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Ken Krolicki

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Ken Krolicki
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 28)
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

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

Personal life

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Krolicki was born in Tokyo,[1] Japan, to a Polish-American father[2][3] and a Japanese mother and holds both Japanese and American passports.[3][4] 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.[5] He majored in applied engineering sciences at Michigan State.[6]

Career

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College and amateur

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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.[6] 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.[7]

Krolicki also played for Premier Development League side K-W United.[8] 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.[9]

Before college, Krolicki played for the U-16 and U-18 Crew Academy Wolves in 2013 and 2014 in Michigan.[7] 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.[10]

Professional

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On January 21, 2018, Montreal Impact selected Krolicki with the 53rd overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11] He signed with the club on February 28, 2018.[12]

Krolicki made his professional debut on March 4, 2018, when he started in a 2–1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[13]

On November 21, 2019, Krolicki's contract option was declined by Montreal.[14]

Krolicki made the move to USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on January 15, 2020.[15] Timbers 2 opted to stop operating following the 2020 season.[16]

Honours

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Club

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Montreal Impact

Career statistics

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As of matches played on August 28, 2019.
Club season MLS Playoffs Cup[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montreal Impact 2018 24 0 0 0 2 0 26 0
2019 10 0 0 0 4 0 14 0
Career totals 38 0 0 0 2 0 40 0
Reference:[18]
  1. ^ Appearances in the Canadian Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Krolicki, L'explorateur identitaire" [Krolicki, the identity explorer]. tvasports.ca (in French). Groupe TVA. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (April 26, 2021). "Od potomka "Witkacego" po Dybalę. Egzotycznymi śladami Polaków". sport.tvp.pl.
  3. ^ a b "Ken Krolicki, drafted and signed". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Impact sign draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki to one-year contract". National Post. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ken Krolicki: World Traveler, Spartan For Life". Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ^ a b "Ken Krolicki Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  7. ^ a b "Montreal Impact selects Canton's Krolicki in MLS SuperDraft".
  8. ^ "Ken Krolicki". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  9. ^ "KW United finds success, is Canada ready for next step?". Red Nation Online.
  10. ^ "U.S. Soccer Federation, Inc".
  11. ^ "Impact selects midfielder Ken Krolicki in third round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". impactmontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Montreal Impact signs draft pick midfielder Ken Krolicki". montrealgazette.com. Montreal Gazette. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Timeline: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". 6 November 2020.
  17. ^ "L'Impact de Montréal remporte le Championnat canadien". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  18. ^ "Ken Krolicki » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 2 June 2018.


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