Ken Krolicki (born March 15, 1996) is a Japanese-American footballer who plays for NPL Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bentleigh Greens SC | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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– | Bentleigh Greens | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 8, 2022 |
Krolicki was born in Tokyo,[1] Japan, to a Polish[citation needed]-American father[2] and a Japanese mother and holds both Japanese and American passports.[2][3] He has one older brother, (Shean Krolicki) one older sister, (Yuki Krolicki) and one younger half brother (Wray Krolicki). 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]
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]
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]
Club | season | MLS | Playoffs | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
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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 | |
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