Last Man Standing: Sergio Camargo Now CPL’s Longest-Serving One-Club Man

There can only be one – at least, starting today.

With Forge captain Kyle Bekker announcing his retirement on Thursday, the Canadian Premier League now has a sole longest-serving one-club man for the first time in league history.

Until now, the honour was shared between Bekker and Cavalry club original Sergio Camargo, who were both announced by their respective clubs all the way back on November 29, 2018.

The two midfielders were part of the league’s first-ever player signings, announced nearly half a year before a ball had even been kicked. Cavalry unveiled Camargo alongside Nik Ledgerwood, while Forge announced Bekker alongside Chris Nanco.

The 32-year-old veteran midfielder has been a cornerstone throughout every chapter of Cavalry’s history, from the club’s quick rise to regular season dominance, through its early playoff heartbreaks, Canadian Championship giant-killings, and – at long last – scoring in a triumphant CPL Final victory in 2024.

The following season saw the club original inherit the captain’s armband following Marco Carducci’s move to Halifax.

Camargo, who signed a three-year extension this summer that will keep him with Cavalry through to 2028, is showing no signs of slowing down. Through 22 league appearances this year, he’s racked up four goals and two assists.

His all-time Cavalry tally stands at 36 goals and 23 assists in 185 appearances throughout all competitions.

“There’s no other team I’d ever play for in the CPL,” said the midfielder back in 2024. “It means everything that the club continues to invest in me, and I will continue to give my all every time I step onto the pitch as I represent the club and its fans.”

Born in Cucuta, Colombia and raised in Newmarket, Ontario, Camargo impressed with the Toronto FC Academy and penned a homegrown contract with TFC in 2017. One season later, he joined Tommy Wheeldon Jr. at the Calgary Foothills ahead of the CPL’s arrival. When Cavalry began building its inaugural roster, Camargo followed Wheeldon Jr. into the professional ranks. Eight years on, that move is still paying dividends.

While injuries interrupted portions of his early Cavalry career, the veteran midfielder has remained a key figure as Cavalry cemented itself as a perennial league powerhouse.

“Sergio is the heartbeat of our club,” Wheeldon Jr. said when Camargo signed his latest extension. “As a player from day one, he has lived every chapter of our journey and embodies the culture of Cavalry. He understands the young players because he was once in their shoes, and now serves as the experienced voice we lean on in key moments.”

Of the hundreds of players to pass through the Canadian Premier League since its inaugural campaign, only seven have taken the pitch in every season since 2019: Sergio Camargo, Kyle Bekker, Andre Rampersad, Manny Aparicio, Terran Campbell, Marco Carducci, and Nathan Ingham. Only Camargo, Bekker, and Rampersad have done so without ever changing clubs.

This Friday, October 2, 2026 marks the first day in Canadian Premier League history with only one man holding the distinction of being the league’s longest-serving one-club player.

For 2,863 days, Camargo shared that honour with Bekker. On Day 2,864, he finally has it all to himself – but who’s counting?