Rareș "Chris" Șerban (born November 15, 1995) is a former Canadian

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player who last played for

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in the

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Club career

Early career

Şerban spent his youth career with the Calgary Villains, spent one year with the Calgary Chinooks before moving to the Whitecaps FC Residency program. He spent his college career at the

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. In his only season with the Thunderbirds, he made 16 appearances and tallied two assists and was named 2014 CIS Rookie of the Year. Şerban also played in the

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for

Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23, formerly known as Whitecaps FC Reserves, was a Canadian soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although founded in 2005 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Divisi ...

Whitecaps FC 2

On February 24, 2015, Şerban signed a professional contract with

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, a

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affiliate club of

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. He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to

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. He would spend three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season. Şerban would not be signed to a USL deal with the Whitecaps new affiliate,

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Cavalry FC

After playing the

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with

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, Şerban joined Cavalry FC of the

in December 2018. In April 2019 it was revealed Şerban suffered a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season match with

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International career

Şerban is eligible to represent

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through naturalization and

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through birth. Şerban was a member of the Canadian under-20 national team that competed in the

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. In May 2016, Şerban was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against

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and

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. Şerban saw action in both matches.

Personal life

Şerban was born in

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...

, Bistrița-Năsăud to Romanian parents. At age two, he and his family moved to

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

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Honours

Calgary Foothills * PDL Championship:

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Calvary FC *

(Regular season): **Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019 *

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**Runners-up:

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Individual *

CIS Cis or cis- may refer to: Places * Cis, Trentino, in Italy * In Poland: ** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central ** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Math, science and biology * cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...

Rookie of the Year: 2014

References

External links

Chris Serban at Whitecaps FC 2Chris Serban at UBC Thunderbirds
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Şerban, Chris 1995 births Living people Men's association football defenders category:Sportspeople from Bistrița Soccer players from Calgary Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Romanian men's footballers Romanian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players Whitecaps FC 2 players Cavalry FC players USL League Two players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players