| Ken Krolicki | |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Canton High School |
| Youthyears2: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Michigan Jaguars |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Crew Academy Wolves |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Collegecaps1: | 81 |
| Collegegoals1: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | K-W United |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Montreal Impact |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | Portland Timbers 2 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Bentleigh Greens |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | July 8, 2022 |
Ken Krolicki (born March 15, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who last plays for NPL Victoria side Bentleigh Greens.
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.
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]
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]
| Club | season | MLS | Playoffs | Cup[18] | 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 | ||
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