Campbell leaves Sunderland to join Cardiff

Posted on January 22, 2013 by SoccerPunter

English Championship leaders Cardiff have signed striker Fraizer Campbell on a three-and-a-half-year deal from English Premier League club Sunderland.

The 25-year-old England international had a lackluster performance after quitting Manchester United, having scored 10 goals in 72 appearances for Sunderland.

Campbell came through the Old Trafford youth system before signing formal contracts with English giants Manchester United in 2006.

He had loan spells with Antwerp and Tottenham Hotspur but made his mark at Hull, scoring 15 goals in 32 starts and helping them reach English football’s top flight.

After recovering from injury, he made his full England debut against the Netherlands 11 months ago but has scored just once in 15 appearances this season for the Black Cats.

Despite Cardiff sitting 10 points clear at the top of the Championship and leading the charge for promotion to the lucrative Premier League, none of their strikers have been in the goals this term.

Heidar Helgusson is Cardiff’s top scorer with just seven goals in 24 starts.