Glenn Muenkat

Glenn Muenkat
Personal information
Full name Glenn Muenkat
Date of birth (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ottawa Internationals
2013–2017 Toronto FC
2017–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Toronto FC III 30 (7)
2019 Valour FC 13 (0)
International career
2017 Canada U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Glenn Muenkat (born 3 January 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

After moving to from Toronto to Ottawa with his family at age four, Muenkat began playing soccer at age five with Ottawa Internationals.[1] In 2013, he joined the academy programme of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.[2] In 2016, he played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario, scoring six goals in eighteen league appearances[3] as well as in the Premier Development League with one goal in eight appearances.[4]

The following season, he made another four league appearances for Toronto FC III before signing abroad with the academy of 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[2][5] At Kaiserslautern, he played for the U-19 and U-21 teams, making seven appearances for the U-19s and scoring two goals for the U-21s.[2][6]

Valour FC

On 8 January 2019, Muenkat returned to Canada and signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[2] On 8 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Cavalry FC.[6] That season, Muenkat made thirteen league appearances, including two starts, and one appearance in the Canadian Championship.[6] On 29 November 2019, the club announced that Muenkat would not be returning for the 2020 season.[7]

International career

In 2013 and 2014, Muenkat participated in two Canada U15 identification camps, and was later called up to two Canada U18 camps in 2015 and 2016.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Glenn Muenkat". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Valour FC ink former Canadian youth internationals Glenn Muenkat and Jordan Murrell". Canadian Premier League. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Glenn Muenkat 2016". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "TFC Academy Stats 2016". USL League Two. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Glenn Muenkat 2017". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Glenn Muenkat". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Valour FC Roster Moves". Valour FC. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.[permanent dead link‍]