Chris Pozniak

Krzysztof "Christopher" Poźniak (born January 10, 1981) is a Polish-Canadian soccer player who plays for Dundee in the Scottish First Division.

Biography

Pozniak was born in Kraków, Poland. His parents, Tadeusz and Elżbieta, emigrated to Canada in 1990. He has one sister, Kinga. He began his professional career with the Toronto Lynx at age 18. He has since played for FK Haugesund of the Norwegian Second division 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 TFC's inaugural season. In his first year at TFC, Pozniak featured in the defense and midfield acting as a backup and occasional starter.

On November 21, 2007, Pozniak was selected tenth by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. On March 28, 2008 he was traded to CD Chivas USA for John Cunliffe. In May 2008 he moved to Vancouver Whitcaps. He released him in July with a link to Europe.

Chris signed a one-year deal with Dundee on 7 August 2008.

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 21 caps and become an important contributing member for Canada's squad.Pozniak has recently been called up Canada's 2010 World cup qualifying campaign, he has been called up to the full squad for matches against Houndaras and Mexico on the 11th and 15th of October 2008.

Links

• Official Website

Sources