Midfielder | #6
Cam Lindley | #6
Position: M
Height: 5’10
Weight: 159
DOB: 7/18/97
Hometown: Carmel, Ind.
Acquired: 12/1/22
Previous club: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USLC)
College: North Carolina
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Became the 23rd player in USL Championship history to record 30 career regular-season assists with his helper vs. Miami FC on 8/23.
Scored game-winning goal on a laser from 25 yards out in the fourth minute of a 1-0 win at Birmingham Legion on 6/4. Successful penalty kick in team’s 7-6 shootout victory over Birmingham Legion FC in USL Jägermeister Cup on 6/28. Recorded an assist with a perfect long-distance pass to Elvis Amoh at Loudoun United on 8/16.
Assisted on Hayden White’s game-winning goal in the final minute of stoppage time vs. Miami FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round on 4/16. Converted his penalty kick at Philadelphia Union in the Open Cup Round of 32 on 5/7.
Third in franchise history with 114 appearances in all competitions for the Boys in Blue.
Began his third consecutive season and fourth overall with Indy Eleven second among current Boys in Blue in USLC career assists (28), third in games started (143) and minutes (12,430), and fourth in appearances (162).
Finished second on the team in crosses (86) and third in chances created (35). Played in 29 matches, starting 22 and logging 1,882 minutes. Played the full 90 in 14 matches, registering season highs of four interceptions, three tackles, and two shots. Recorded an assist in a draw at Rhode Island FC.
2023: Earned his second consecutive USL All-League Second Team selection after an offseason transfer brought the Indiana native home to the Boys in Blue. The central midfielder tied the franchise record for regular-season assists with eight, and he added 57 chances created, 186 recoveries, and 33 tackles won at a 69% success rate.
Started a team-leading 34 matches… Led the team in assists (8) and chances created (60), second in tackles (50) and tackles won (34)… Scored a goal against Hartford Athletic on June 24.
2020: Saw action in 12 matches, starting nine … Tallied nine shots … Finished with 10 interceptions and 10 tackles won.
Indy Eleven made a familiar face its first new acquisition of the 2022-23 offseason on Dec. 1, 2022, when Indiana’s Team made official the return of Lindley via a transfer deal with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
The Carmel native earned his first USL Championship All-League honor as a member of the Switchbacks with a Second Team nod in 2022, when his league-leading 94 chances created resulted in nine assists (tied for sixth) and an 80% pass completion rate. He also recorded 205 recoveries and 36 interceptions in a solid all-around fourth full USLC campaign that ended with Colorado Springs’ first appearance in the Western Conference Final in eight seasons.
Starting with an appearance for Saint Louis FC in 2018 while on loan from MLS Orlando City SC, Lindley recorded 18 assists and three goals in 103 USL Championship matches for Memphis FC (2019), Indy Eleven (2020), San Antonio FC (2021), and Colorado Springs (2022). In the COVID-shortened 2020 season with Indiana’s Team, Lindley appeared in 12 of the squad’s 16 contests, including nine starts. Lindley also made three MLS appearances for Orlando to start his 2018 rookie campaign, which followed two standout seasons at NCAA powerhouse North Carolina in 2016-17.
Prior to college, Lindley was a standout for Guerin Catholic High School (where he also played point guard on the state-champion basketball team) and numerous Indiana Fire Juniors squads. His youth experience included nearly 30 appearances with U.S. Youth National Teams starting at the U-17 level, including two caps for the U.S. U-23’s in 2019.
