Kevin Dzierzawski

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Kevin Dzierzawski
Personal information
Full name Randy Kevin Dzierzawski, Jr.
Date of birth (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 (age 32)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2012 Dartmouth Big Green
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Queen of the South 30 (0)
2015Peterhead (loan) 17 (1)
2015–2017 Peterhead 51 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Randy Kevin Dzierzawski, Jr. (born June 28, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Dzierzawski played college soccer for the Dartmouth Big Green, [1] before beginning his professional career in Scotland with Queen of the South. [2] [3] He made his professional debut in the Scottish Championship on September 14, 2013 as a 66th-minute substitute for Derek Young in a 0–1 loss to Raith Rovers at Palmerston Park. [2]

Dzierzawksi was loaned out to Peterhead on January 22, 2015, for the rest of the Scottish League One season. [4] He made his debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir at the Balmoor Stadium. [2]

On May 28, 2015 he transferred to Peterhead, on the basis that he was unlikely to retain a work permit if he were to remain at Queen of the South. [5]

During his first season with Peterhead, where Dzierzawski made 42 appearances, the club finished in 3rd place qualifying for the Scottish Championship playoff as well as leading the club to its first ever Cup final against Rangers at Hampden Park. [6] He was released at the end of the 2016–17 season following the club's relegation to Scottish League Two. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Dartmouth Big Green. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Kevin Dzierzawski at Soccerbase
  3. Kevin Dzierzawski Spotlight
  4. "Kevin Dzierzawski Goes Out on Loan". www.qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015.
  5. "Player Update". www.qosfc.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015.
  6. "Peterhead midfielder Kevin Dzierzawski thrilled dad is making 3,500 trip for final against Rangers". 7 April 2016.
  7. Moir, Glenn (8 June 2017). "Peterhead sign winger Gibson as long-serving defender departs". Peterhead FC. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.