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Chris Pozniak 
Personal information Full name Krzysztof Pozniak Date of birth January 10, 1981 Place of birth Kraków, Poland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position defender Club information Current club Haugesund Number 4 Youth career 1994–1995 Scarborough Azzurri Blues Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2001 Toronto Lynx 42 (0) 2001–2004 Örebro 45 (1) 2004–2006 Haugesund 67 (9) 2007 Toronto FC 22 (0) 2008 Chivas USA 4 (0) 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 7 (1) 2008–2009 Dundee 24 (1) 2009–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (0) 2010– Haugesund 51 (2) National team‡ 1998–2001 Canada U-20 16 (0) 2002–2004 Canada U-23 9 (3) 2002– Canada 24 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2009Chris Pozniak (born January 10, 1981 in Kraków) is a Polish-born Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Haugesund in the Tippeligaen.
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Club career
Pozniak emigrated with his parents, Tadeusz and Elżbieta, and sister Kinga, to Canada in 1990.[1]
He began his professional career with the Toronto Lynx at age 18. Poźniak has since played for FK Haugesund of the Norwegian Second division and Örebro SK of the Allsvenskan in Sweden.
On November 22, 2006, Toronto FC manager Mo Johnston announced the signings of Pozniak along with fellow Canadians Adam Braz and Marco Reda for TFC's inaugural season.[2] In his first year at TFC, Pozniak featured in the defense and midfield acting as a backup and occasional starter.
On November 21, 2007, Pozniak was selected tenth by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.[3] On March 28, 2008 he was traded to CD Chivas USA for John Cunliffe.[4] In May 2008 he moved to Vancouver Whitecaps. [1] He was released in July with a link to Europe.
Pozniak signed a one-year deal with Dundee on 7 August 2008[5] and left the club on 29 June 2009.[6]
On July 30, 2009, the Whitecaps announced that they had signed him for a second spell at the club. The deal lasted until the end of the season, and had an option for 2010, which was not picked up.[7]
International career
Pozniak has been capped by Canada at the U20, U23, and senior levels. He competed in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. His first senior cap for Canada came in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Haiti as a late game substitute. He has since earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals, and become an important contributing member for Canada's squad.[8] He has represented Canada in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[9]
Career stats
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup Total 1999 Toronto Lynx A-League — — 2000 — — 2001 — — Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Total 2001 Örebro Allsvenskan — 2002 — 2003 — 2004 — Norway League Norwegian Football Cup League Cup Total 2004 FK Haugesund Premier League — 2005 — 2006 — Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup Total 2007 Toronto FC Major League Soccer 22 0 — — 22 0 USA League Open Cup League Cup Total 2008 Chivas USA Major League Soccer 4 0 0 0 — 4 0 Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup Total 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps First Division 7 1 2 0 — 9 1 Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total 2008–09 Dundee F.C. First Division 26 1 1 0 0 0 27 1 Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup Total 2009 Vancouver Whitecaps First Division — 2010 USSF Division 2 — Norway League Norwegian Football Cup League Cup Total 2010 FK Haugesund Premier League 28 1 0 0 — 28 1 2011 23 1 3 0 — 26 1 Total Canada 71 1 2 0 — 73 1 Sweden 45 1 — 45 1 Norway 108 11 0 0 — 108 11 USA 4 0 0 0 — 4 0 Scotland 26 1 1 0 0 0 27 1 Career total 246 13 3 0 0 0 249 13 References
- ^ "Chris Pozniak's biography". chrispozniak.com. 2006-11-26. http://www.chrispozniak.com/bio.html. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Canadian players". Toronto FC. 2006-11-26. http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20061122&content_id=79242&vkey=news_t280&fext=.jsp&team=t280. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
- ^ "Earthquakes select first 10 players in Expansion Draft". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2007-11-21. http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=216641. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Quakes make deal for offense". San Jose Mercury News. 2008-03-28. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8732113. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Pozniak signs up". thedees.co.uk. 2008-08-07. http://www.thedees.co.uk/news_detail.asp?ID=2408. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Kerr is latest to join". dundeefc.co.uk. 2009-06-29. http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?ID=2758. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Pozniak returns to the Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.com. 2009-07-30. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature07290901.aspx. Retrieved 2009-07-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Chris Pozniak player profile". Canada Soccer Association. 2006-11-26. http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/profile.asp?id=106&sub=3. Retrieved 2006-11-26.[dead link]
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
- Chris Pozniak career stats at Soccerbase
- Player profile - CanadaSoccer
- Career stats - National Football Teams
- Player profile - Vancouover Whitecaps
Canada squads Canada squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Third Place 
Canada squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Canada squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup • 2 Braz • 3 Jazić • 4 Reda • 5 Hainault • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 Harmse • 9 Friend • 10 Gerba • 11 Hastings • 12 Gervais • 13 Hutchinson • 14 De Rosario • 15 Bernier • 16 Nash • 17 Hume • 18 Nakajima • 19 Ribeiro • 20 Pozniak • 21 Ledgerwood • 22 Onstad • 23 Giacomi • Coach: Hart
Canada squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Sutton • 2 Cann • 3 Klukowski • 4 Hainault • 5 McKenna • 6 de Guzman • 7 Stalteri • 8 de Jong • 9 Gerba • 10 Johnson • 11 Hastings • 12 Nakajima • 13 Hutchinson • 14 Jakovic • 15 Simpson • 16 Jackson • 17 Peters • 18 Wagenaar • 19 Harmse • 20 Bernier • 21 Pozniak • 22 Stamatopoulos • 23 Gbeke • Coach: HartFK Haugesund – current squad 1 Kristiansen · 2 Våge Nilsen · 3 Decamps · 4 Pozniak · 5 Nygaard · 7 Jóhannesson · 9 Søderlund · 10 Bangura · 11 Andreassen · 12 Øvernes · 13 Mæland · 14 Steinsland · 15 Kråkmo · 16 Anyora · 18 Skjerve · 19 Haraldseid · 20 Savolainen · 21 Andersen · 23 Bamberg · 25 Tronseth · 26 Deilkås · 28 Hansen · 44 Đurđić · Coach: Grindhaug
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Kraków
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- Polish emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Association football defenders
- Canadian soccer players
- Canadian men's international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer people in the United States
- Toronto Lynx (USISL A-League) players
- Toronto Lynx (USL A-League) players
- Örebro SK players
- FK Haugesund players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Toronto FC players
- Chivas USA players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (USL First Division) players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Allsvenskan players
- Norwegian Premier League players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
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