skilled in finance, sports management, and public speaking, aiming to be an example for children.