ProStars FC

Full name ProStars Football Club
Nickname(s) PFC
Founded 2013
Ground Victoria Park Stadium
Capacity 2,000
Coach Josef Komlodi
League League1 Ontario
Website Club website

ProStars FC is a Canadian soccer team based in Mississauga, Ontario. The organization was founded in 2013. The club plays in the semi-professional League1 Ontario, part of the third division in the Canadian soccer league system. The team play their home games at Victoria Park Stadium in Brampton, Ontario. The team's colours are blue for home games and white for away games. [1][2]

History

ProStars FC was founded as Pro Stars Soccer Academy in 2013. The key philosophy for ProStars is to develop, teach and promote Academy and Professional soccer to all ages, in a safe and healthy environment. Integrated in this is the building of self-esteem, self-confidence, teamwork, respect for self and others, and the inherent benefits of physical exercise. [3][4][5]

Successes of the academy did not go unnoticed as a steady stream of players were invited to try-outs for professional soccer teams in Europe.[6]

Team staff

  • Hungary Josef Komlodi – technical director[7]
  • Albania Indrit Fortuzi - head coach
  • Romania Gabriel Pop – assistant coach
  • Sherry Youssef – general manager
  • Gordana Polancec-Marin - academy manager

Players

First team

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of May 8, 2018.[8]

No. Position Player Nation
— Goalkeeper Jonathan Albanese  Canada
— Goalkeeper Martin Stachowiak  Canada
— Defender David Bain  Canada
— Defender Jack Crawford  Canada
— Defender Xhunejd Nexhipi  Albania
— Defender Ethan Millington-Clarke  Canada
— Defender Silas Obeng  Ghana
— Defender George Owusu  Ghana
— Midfielder Uday Arora  Canada
— Midfielder Matthew Brown  Canada
— Midfielder Victor Fleming  Canada
— Midfielder Nathaniel McAuley  Canada
— Midfielder Dylan Micallef  Canada
— Midfielder Jason Muzvidziwa  Canada
— Midfielder Juxhin Nexhipi  Albania
— Midfielder Jesse Okorie  Canada
— Midfielder Briam Lopez  Canada
— Midfielder Xavier Wright  Canada
— Midfielder Mohammad Mosaab Zabra  Canada
— Forward Muhammed Ashim  Canada
— Forward Kibwe Dyer  Canada
— Forward Ezekiel Uadiale  Canada
— Forward Aleksander Zwierzynski  Canada

Professional players

The following players have trained in ProStars academy programs or played for the League1 team, and then signed professional deals, or played professionally before joining the League1 team. Player names in bold have senior international caps. The team listed is their last known professional team.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "League1". league1ontario.com.
  2. ↑ "Pro Stars FC - Northern Starting XI". northernstartingeleven.com.
  3. ↑ "Meet the coaches at Pro Stars Soccer Academy". mississauga.com.
  4. ↑ "League 1 Ontario Soccer Season has started". bramptonguardian.com.
  5. ↑ "Semi-pro women's soccer team comes to Vaughan". yorkregion.com.
  6. ↑ "News". PRO STARS SOCCER ACADEMY.
  7. ↑ "Coaches - ProStars FC". ProStars FC. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "ProStars FC - 2018 Regular Season - Statistics". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "PLAYERS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SUCCESS FROM PROSTARS - ProStars FC". ProStars FC. January 1, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Magazine, RedNation Online: Your Canadian Soccer. "Canadian Player Pool". www.rednationonline.ca. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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