Max Piepgrass

Personal information
Full name Maxwell Reed Pieprass[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2013–2021 Calgary Foothills
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– CBU Capers 21 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Cavalry FC 2 (0)
2024 Cavalry FC 0 (0)
2024 → Cavalry FC U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 25, 2024

Maxwell Reed Piepgrass (born April 7, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Piepgrass played youth soccer with the Calgary Foothills.[2] In 2019, he played for Team Alberta at the Western Canada Summer Games.[3] He became part of the Cavalry FC U20 development squad and in August 2020 was invited to train with the club's first team during the 2020 season.[2]

University career

In November 2021, he committed to Cape Breton University to play for the men's soccer team beginning in the fall of 2022.[4][5] In 2023, he was named an AUS First Team All-Star.[6] In 2024, he was named an AUS Second Team All-Star.[7]

Club career

In August 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.[8][9] He made his professional debut for the club on August 11 against Pacific FC.[10] In 2023, Piepgrass played for League1 Alberta club Calgary Foothills in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series.[11] In April 2024, he signed a U Sports contract with Cavalry, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility.[12] In August 2024, he departed the club to return to university, per the terms of his U Sports contract, with the club retaining his rights for 2025.[13]

International career

In April 2022, Piepgrass was called up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two matches against Costa Rica.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. ^ a b Jacques, John (August 4, 2020). "Cavalry FC Adds Six Youngsters To Training Squad". Northern Tribune.
  3. ^ "Squad announced for Western Canada Summer Games". Alberta Soccer Association. June 14, 2019.
  4. ^ LeBlanc, Corey (November 2, 2021). "CBU men's soccer program adds quality midfielder". Cape Breton Capers.
  5. ^ "Max Piepgrass CBU profile". CBU Capers.
  6. ^ LeBlanc, Corey (October 28, 2023). "CBU foursome named AUS first-team all-stars, Midfielder Jason Hartill receives second-team nod". CBU Capers.
  7. ^ "SMU's Colby Mercer earns 2024 AUS Men's Soccer MVP award". Atlantic University Sport. October 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Cavalry FC signs local player Max Piepgrass to developmental contract". Canadian Premier League. August 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (August 2, 2021). "Cavalry FC Adds Foothills Youngster Max Piepgrass". Northern Tribune.
  10. ^ Cavalry FC [@CPLCavalryFC] (August 11, 2021). "90'+5' - SUBSTITUTION Max Piepgrass makes his Cavalry debut replacing José Hernández CAV 0 – 0 PAC" (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Max Piepgrass profile". League1 Alberta. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces U SPORTS Contracts for Myroniuk, Piepgrass and Rogozinski". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "U Sports contract update". Cavalry FC. August 15, 2024.
  14. ^ "Cape Breton Capers recruit attending Canadian under-20 national team camp". SaltWire Network. April 19, 2022.
  15. ^ "Capers Recruit Max Piepgrass among players invited to Canada U-20 national team camp for April". Cape Breton Capers. April 6, 2022.