Christopher John Kooy (June 11, 1982 – August 21, 2020) was a Canadian soccer player who played for

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to ...

in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Professional

In 2004, Kooy played a championship season with Mount Royal College (Voted ACIC All Canadian) and the Calgary Mustangs in the old

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...

. He also played with Canadian senior amateur side

Calgary Callies The Calgary Caledonian Football Club, better known as the Calgary Callies, is a Canadian association football, soccer club which currently plays in the Alberta Major Soccer League. History This club was founded on April 26, 1904. Over the years ...

in the Alberta Major Soccer League, with whom he won National Club Championships in 2003, 2007 and 2008. He was playing with

Edmonton Scottish The Edmonton Scottish Soccer Club, better known as Edmonton Scottish, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. Competing continuously in the Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL) since 1992, the club also fields ...

in the Alberta Major Soccer League and was instrumental in helping the club win their first National Club Championship, and his fourth, in 2016. After a brief trial with Scottish first division club Livingston in 2009, Kooy was signed by

of the new North American Soccer League, and took part in their 2010 exhibition season in preparation for the team's entry into the NASL in 2011. After playing professional indoor soccer for the Calgary United in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2009 and 2010, he made his debut for Edmonton in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2–1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He scored his first professional goal on May 11, 2011 in a 1–1 tie with FC Tampa Bay. The club exercised Kooy's option for the 2013 season on December 4, 2012 but was released by the club on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Kooy died of

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel ...

on August 21, 2020 at the age of 38.

References

External links

FC Edmonton bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kooy, Chris 1982 births 2020 deaths Calgary Mustangs (USL) players Canadian men's soccer players FC Edmonton players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Place of death missing Soccer people from Saskatchewan Sportspeople from Saskatoon Men's association football midfielders Deaths from colorectal cancer in Canada Calgary Callies players Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League Mount Royal University alumni University and college men's soccer players in Canada