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.[6]
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]
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