Joe Kuzminsky
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colorado Rapids | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | UAB Blazers | 50 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Real Colorado Foxes | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Charleston Battery | 99 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Maccabi Haifa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023 | |||
Joe Kuzminsky (born January 26, 1994) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]Kuzminsky played five years of college soccer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham between 2012 and 2016, including a red-shirted year in 2012.[1]
Kuzminsky also played with USL PDL side Real Colorado Foxes in 2014.[2]
Kuzminsky signed with USL Championship club Charleston Battery on March 21, 2017.[3]
In January 2020, Kuzminsky was sent on a season-long loan to Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.[4]
Kuzminsky entered the 2022 season as the longest-tenured player on the Battery, his sixth year with the team.[5] He played his 100th overall game for the club on April 23, 2022, against Louisville City FC, a 1–1 draw at home.[6] Kuzminsky also scored the fire goal of his career during the 2022 season, finding the back of the net in stoppage time against Loudoun United FC in a successful last-ditch effort to earn a 1–1 draw at the death.[7] Following the 2022 season, Kuzminsky was released by Charleston.[8]
On December 9, 2022, it was announced that Kuzminsky would join USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks for their 2023 season.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Kuzminsky - 2016 Men's Soccer Roster - University of Alabama at Birmingham". Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Charleston Battery sign 5 ahead of home opener | WCIV". Abcnews4.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "KUZMINSKY SET TO JOIN MACCABI HAIFA ON LOAN DEAL". CharlestonBattery.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Battery Announce Initial Slate of Returning Players for 2022".
- ^ "Battery earn point in 1-1 draw with Louisville".
- ^ "Goalkeeper Kuzminsky scores late goal to steal point against Loudoun".
- ^ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023".
- ^ "Switchbacks FC Sign Central Goalkeeper Joe Kuzminsky".
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