Mark Nerkowski
Encyclopedia
Mark Nerkowski is an American
soccer player who currently plays for A.A.C. Eagles
in the USASA
-affiliated Metropolitan Soccer League.
, Poland
, before returning to the upstate New York area to attend high school. He played club soccer for Syracuse Blitz Crunch and the Rochester Junior Rhinos, and went on to play college soccer
at Pfeiffer University
.
During his college career Nerkowski also played in the USL Premier Development League
with the Cleveland Internationals
.
, and made his pro debut on May 10, 2008 in Wilmington's 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace Baltimore. He made 11 appearances in total, and scored one goal for the Hammerheads, before moving to the Western Mass Pioneers
in 2009.
When the Pioneers self relegated to the USL Premier Development League
in 2010, Newkowski left the club. He subsequently played Chicago
-based amateur side A.A.C. Eagles
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player who currently plays for A.A.C. Eagles
A.A.C. Eagles
A.A.C. Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1940, the team plays in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USASA
USASA
The United States Adult Soccer Association is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States...
-affiliated Metropolitan Soccer League.
College and Amateur
Nerkowski was born in the United States, but spent much of his childhood in CzęstochowaCzestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, before returning to the upstate New York area to attend high school. He played club soccer for Syracuse Blitz Crunch and the Rochester Junior Rhinos, and went on to play college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Pfeiffer University
Pfeiffer University
Pfeiffer University is a private university located in the village of Misenheimer near Richfield, North Carolina.- History :Pfeiffer originated from a home school operated by Miss Emily Prudden in the late 19th century...
.
During his college career Nerkowski also played in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
with the Cleveland Internationals
Cleveland Internationals
Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference...
.
Professional
Nerkowski turned professional in 2008 with the Wilmington HammerheadsWilmington Hammerheads
Wilmington Hammerheads is an American professional soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, and made his pro debut on May 10, 2008 in Wilmington's 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace Baltimore. He made 11 appearances in total, and scored one goal for the Hammerheads, before moving to the Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers
Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
in 2009.
When the Pioneers self relegated to the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in 2010, Newkowski left the club. He subsequently played Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based amateur side A.A.C. Eagles
A.A.C. Eagles
A.A.C. Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1940, the team plays in Region II of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
.