- Kenji Treschuk
Football player infobox| playername= Kenji Treschuk
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|12|01
cityofbirth =Honolulu , HI
countryofbirth =United States
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Seattle Sounders
clubnumber = 16
position = Defender
youthyears = 2001-2004
youthclubs =Penn State
years = 2005
2006-2007
2007-2008
clubs = HCSC
AFC34
Seattle Sounders
caps(goals) =
53 (3)
pcupdate = September 27, 2008 [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Seattle Sounders Players Page | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.seattlesounders.net/players.php?ID=117 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-26 | language = ]Kenji Treschuk (born
December 26 ,1982 inHonolulu, Hawaii ) is an Americansoccer defender, who is currently with Seattle Sounders ofUSL 1st Division .Youth
Treschuk grew up in Hawaii where he attended
Moanalua High School . He led the team in scoring his junior and senior seasons, leading to his selection as an all state forward in 2000. He also played for the amateur Honolulu Bulls of theMen's Island Soccer Organization . He was offered scholorships at several small colleges, but opted to take a year off after high school. During that time, he played for several mainland traveling teams. WhenPenn State soccer coachBarry Gorman held a camp in Honolulu, Treschuk caught his eye. That brought an offer to play for Penn State, but Treschuk was not offered a scholarship until after his freshman season. [ [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Sep/15/sp/sp08a.html Treschuk prospers after delay of game] ]After graduating from Penn State, Treschuk spent several months playing for amateur HCSC in the town of
Den Helder, Netherlands in 2005. [ [http://starbulletin.com/columnist/column.php?id=10153&col_id=11 Treschuk to Holland, this time as a pro] ] He then had trials with several teams in the Netherlands, but was not offered a contract. He spent time with AFC34 before returning to the United States in 2007.eattle Sounders
After moving back to the United States in 2007 Treschuk signed with the Seattle Sounders of
USL 1st Division . Following a rookie season that saw him score 15 times in 26 regular season games, he was nominated for USL First Division Rookie of the Year in 2007 as a holding midfielder. Treschuk's name has been mentioned as a potential player forSeattle Sounders FC inMajor League Soccer . [cite web | url=http://www.prostamerika.com/MLS_Seattle.html | title=MLS Seattle | publisher=Prost Amerika | accessdate=2007-12-24]References
External links
* [http://www.seattlesounders.net/players.php?ID=117 Sounders Player Profile]
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