![]() Wan Kuzain in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wan Kuzain bin Wan Ahmad Kamal | ||
Date of birth | September 14, 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City 2 | ||
Number | 75 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2016 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | ||
2016–2017 | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Saint Louis FC | 0 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Sporting Kansas City II | 58 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Sporting Kansas City | 6 | (1) |
2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 19 | (3) |
2022– | St. Louis City 2 | 65 | (13) |
International career | |||
2015 | United States U17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 |
Wan Kuzain bin Wan Ahmad Kamal (born September 14, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City 2 and has played for the United States at the under-17 level.
Born and raised by his Malaysian parents [1] in Carbondale, Illinois, United States, Wan Kuzain played Academy soccer with St. Louis Scott Gallagher. [2] He was chosen to represent United States U-17 soccer team in 2013 and 2014 and also trained with Feyenoord Academy in 2015. [3] [4] Wan Kuzain signed with United Soccer League side Saint Louis FC on May 21, 2016. [5] While there, he spent time on loan with the club's USL Premier Development League side Saint Louis FC U23. [6]
After spending time at the Sporting Kansas City academy, Wan Kuzain joined Kansas City's USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers in March 2017. [7] [2] That same year, he became the first player of Malaysian heritage to play in the USL, and to win the Western Conference. [8] [9]
Kuzain signed with the Sporting Kansas City first team in April 2018. [10] Kuzain scored his first MLS goal on June 3, 2018, against Minnesota United in a 4–1 victory. [11]
Kuzain's contract option was declined by Kansas City following their 2020 season. [12]
On March 1, 2021, Kuzain signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. [13]
On February 7, 2022, Kuzain signed with St. Louis City 2 in MLS Next Pro. [14]
Kuzain has trained with and represented the United States at the under-17 level in 2013 and 2014. [3] [15] [4] He is eligible to represent both the United States and Malaysia. [16] In November 2019, Kuzain was called up to train with the Malaysia under-22 national team ahead of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. [17] However, he was left out of the squad due to citizenship documentation issue. [18] [16]
His older brother, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, is a Malaysian politician, [19] while his younger brother, Wan Kuzri, is a US-based soccer player who was selected to join the provisional Malaysia national under-23 football team preparing for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship. [20] [21]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swope Park Rangers | 2017 | USL | 12 | 0 | – | – | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2018 | USL | 20 | 3 | – | – | 2 [c] | 1 | 22 | 4 | |||
2019 | USL Championship | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
Sporting Kansas City II | 2020 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 5 | ||
Sporting Kansas City | 2018 | MLS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
2019 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | MLS | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Rio Grande Valley FC | 2021 | USL Championship | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
St. Louis City 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 [d] | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
2023 | MLS Next Pro | 28 | 5 | – | – | 1 [e] | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||
2024 | MLS Next Pro | 14 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |||
Total | 65 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 14 | ||
Career total | 148 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 159 | 23 |
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