Kari Nicole Campos

Kari Nicole Campos
Personal information
Full name Kari Nicole Campos[1]
Birth name Kari Nicole Johnston[2]
Date of birth (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
Number 24
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Virginia Tech Hokies 26 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Amazon Grimstad 18 (7)
2022 Mallbacken 26 (12)
2024– Alajuelense (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 12, 2024

Kari Nicole Campos (née Johnston; born May 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Costa Rican Women's Premier Division club Alajuelense. She played college soccer for the Virginia Tech Hokies. She began her professional career with Amazon Grimstad in Norway, then moved to Mallbacken in Sweden, and was the top scorer for both teams. She is the wife of Costa Rican soccer player Diego Campos.

Early life

Campos grew up in Midlothian, Virginia.[3] She began playing soccer when she was four.[4] In her senior season at Midlothian High School, she was named all-state after winning the 2014 regional title.[3] Besides soccer, she also ran cross country and track in high school, receiving letters in all three sports.[3] She played club soccer for the Richmond Kickers.[3]

Campos played college soccer for the Virginia Tech Hokies between 2014 and 2017.[3] She started all 18 games and scored one goal as a defender during her senior season, after making minimal appearances over her first three seasons.[3]

Career

Campos began her professional career with Norwegian First Division club Amazon Grimstad in the 2021 season.[5] Her partner, Diego Campos, played for FK Jerv in the same city.[5] On May 22, 2021, the 25-year-old scored her first professional goal in her Levermyr Stadion debut, a 1–0 win over Øvrevoll Hosle.[6] She started all 18 league games for Amazon and finished as their joint top scorer with 7 goals, having converted to forward after playing defense in college.[7]

The following January, Campos joined Swedish club Mallbacken for the 2022 season.[8] Diego also moved to Sweden with Degerfors.[9] She scored her first goal for the club in her Elitettan debut on April 3, 2022, as Mallbacken won 7–0 away against Rävåsen.[10] On August 7, she scored twice in a 5–4 league win over Team TG, recording her second consecutive double and making it six goals in her previous five games.[10] She finished the season as Mallbacken's top scorer with 12 goals in 26 games.[11]

In January 2024, after a year unattached, Campos signed a one-year contract with Costa Rican Women's Premier Division club Alajuelense.[12] Now-husband Diego joined the club's men's team at the same time, making them the first married couple to play together for Alajuelense.[13] During the 2024 Clausura, she stayed involved with the team during her pregnancy as Alajuelense won their eighth consecutive league championship.[14]

Personal life

Campos is the daughter of Billy and Susie Johnston and has three siblings.[3] She met fellow soccer player Diego Campos when they were in college.[15] The couple married in December 2023.[16] They welcomed a son in April 2025.[17] Outside of soccer, Campos is also an artist.[18]

Honors

Alajuelense

References

  1. ^ "Kari Nicole Campos". Instagram. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Club Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. August 7, 2025. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Kari Johnston". Virginia Tech Hokies. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Campos, Kari Nicole [@_kari.nicole]; (May 24, 2021). "A dream that began when I was 4 years old ..." Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b "Kjæresteparet skal skape suksess i Grimstad". Agderposten (in Norwegian). April 22, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Matchvinner i debuten på Levermyr: – Betyr så mye". Agderposten (in Norwegian). May 30, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "1. Divisjon – 2021 – Spillerstatistikk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "Welcome Kari Johnston!". laget.se (in Swedish). January 2, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Griberg, Jonas (March 29, 2022). "Kärlekshistorien om Degerfors och Mallbackens nyförvärv: 'Är evigt tacksamma'". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Kari Johnston". flashscore.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Elitettan Women – 2022". flashscore.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Alvarado, Sergio (January 5, 2024). "Diego Campos estará muy bien acompañado en Alajuelense". La Teja (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  13. ^ Alvarado, Sergio (January 5, 2024). "Diego Campos y su esposa Kari Nicole serán los dueños de un marca insólita en Alajuelense". La Teja (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  14. ^ Tayver Marín, Fanny (December 20, 2024). "La 'mentira' que inspira más al equipo de fútbol femenino de Alajuelense". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  15. ^ Monge Matamoros, Alejandro (February 14, 2024). "Fútbol fue el 'cupido' que unió a la pareja de Diego Campos y Kari Nicole" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  16. ^ Diego Campos [@diegocam]; (December 13, 2023). "Dec 5, 2023 🌊🤍". Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ Campos, Kari Nicole [@_kari.nicole]; (April 24, 2025). "Kai Campos". Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Instagram.
  18. ^ Pazmiño, Andrés (December 31, 2023). "Quién es Kari Johnston, la esposa de Diego Campos que Alajuelense también fichará". elfutbolero.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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