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Chris Pozniak
Personal information
Full name Krzysztof Poźniak
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 16, 2007

Krzysztof ("Christopher") Poźniak (born January 10, 1981) is a Polish-Canadian soccer player who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.

Biography

Pozniak was born in Kraków, Poland. His parents, Tadeusz and Elżbieta, emigrated to Canada in 1990 and has one sister, Kinga.[1]

Career

He began his professional career with the Toronto Lynx at age 18. Poźniak has since played for FK Haugesund of the Norwegian Second division and Örebro SK of the Allsvenskan in Sweden.

On November 22, 2006, Toronto FC manager Mo Johnston announced the signings of Pozniak along with fellow Canadians Adam Braz and Marco Reda for TFC's inaugural season.[2] In his first year at TFC, Pozniak featured in the defense and midfield acting as a backup and occasional starter.

On November 21, 2007, Pozniak was selected tenth by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.[3] On March 28, 2008 he was traded to CD Chivas USA for John Cunliffe.[4] In May 2008 he moved to Vancouver Whitcaps. [1] He was released in July with a link to Europe.

Chris signed a one-year deal with Dundee on 7 August 2008[5] and left the club on 29 June 2009.[6]

On July 30 2009, the Whitecaps announced that they had signed him for a second spell at the club. The deal lasts until the end of the season, and has an option for 2010.[7]

National team

Pozniak has been capped by Canada at the U20, U23, and senior levels. He competed in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. His first senior cap for Canada came in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Haiti as a late game substitute. He has since earned a total of 21 caps and become an important contributing member for Canada's squad[8]. Pozniak has recently been called up Canada's 2010 World cup qualifying campaign, he has been called up to the full squad for matches against Honduras and Mexico on the 11th and 15th of October 2008.

Sources

  1. ^ "Chris Pozniak's biography". chrispozniak.com. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
  2. ^ "Toronto FC sign three Canadian players". Toronto FC. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
  3. ^ "Earthquakes select first 10 players in Expansion Draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
  4. ^ "Quakes make deal for offense". San Jose Mercury News. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  5. ^ "Pozniak signs up". thedees.co.uk. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  6. ^ "Kerr is latest to join". dundeefc.co.uk. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  7. ^ "Pozniak returns to the Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.com. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  8. ^ "Chris Pozniak player profile". Canada Soccer Association. 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
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