Ken Krolicki

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Ken Krolicki
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
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 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

Ken Krolicki (born March 15, 1996) is a Japanese-American footballer.

Personal life[]

Krolicki was born in Tokyo,[1] Japan, to a Polish[citation needed]-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] Timbers 2 opted to stop operating following the 2020 season.[15]

Honours[]

Club[]

Montreal Impact

Career statistics[]

As of matches played on August 28, 2019.
Club season MLS Playoffs Cup[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montreal Impact 2018 24 0 0 0 2 0 26 0
2019 10 0 0 0 4 0 14 0
Career totals 38 0 0 0 2 0 40 0
Reference:[17]
  1. ^ Appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Krolicki, L'explorateur identitaire" [Krolicki, the identity explorer]. tvasports.ca (in French). Groupe TVA. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ken Krolicki, drafted and signed". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Impact sign draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki to one-year contract". nationalpost.com. National Post. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Ken Krolicki: World Traveler, Spartan For Life". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ken Krolicki Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Montreal Impact selects Canton's Krolicki in MLS SuperDraft".
  7. ^ "Ken Krolicki". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. ^ "KW United finds success, is Canada ready for next step?". Red Nation Online.
  9. ^ https://ssl.demosphere.com/scripts/runisa.dll?S7.66118:gp::72695+Elements/Display+E+47116+Player/+47187460+60852393+51501095
  10. ^ "Impact selects midfielder Ken Krolicki in third round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Montreal Impact signs draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Timeline: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "T2 Announce Four Player Signings Ahead of 2020 USL Championship Season". timbers2.com. Timbers 2 FC. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  15. ^ "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds".
  16. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ken Krolicki » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2018.


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