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Greg Janicki
Personal information
Full name	Gregory Janicki
Date of birth	July 9, 1984 (age 25)
Place of birth	New Baltimore, Michigan, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	D.C. United
Number	16
Youth career
2003–2006	Michigan State Spartans
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Greg Janicki (born July 9, 1984 in New Baltimore, Michigan) is an American soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Janicki attended Anchor Bay High School, where he recorded a school soccer record of 74 goals and 32 assists in three seasons.^[1] As a senior, he placed third in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Soccer Award.^[1]

Janicki played college soccer for Michigan State University, playing 61 matches over four seasons. During his senior year, Janicki played in eighteen games, tallying two goals and an assist, and was named as a second-team member of the NSCAA/adidas All-Great Lakes Region team, and to the All-Big Ten First Team. During his college years, Janicki also played in the USL Premier Development League for both Michigan Bucks and West Michigan Edge.

[edit] Professional

Janicki signed his first professional contract in 2008, playing in the USL Second Division for Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Janicki appeared in 14 games for the Hounds, registering one assist. Following the conclusion of the 2008 USL-2 season, Janicki was loaned to D.C. United for the remainder of the year and signed to a developmental contract with D.C. United.^[2]^[3] He made his debut for the team on October 1, 2008, in a group stage match of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 game against Mexican side Cruz Azul^[4]. He appeared in three league games and five Champions League matches in 2008, after which he was signed to a senior contract^[5].

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Player Bio: Greg Janicki". MSUSpartans.cstv.com. CBS Interactive. http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/janicki_greg00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ Butler, Brian (2008-09-16). "Teams beef up rosters prior to freeze deadline". Major League Soccer. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080916&content_id=188371&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
^ Major League Soccer (2008-09-12), "D.C. United signs Thabiso Khumalo and Greg Janicki", OurSportsCentral.com (Washington, D.C.), http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3717282, retrieved 2009-04-15
^ (PDF) Match Statistics, Washington, D.C.: CONCACAF, 2008-10-01, http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7169.pdf, retrieved 2009-04-15
^ Goff, Steve (2009-02-19). "DCU Roster Update". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/02/dcu_roster_update_1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[edit] External links

[msu-profile-0] "Player Bio: Greg Janicki". MSUSpartans.cstv.com. CBS Interactive. http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/janicki_greg00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[1] Butler, Brian (2008-09-16). "Teams beef up rosters prior to freeze deadline". Major League Soccer. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080916&content_id=188371&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

[2] Major League Soccer (2008-09-12), "D.C. United signs Thabiso Khumalo and Greg Janicki", OurSportsCentral.com (Washington, D.C.), http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3717282, retrieved 2009-04-15

[3] (PDF) Match Statistics, Washington, D.C.: CONCACAF, 2008-10-01, http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/matchreport/7169.pdf, retrieved 2009-04-15

[4] Goff, Steve (2009-02-19). "DCU Roster Update". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/02/dcu_roster_update_1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15.

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