Glenn Muenkat Explained

Glenn Muenkat
Fullname:Glenn Muenkat
Birth Date:3 January 1999
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.80 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Ottawa Internationals
Youthyears2:2013–2017
Youthclubs2:Toronto FC
Youthyears3:2017–2018
Youthclubs3:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Toronto FC III
Caps1:30
Goals1:7
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Valour FC
Caps2:13
Goals2:0
Nationalteam1:Canada U18
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:19 October 2019

Glenn Muenkat (born 3 January 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

After moving to from Toronto to Ottawa with his family at age four, Muenkat began playing soccer at age five with Ottawa Internationals.[1] In 2013, he joined the academy programme of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.[2] In 2016, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario, scoring six goals in eighteen league appearances[3] as well as in the Premier Development League with one goal in eight appearances.[4]

The following season, he made another four league appearances for Toronto FC III before signing abroad with the academy of 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[5] At Kaiserslautern, he played for the U-19 and U-21 teams, making seven appearances for the U-19s and scoring two goals for the U-21s.[6]

Valour FC

On 8 January 2019, Muenkat returned to Canada and signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC. On 8 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Cavalry FC. That season, Muenkat made thirteen league appearances, including two starts, and one appearance in the Canadian Championship. On 29 November 2019, the club announced that Muenkat would not be returning for the 2020 season.[7]

International career

In 2013 and 2014, Muenkat participated in two Canada U15 identification camps, and was later called up to two Canada U18 camps in 2015 and 2016.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenn Muenkat . Canada Soccer . 10 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Valour FC ink former Canadian youth internationals Glenn Muenkat and Jordan Murrell . Canadian Premier League . 10 May 2019 . 8 January 2019 . 28 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428010023/https://canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-sign-canadians-jordan-murrell-and-glenn-muenkat . live .
  3. Web site: Glenn Muenkat 2016 . League1 Ontario . 10 May 2019 . 10 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510131557/https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/12305720?subseason=279921 . live .
  4. Web site: TFC Academy Stats 2016. USL League Two. 2020-10-03. 2020-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20201007115710/https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/stats/team_instance/1785687?subseason=278141&tab=team_instance_player_stats&tool=1769715. live.
  5. Web site: Glenn Muenkat 2017 . League1 Ontario . 10 May 2019 . 10 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510131601/https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/17974341 . live .
  6. Web site: Glenn Muenkat . Soccerway . 10 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Valour FC Roster Moves . Valour FC . 29 November 2019 . 29 November 2019 .