Ken Krolicki

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Ken Krolicki
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 29)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Michigan State Spartans 81 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 K-W United 25 (7)
2018–2019 Montreal Impact 34 (0)
2020 Portland Timbers 2 8 (0)
2022–2023 Bentleigh Greens 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 8, 2022

Ken Krolicki (born March 15, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who last played for NPL Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.

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Personal life

Krolicki was born in Tokyo, [1] Japan, to a Polish-American father [2] [3] and a Japanese mother and holds both Japanese and American passports. [3] [4] 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. [5] He majored in applied engineering sciences at Michigan State. [6]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Krolicki also played for Premier Development League side K-W United. [8] 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. [9]

Before college, Krolicki played for the U-16 and U-18 Crew Academy Wolves in 2013 and 2014 in Michigan. [7] 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. [10]

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Montreal Impact selected Krolicki with the 53rd overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [11] He signed with the club on February 28, 2018. [12]

Krolicki made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, when he started in a 2–1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [13]

On November 21, 2019, Krolicki's contract option was declined by Montreal. [14]

Krolicki made the move to USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on January 15, 2020. [15] Timbers 2 opted to stop operating following the 2020 season. [16]

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact

Career statistics

As of matches played on August 28, 2019.
Clubseason MLS Playoffs Cup [a] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact 2018 2400020260
2019 1000040140
Career totals3800020400
Reference: [18]
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References

  1. 1 2 "Krolicki, L'explorateur identitaire" [Krolicki, the identity explorer]. tvasports.ca (in French). Groupe TVA. April 19, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ S.A, Telewizja Polska (April 26, 2021). "Od potomka "Witkacego" po Dybalę. Egzotycznymi śladami Polaków". sport.tvp.pl.
  3. 1 2 "Ken Krolicki, drafted and signed". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Impact sign draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki to one-year contract". National Post. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ken Krolicki: World Traveler, Spartan For Life". Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Ken Krolicki Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Montreal Impact selects Canton's Krolicki in MLS SuperDraft".
  8. ↑ "Ken Krolicki". USL PDL. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "KW United finds success, is Canada ready for next step?". Red Nation Online .
  10. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Federation, Inc".
  11. ↑ "Impact selects midfielder Ken Krolicki in third round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. January 21, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Montreal Impact signs draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. February 28, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Timeline: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  14. ↑ "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. November 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  15. ↑ "T2 Announce Four Player Signings Ahead of 2020 USL Championship Season". timbers2.com. Timbers 2 FC. January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  16. ↑ "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". November 6, 2020.
  17. ↑ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Ken Krolicki » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved June 2, 2018.


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