Who is Kaizer Chiefs' reported transfer target Ruben del Campo? - Nurtured in the highly-esteemed Atletico Madrid academy, a former teammate of Manchester United star Manuel Ugarte & UD Melilla top scorer in Spain

The striker was born in Fribourg a town in the western region of Switzerland and started playing academy football at a local team called FC Fribourg in 2008.

Stints with Dudingen and Schoenberg youth teams followed before Del Campo moved to Swiss giants, Young Boys, where he was nurtured in the academy between 2015 and 2017.

Del Campo joined the Atletico Madrid academy in 2018 and he turned out for the Spanish side in the Uefa Youth League. 

One of his Atletico under-19 teammates was Rodrigo Riquelme who is now part of Diego Simeone's first team.

He represented Switzerland at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.

Del Campo started his professional career in November 2019 in the Spanish third tier (Primera Division RFEF) as he featured for Atletico Madrid B as a substitute in their 1-1 draw against Atletico Baleares.

In January 2020, the quick player joined Famalicao in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and went on to play alongside Bafana Bafana defender Thibang Phete and current Manchester United star Manuel Ugarte.

At the end of January 2021, he returned to Spain, joining Numancia in the third tier (Segunda Division B) where he played 12 matches without scoring before heading back to Famalicao at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

The young frontman was becoming a journeyman as he left Famalicao for UD Melilla in the Spanish fourth-tier (Second Division RFEF) on loan. He finished as Melilla's top scorer in the 2021/22 season with 10 goals in 32 matches.

In July 2022, Del Campo was snapped up by San Fernando CD in the Spanish third tier (Primera Federacion). He tied a league record by scoring in five successive matches and earned the Primera Federacion's Player of the Month accolade for May 2023.

A move to Atletico Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League followed in June 2023. Del Campo became one of the top players in the league and he was nominated for the Players' Player of the Year award. At the end of the 2024 season, he left Ottawa and he remains a free agent.

Del Campo has played 129 matches since making his debut as an Atletico Madrid reserve team player almost six years ago.

The 24-year-old has provided five assists and netted 28 goals in the process.

After scoring in every Ottawa match in May 2024, Del Campo won the Canadian Premier League Player of the Month accolade.

He was also nominated for the 2024 Canadian Premier League Players' Player of the Year award after scoring 12 goals and providing 2 assists in 24 matches.

Brian Wright of York United FC won the accolade.

Amakhosi are reportedly facing competition from European clubs based in Denmark, Portugal and Italy.

It remains to be seen whether the well-travelled player will snub a return to his home continent and join Chiefs.