Mitch Piraux

Mitch Piraux
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Aaron Piraux
Date of birth (1995-04-18) April 18, 1995
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Whitecaps FC 2
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2010 Calgary Foothills
2011–2015 Whitecaps FC Residency
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 8 (0)
2015– Whitecaps FC 2 10 (0)
National team
2010 Canada U15 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:32, 27 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 14, 2015

Mitchell Aaron "Mitch" Piraux (born April 18, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL.

Career

Youth and Amateur

Piraux began his youth career with the Calgary Foothills before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2011.[1] He spent four seasons with the Residency program.

Piraux also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[2]

Professional

On February 17, 2015, Piraux signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, a USL affiliate club of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[4]

International

Piraux made two appearances for the Canadian under-15 national team in 2010. He has also been called in to the Canadian under-18 camp.

Personal life

In his spare time, he likes to play Call of Duty, eat sushi and go for long walks on the beach with his beautiful journalist girlfriend.

References

  1. MacKinnon, Jeff (5 June 2014). "Calgarian living dream playing pro soccer with Whitecaps". CalgaryHerald.com. Calgary Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. "2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. "Whitecaps FC add first three players to WFC2 roster". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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