Mark Nerkowski

Mark Nerkowski
Personal information
Full name	Mark Nerkowski
Date of birth	September 21, 1983 (age 36)
Place of birth	Rochester, New York, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006	Pfeiffer Falcons
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of June 15, 2010

Last updated November 22, 2019

Mark Nerkowski (born September 21, 1983 in Rochester, New York) is an American soccer player.

Rochester, New York City in Western New York

Rochester is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York and the seat of Monroe County. With a population of 208,046, Rochester is the third most populous city in New York state, after New York City and Buffalo. The metropolitan area has a population of just over one million people. It is about 73 miles (117 km) east of Buffalo and 87 miles (140 km) west of Syracuse.

Americans are nationals and citizens of the United States of America. Although nationals and citizens make up the majority of Americans, some dual citizens, expatriates, and permanent residents may also claim American nationality. The United States is home to people of many different ethnic origins. As a result, American culture and law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with citizenship and permanent allegiance.

Career

College and Amateur

Nerkowski was born in the United States, and spent much of his childhood in Rochester New York before spending 2 years in Częstochowa, Poland,^[1] before returning to the upstate New York area to attend high school. He played club soccer for Syracuse Blitz Crunch and the Rochester Junior Rhinos, and went on to play college soccer at Pfeiffer University.

Częstochowa is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 222,292 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975–1998). However, Częstochowa is historically part of Lesser Poland, not of Silesia, and before 1795, it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship. Częstochowa is located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. It is the 13th most populous city in Poland. It is the largest economic, cultural and administrative hub in the northern part of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of nearly 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.

College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. While it is most widespread in the United States, it is also prominent in South Korea and Canada. The institutions typically hire full-time professional coaches and staff, although the student athletes are strictly amateur and are not paid. College soccer in the United States is sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the sports regulatory body for major universities, and by the governing bodies for smaller universities and colleges. This sport is played on a rectangular field of the dimensions of about 64m (meters) - 70m sideline to sideline (width), and 100m - 110m goal line to goal line (length).

During his college career Nerkowski also played in the USL Premier Development League with the Syracuse Salty Dogs and the Cleveland Internationals.^[2]

The Syracuse Salty Dogs were a professional men's soccer team based in Syracuse, New York. The name of the club originates from "Salty Dog" which is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea and thus generally given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. The club was a member of the USL A-League, playing only two seasons from 2003–2004. The club was owned and operated by the Syracuse Pro Sports Group and played most home games at P&C Stadium. The team suspended operations in October 2004 due to financial difficulties and has not played since. However, groups have been working to return pro soccer to Syracuse.

Cleveland Internationals association football club

Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference. The franchise folded at the end of the 2010 season and left the league thereafter.

Nerkowski represented the USASA National Team in 2005, 2007, and 2009, composed of some of the country's best collegiate aged players. He represented the USASA National Team in matches against Ireland in 2007 and in 2009.

Professional

Nerkowski turned professional in 2008 with the Wilmington Hammerheads, and made his pro debut on May 10, 2008 in Wilmington's 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace Baltimore.^[3] He made 12 appearances in total, and scored one goal for the Hammerheads, before moving to the Western Mass Pioneers in 2009. There he made 18 appearances in total, and scored one goal for the Pioneers.

Crystal Palace Baltimore association football club

Crystal Palace Baltimore was an American professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Founded in 2006, the club was originally named Crystal Palace USA and was affiliated with English side Crystal Palace.

Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

After the 2009 season, Nerkowski left the club and decided to end playing competitively. He subsequently played for Chicago-based amateur side A.A.C. Eagles given their strong Polish history.^[4]

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the US, with a small portion of the northwest side of the city extending into DuPage County near O'Hare Airport. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland. At nearly 10 million people, the metropolitan area is the third most populous in the nation.

A.A.C. Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1940, the team plays in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

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References

↑ CLEVELAND INTERNATIONALS BRING SOCCER BACK TO CLEVELAND
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ http://aaceagles.futbolowo.pl/aaceagles/menu,4,58,kadra.html

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[1] CLEVELAND INTERNATIONALS BRING SOCCER BACK TO CLEVELAND

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2010-09-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://aaceagles.futbolowo.pl/aaceagles/menu,4,58,kadra.html