Chris Serban

Rareș "Chris" Șerban (born November 15, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Chris Serban
Serban playing for the UBC Thunderbirds in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rareș Șerban
Date of birth (1995-11-15) November 15, 1995
Place of birth Bistrița, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2013 Calgary Villains
2013–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 UBC Thunderbirds 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 9 (0)
2015–2017 Whitecaps FC 2 40 (2)
2018 Calgary Foothills 6 (0)
2019 Cavalry FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 Canada U20 8 (0)
2016 Canada U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2016

Club career

Early career

Serban 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 University of British Columbia. In his only season with the Thunderbirds, he made 16 appearances and tallied two assists and was named 2014 CIS Rookie of the Year.[1][2]

Serban also played in the Premier Development League for Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23.[3]

Whitecaps FC 2

On February 24, 2015, Serban signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, a USL affiliate club of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[5] He would spend three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.[6] Serban would not be signed to a USL deal with the Whitecaps new affiliate, Fresno FC.[7]

Cavalry FC

After playing the 2018 PDL season with Calgary Foothills FC,[8] Serban joined Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League in December 2018.[9] In April 2019 it was revealed Serban suffered a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season match with FC Edmonton.[10]

International career

Serban is eligible to represent Canada through naturalization and Romania through birth.[11]

Serban was a member of the Canadian under-20 national team that competed in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11]

In May 2016, Serban was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[12] Serban saw action in both matches.[13]

Personal life

Serban was born in Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud to Romanian parents.[11] At age two, he and his family moved to Calgary, Alberta.[11]

Honours

Calgary Foothills

Calvary FC

Individual

  • CIS Rookie of the Year: 2014

References
  1. "Chris Serban". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. Michel Belanger (2019-01-17). "Serban named CIS Rookie of the Year; Mashinchi, Clerc, and Fong named All-Canadians". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLPDL.com. Premier Development League. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. "Whitecaps FC add Chris Serban, Brett Levis, and Jovan Blagojevic to WFC2 roster". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. Michael McColl (October 14, 2017). "California Dreaming: Goodbye WFC2, hello new beginnings – the ins and outs of the Whitecaps/Fresno partnership". AFTN Canada.
  7. "Whitecaps FC assign three players to USL affiliate Fresno FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 7, 2017.
  8. "Chris Serban Profile". PDL. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. "Cavalry FC sign four young local talents". December 12, 2018.
  10. Strasser, Scott (April 25, 2019). "Cavalry FC confirm "character first" roster for inaugural CPL season".
  11. "Chris Serban". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  12. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. Canada Soccer Association. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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