Kenneth Kronholm (born October 14, 1985) is an American former professional
soccer
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player who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. The son of an American father and a German mother, Kenneth Kronholm was born in
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
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but grew up mostly in
Heidelberg, Germany
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
. Following a long career in Germany, he transferred to the
Major League Soccer
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side
Chicago Fire FC
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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in 2019. Following the 2021 season, Kronholm's contract option was declined by Chicago.
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1985 births
Living people
People from Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Sportspeople from Fairfax County, Virginia
Association football goalkeepers
American soccer players
German footballers
German people of American descent
Soccer players from Virginia
VfL Wolfsburg II players
FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
Fortuna Düsseldorf players
FSV Frankfurt players
FC Hansa Rostock players
SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
SSV Jahn Regensburg players
VfR Mannheim players
SV Elversberg players
Holstein Kiel players
Chicago Fire FC players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Major League Soccer players
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