Mitch Piraux
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Aaron Piraux
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 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)
*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

Youth and Amateur

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

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

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

  1. ↑ MacKinnon, Jeff (5 June 2014). "Calgarian living dream playing pro soccer with Whitecaps". CalgaryHerald.com. Calgary Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.