Ken Krolicki
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 15, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers 2 | ||
Number | 86 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011 | Canton High School | ||
2012 | Michigan Jaguars | ||
2013–2014 | Crew Academy Wolves | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Michigan State Spartans | 81 | (7) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | K-W United | 25 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Montreal Impact | 34 | (0) |
2020– | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 8, 2019 |
Ken Krolicki (born March 15, 1996) is a Japanese-American footballer who currently plays for Portland Timbers 2 in the USL Championship.
Personal life
Krolicki was born in Tokyo,[1] Japan, to a Polish-American father[2] and a Japanese mother and holds both Japanese and American passports.[2][3] He has one older brother, (Shean Krolicki) one older sister, (Yuki Krolicki) and one younger brother (Wray Krolicki). Krolicki moved to Fukuoka Prefecture as a young child,[1] and grew up in Kitakyushu, Japan and moved to Michigan as a freshman in high school.[4] He majored in applied engineering sciences at Michigan State.[5]
Career
College and amateur
Krolicki played his college career at Michigan State University where he played mainly as a midfielder. Krolicki played 81 matches for the Spartans, starting 67. He scored 7 goals and had 14 assists.[5] At Michigan State, Krolicki was named first-team All-Big Ten and first-team All-Midwest Region and was an All-Academic Big Ten selection.[6]
Krolicki also played for Premier Development League side K-W United.[7] He was a member of the 2015 K-W United team that won the PDL championship against the New York Red Bulls U-23 side.[8]
Before college, Krolicki played for the U-16 and U-18 Crew Academy Wolves in 2013 and 2014 in Michigan.[6] He was also a member of the 2011 Canton High School team that won the Michigan state championship and the 2012 Michigan Jaguars club team that won the US Youth Soccer U-16 National Championship.[9]
Professional
On January 21, 2018, Montreal Impact selected Krolicki with the 53rd overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[10] He signed with the club on February 28, 2018.[11]
Krolicki made his professional debut on March 4, 2018 when he started in a 2–1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[12]
On November 21, 2019, Krolicki's contract option was declined by Montreal.[13]
Krolicki made the move to USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on January 15, 2020.[14]
Honours
Club
- Montreal Impact
Career statistics
- As of matches played on August 28, 2019.
Club | season | MLS | Playoffs | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montreal Impact | 2018 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Montreal Impact | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Career totals | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Reference:[16] |
- ^ Appearances in the Canadian Championship.
References
- ^ a b "Krolicki, L'explorateur identitaire" [Krolicki, the identity explorer]. tvasports.ca (in French). Groupe TVA. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Ken Krolicki, drafted and signed". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Impact sign draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki to one-year contract". nationalpost.com. National Post. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Ken Krolicki: World Traveler, Spartan For Life". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ a b "Ken Krolicki Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ a b "Montreal Impact selects Canton's Krolicki in MLS SuperDraft".
- ^ "Ken Krolicki". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Magazine, RedNation Online: Your Canadian Soccer. "KW United finds success, is Canada ready for next step?". www.rednationonline.ca.
- ^ https://ssl.demosphere.com/scripts/runisa.dll?S7.66118:gp::72695+Elements/Display+E+47116+Player/+47187460+60852393+51501095
- ^ "Impact selects midfielder Ken Krolicki in third round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Montreal Impact signs draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Timeline: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "L'Impact exerce l'option des contrats de 11 joueurs" [Impact exercises the option of contracts for 11 players]. impactmontreal.com (in French). Montreal Impact. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "T2 Announce Four Player Signings Ahead of 2020 USL Championship Season". timbers2.com. Timbers 2 FC. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Ken Krolicki » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Fukuoka
- Japanese footballers
- Japanese people of American descent
- Japanese people of Polish descent
- Association football midfielders
- Montreal Impact players
- Michigan State Spartans men's soccer players
- K-W United FC players
- Montreal Impact draft picks
- USL League Two players
- Major League Soccer players
- Soccer players from Michigan
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Portland Timbers 2 players
- Japanese football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs