Navid Mashinchi
Navid Mashinchi (Persian: نوید ماشین چی Navīd Māšīn Cī) is a former German-born Canadian soccer player who played for the UBC Thunderbirds. He is currently working in the scouting and analysis department for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Navid Mashinchi | ||
Date of birth | February 16, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
2006–2007 | Westside FC Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Whitecaps Residency | 14 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | (0) |
2010–15 | UBC Thunderbirds | 64 | (30) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Club
Mashinchi began his career in Germany, playing in the U-15 and U-17 teams of German third division club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[1]
After moving with his family to Canada in the mid-2001 Mashinchi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program, simultaneously playing club soccer with the Westside FC Rangers U-21 side of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League U-21 Division. Mashinchi scored 14 goals in 15 games for Westside in 2006.
Mashinchi played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency in Europe in 2007,[2] and in the team's first Premier Development League season in 2008, before being called up to the senior Vancouver Whitecaps side.[3] He made his professional debut on July 23, 2008, in a game against Charleston Battery.[4] After releasing in January 2009 was re-signed on 1 May 2009 from Vancouver Whitecaps.[5]
In 2010, Mashinchi made a decision to attend the University of British Columbia rather than continue with professional soccer. Following his graduation, Mashinchi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps to work in the scouting & analysis department.
Honours
- 2004: Niederrheinmeister: C-Junioren-Kreisauswahl[6]
References
- Archived February 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- Whitecaps re-sign Mashinchi and Smith
- Willkommen auf den Seiten des Kreis 1 des FVN Archived February 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine