Michael Klukowski... both of his parents were born in Poland... he was actually born in Amstetten, AUT while his parents were en route from Poland to Canada (his parents delayed their trip until he was born); his family first lived in Sherbrooke, QC for a year, then moved to Oshawa, ON... he was seven years old when he started playing house league soccer with Whitby’s Boca Juniors...

represented Canada in three cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and two editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup... career 36 international "A" appearances across 10 years from 2003 to 2012 with Canada Soccer's Men's National Team… represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Argentina 2001)...

with Club Brugge KV, a Championnat de Belgique winner (2004-05), a Supercoupe winner (2005), and a Coupe Belgique winner (2007)... with RAA La Louvière, a Coupe Belgique winner (2003)... with APOEL Nicosia, a Cypriot First Division winner (2013)...

For Country

won Group A with Canada at the 2001 CONCACAF Under-20 Qualification tournament (Canada qualified for Argentina 2001)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2001...

he was 21 years old when he made his debut for Canada (12 February 2003)... missed the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup because of a thigh injury (Canada did not advance beyond the group phase in Foxboro, MA)... represented Canada in 2004 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Germany 2006...

represented Canada in 2008 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010... represented Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... represented Canada at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup...

represented Canada in 2011 CONCACAF / FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Brazil 2014...