Michał Misiewicz

Michał Misiewicz
Personal information
Full name Michał Jerzy Misiewicz
Date of birth (1990-10-11) October 11, 1990
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Retired (GK Coach)
Youth career
2005–2006 SSV Jahn Regensburg
2006–2007 Śląsk Wrocław
2007–2008 Plymouth Argyle
2008–2009 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sunderland 0 (0)
2010–2012 Polonia Bytom 22 (0)
2012 FC Edmonton 4 (0)
2013–2014 Blyth Spartans F.C. 21 (0)
National team‡
2006 Canada U17 5 (0)
2008–2009 Canada U20 7 (0)
2012 Canada U23 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 10, 2013.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 31, 2012

Michał Jerzy Misiewicz (born October 11, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who is currently retired. He has represented Canada at under-17, under-20 and under-23 level. Michal now coaches GK's in Calgary, AB, Canada and runs his own GK Academy.

Early life and career

Misiewicz was born in the Greek capital of Athens to Polish parents,[2] and then the family moved to Alberta in Canada.[3] Misiewicz left his home at the age of 14 to pursue a career in Europe and spent a year in Germany with SSV Jahn Regensburg.[3][4] He moved to Polish club Śląsk Wrocław in 2006 and six months later travelled to England with his coach, who had received a job offer there.[3] Misiewicz had a successful trial with Football League Championship club Plymouth Argyle during the spring of 2007 and signed a two-year apprenticeship in June.[2][3] Under the guidance of Rhys Wilmot,[2] he helped the club's under-18 side reach the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup and win the South West Conference of the Football League Youth Alliance during the 2007–08 season.[5][6] Misiewicz joined Premier League side Sunderland in the summer of 2008 and won Group D of the Premier Academy League in his first season with the club.[7] He signed a one-year professional contract in 2009,[8] and spent a season playing for the club's reserve team.[9] He was released at the end of the 2009–10 campaign.[4]

Misiewicz joined Blyth Spartans for the 2013 season following solid performances in a set of pre-season friendlies. He made his competitive debut at Witton Albion and saved a first half penalty to contribute to a 1-0 victory with the Spartans down to 9 men.

Club career

Polonia Bytom

In July 2010, he signed a three-year contract with Polonia Bytom.[4]

FC Edmonton

In March 2012, Misiewicz joined North American Soccer League club FC Edmonton.[10]

International career

Misiewicz was a member of the Canadian U-17, U-20 and U-23 (Olympic team) national teams.

He has also represented Alberta numerous times during Provincial and Canadian National Championships and was successful winning the U-13 Championships in the 2003 season with Southern Alberta, coming in 4th at the National Championships with the U-14 Alberta team in 2004 and winning the U-16 National Championship with team Alberta for the 2006 title and even scoring in the final game with a confident penalty shot.

Misiewicz was given the starting keeping position with the Canada U23 team during the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He played in all four matches, including a 2–0 win over the United States in the group stage and was named MVP against El Salvador in a 0-0 draw, however Canada failed to qualify.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Michal Misiewicz". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Green Shoots". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Rycroft, Ben (3 April 2012). "Misiewicz impresses on national stage". CBC Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Michał Misiewicz zawodnikiem Polonii" (in Polish). Polonia Bytom. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Who Will Fill Lil's Boots". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Season 2007/08 – Puma Youth Alliance" (PDF). The Football League. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sunderland U18s 2 Barnsley U18s 1". Sunderland A.F.C. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Injury boost for 'keeper Fulop". Sunderland A.F.C. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "O'Donovan in reserve squad". Sunderland A.F.C. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Morse, Andreas (21 March 2012). "Off-Season Player Movement Continues At FC Edmonton". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 13 April 2012.


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