Ken Krolicki

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

Ken Krolicki
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996
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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Michigan State Spartans 81 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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, correct as of July 8, 2022

Personal life

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

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.[5] 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.[6]

Krolicki also played for Premier Development League side K-W United.[7] 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.[8]

Before college, Krolicki played for the U-16 and U-18 Crew Academy Wolves in 2013 and 2014 in Michigan.[6] 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.[9]

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Montreal Impact selected Krolicki with the 53rd overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[10] He signed with the club on February 28, 2018.[11]

Krolicki made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, when he started in a 2–1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[12]

On November 21, 2019, Krolicki's contract option was declined by Montreal.[13]

Krolicki made the move to USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on January 15, 2020.[14] Timbers 2 opted to stop operating following the 2020 season.[15]

Honours

Club
Montreal Impact

Career statistics
As of matches played on August 28, 2019.
ClubseasonMLSPlayoffsCup[lower-alpha 1]Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montreal Impact20182400020260
20191000040140
Career totals3800020400
Reference:[17]
  1. Appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References
  1. "Krolicki, L'explorateur identitaire" [Krolicki, the identity explorer]. tvasports.ca (in French). Groupe TVA. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. "Ken Krolicki, drafted and signed". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. "Impact sign draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki to one-year contract". National Post. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "Ken Krolicki: World Traveler, Spartan For Life". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. "Ken Krolicki Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. "Montreal Impact selects Canton's Krolicki in MLS SuperDraft".
  7. "Ken Krolicki". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. "KW United finds success, is Canada ready for next step?". Red Nation Online.
  9. "U.S. Soccer Federation, Inc".
  10. "Impact selects midfielder Ken Krolicki in third round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. "Montreal Impact signs draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. "Timeline: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. "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. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. "T2 Announce Four Player Signings Ahead of 2020 USL Championship Season". timbers2.com. Timbers 2 FC. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  15. "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". 6 November 2020.
  16. "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  17. "Ken Krolicki » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2018.


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