Mitch Piraux
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Aaron Piraux | ||
| Date of birth | April 18, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UBC Thunderbirds | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Calgary Foothills | ||
| 2011–2015 | Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | UBC Thunderbirds | 8 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Canada U15 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2015 | |||
Mitchell Aaron "Mitch" Piraux (born April 18, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the UBC Thunderbirds.
Career
[edit]Youth and amateur
[edit]Piraux began his youth career with the Calgary Foothills before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2011.[1] He spent four seasons with the Residency program.
Piraux also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[2] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Piraux would not return to the club for the 2017 season.[3]
Professional
[edit]On February 17, 2015, Piraux signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, a USL affiliate club of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5]
International
[edit]Piraux made two appearances for the Canadian under-15 national team in 2010. He has also been called in to the Canadian under-18 camp.
References
[edit]- ^ MacKinnon, Jeff (5 June 2014). "Calgarian living dream playing pro soccer with Whitecaps". CalgaryHerald.com. Calgary Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Whitecaps FC 2 (December 20, 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Whitecaps FC 2.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Calgary
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer players
- University and college men's soccer players in Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen