Glenn Muenkat (born 3 January 1999) is a Canadian
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player who plays as a
midfielder.
Club career
Early career
After moving to from
Toronto to
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
with his family at age four, Muenkat began playing soccer at age five with Ottawa Internationals.
In 2013, he joined the academy programme of
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
side
Toronto FC.
In 2016, he played with
Toronto FC III
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...
in
League1 Ontario, scoring six goals in eighteen league appearances as well as in the
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...
with one goal in eight appearances.
The following season, he made another four league appearances for Toronto FC III before signing abroad with the academy of
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
side
1. FC Kaiserslautern.
At Kaiserslautern, he played for the U-19 and U-21 teams, making seven appearances for the U-19s and scoring two goals for the U-21s.
Valour FC
On 8 January 2019, Muenkat returned to Canada and signed with
Canadian Premier League side
Valour FC.
On 8 May 2019, he made his professional debut as a starter in a 1–0 loss to
Cavalry FC.
That season, Muenkat made thirteen league appearances, including two starts, and one appearance in the
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contest ...
.
On 29 November 2019, the club announced that Muenkat would not be returning for the 2020 season.
International career
In 2013 and 2014, Muenkat participated in two Canada U15 identification camps, and was later called up to two
Canada U18 camps in 2015 and 2016.
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muenkat, Glenn
1999 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Canadian men's soccer players
Soccer players from Toronto
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Toronto FC players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Valour FC players
League1 Ontario players
Canadian Premier League players
Toronto FC Academy players