Kai Koreniuk

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Kai Koreniuk
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Youth career
0000–2013 Orlando City
2013–2016 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Jong Vitesse 24 (13)
2017–2019 Jong AZ 33 (2)
2019–2021 LA Galaxy II 41 (14)
2019–2021 LA Galaxy 4 (1)
National team‡
2014 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2014 United States U17 4 (1)
2015 Netherlands U18 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 11, 2020

Kai Koreniuk (born 1 March 1998) is a footballer. Born in the United States, he has represented both the United States and Netherlands internationally.

Club career[]

Koreniuk played varsity soccer for Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2012-13 before moving to the Netherlands the following summer.[1] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 25 August 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.[2]

On 7 March 2019, Koreniuk joined USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[3]

Koreniuk appeared for LA Galaxy's first-team on 23 July 2019, during a 2019 Leagues Cup fixture against Club Tijuana.[4]

On 25 June 2020, Koreniuk moved permanently to LA Galaxy's first team roster.[5] Following the 2021 season, Koreniuk was released by the Galaxy.[6]

International career[]

Koreniuk was born in the United States to an American father and Dutch mother. He was raised in the United States, and move to the Netherlands as a teenager to further his career. He has represented both countries as a youth international.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 9 November 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Vitesse 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 5 4 — — — 5 4
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 19 9 — — — 19 9
Total 24 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 13
Jong AZ 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 22 2 — — — 22 2
2018–19 11 0 — — — 11 2
Total 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2
LA Galaxy II 2019 USLC 29 9 — — 1[a] 0 30 9
2020 1 2 — — — 1 2
Total 30 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 11
LA Galaxy 2019 MLS 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 1 0
2020 4 1 — — — 4 1
Total 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Career total 91 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 93 17
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Ormond Beach's Kai Koreniuk signs pro contract with LA Galaxy".
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Kai Koreniuk | LA Galaxy".
  4. ^ "Recap: LA Galaxy vs. Club Tijuana 07/24/2019 | Matchcenter".
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Kai Koreniuk | LA Galaxy".
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2021 roster decisions | LA Galaxy".
  7. ^ "Hoe ik via de bank van Jong AZ met Zlatan Ibrahimovic bij LA Galaxy belandde". www.vice.com.
  8. ^ Kai Koreniuk at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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