Chris Pozniak

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Personal information
Chris Pozniak
Full name	Chris Pozniak
Date of birth	January 10, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Toronto FC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2004 2004-2006 2007—	Toronto Lynx Örebro SK F.K. Haugesund Toronto FC
National team²
1998-2001 2002-2004 2002-present	Canada U-20 Canada U-23 Canada	16 (0) 9 (3) 16 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 23, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 23, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Chris Pozniak (born January 10, 1981) is a Polish-Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC.

1 Biography
2 National team
3 See also
4 Sources

[edit] Biography

Pozniak was born in Kraków, Poland. His parents Tadeusz and Elzbieta, emigrated to Canada in 1990. He has one sister Kinga.^[1] He began his professional career with the Toronto Lynx at the age of 18. He has since played for FK Haugesund of the Norwegian Premier League 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 the inaugural season of TFC.^[2] He is expected to play left fullback or compete with Jim Brennan for time at the left midfield position.

[edit] National team

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 level cap for Canada came in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Haiti as a late game substitute. He has since earned a total of 16 caps and become an important contributing member for Canada's squad.^[3]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] Sources

^ Chris Pozniak's biography. chrispozniak.com (2006-11-26). Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
^ Toronto FC sign three Canadian players. Toronto FC (2006-11-26). Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
^ Chris Pozniak player profile. Canada Soccer Association (2006-11-26). Retrieved on 2006-11-26.

Toronto FC - Current Squad
Expansion team; to begin in 2007. 2 Boyens \| 9 Casey \| 19 Asante \| 33 Robinson \| - Braz \| - Brennan \| - Buddle \| - Cancela \| - Chencinski \| - Dyachenko \| - Edu \| - Eskandarian \| - Gonsalves \| - Gray \| - Guzman \| - Hemming \| - Kotschau \| - Mulrooney \| - Nagamura \| - O'Brien \| - Pozniak \| - Reda \| - Roberts \| - Smith \| - Sutton \| - West \| Coach: Johnston