Wan Kuzain

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Wan Kuzain
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Wan Kuzain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Wan Kuzain bin Wan Ahmad Kamal
Date of birth (1998-09-14) September 14, 1998 (age 26)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 52 (10)
International career
2015 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023

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.

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Career

Early

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]

Swope Park Rangers

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]

Sporting Kansas City

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]

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

On March 1, 2021, Kuzain signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. [13]

St. Louis City 2

On February 7, 2022, Kuzain signed with St. Louis City 2 in MLS Next Pro. [14]

International

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played April 22, 2018 [22] [23]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swope Park Rangers 2017 USL 1201000——130
2018 900000——90
Total2110100000220
Sporting Kansas City 2018 MLS 610000——61
2019 000000——00
2020 000000——00
Total6100000061
St. Louis City 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 245200-|-265
2023 700000——00
Career total476300000506

Honors

Swope Park Rangers

Individual

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