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Mitch Piraux

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Mitch Piraux
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Aaron Piraux
Date of birth (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UBC Thunderbirds
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2010 Calgary Foothills
2011–2015 Whitecaps FC Residency
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– UBC Thunderbirds 8 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 8 (0)
2015–2016 Whitecaps FC 2 10 (0)
International career
2010 Canada U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2015

Mitchell Aaron "Mitch" Piraux (born April 18, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the UBC Thunderbirds.

Career

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Youth and amateur

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Piraux began his youth career with the Calgary Foothills before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2011.[1] He spent four seasons with the Residency program.

Piraux also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[2] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Piraux would not return to the club for the 2017 season.[3]

Professional

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On February 17, 2015, Piraux signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, a USL affiliate club of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5]

International

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Piraux made two appearances for the Canadian under-15 national team in 2010. He has also been called in to the Canadian under-18 camp.

References

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  1. ^ MacKinnon, Jeff (5 June 2014). "Calgarian living dream playing pro soccer with Whitecaps". CalgaryHerald.com. Calgary Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ^ Whitecaps FC 2 (December 20, 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Whitecaps FC 2.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ^ Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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