Ken Krolicki


Ken Krolicki is a Japanese-American footballer who currently plays for Portland Timbers 2 in the USL Championship.

Personal life

Krolicki was born in Tokyo, Japan, to a Polish-American father and a Japanese mother and holds both Japanese and American passports. He has one older brother, one older sister, and one younger brother.
Krolicki moved to Fukuoka Prefecture as a young child, and grew up in Kitakyushu, Japan and moved to Michigan as a freshman in high school. He majored in applied engineering sciences at Michigan State.

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. 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.
Krolicki also played for Premier Development League side K-W United. 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.
Before college, Krolicki played for the U-16 and U-18 Crew Academy Wolves in 2013 and 2014 in Michigan. 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.

Professional

On January 21, 2018, Montreal Impact selected Krolicki with the 53rd overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He signed with the club on February 28, 2018.
Krolicki made his professional debut on March 4, 2018 when he started in a 2–1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
On November 21, 2019, Krolicki's contract option was declined by Montreal.
Krolicki made the move to USL Championship side Portland Timbers 2 on January 15, 2020.

Honours

Club

;Montreal Impact