Dylan Michael-Frank Borczak (born June 13, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for

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Career

Youth

Borczak attended

Western International High School Western International High School is a public high school, located across from Clark Park, within southwest Detroit's Mexicantown. Western is operated by the Detroit Public Schools system. As of 2012, it was the final remaining public high school ...

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

, where he was a two-time team MVP as both a junior and senior. He also played club soccer for Eastside FC.

College & Amateur

In 2017, Borczak attended

Schoolcraft College Schoolcraft College is a public community college in Livonia, Michigan. History Schoolcraft College was established in 1961. Originally named Northwest Wayne County Community College, the name of the college was changed because of the length. ...

to play

college soccer College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and Philippines, the Philippines. Th ...

in the

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. In a single season with the Ocelots, Borczak made 19 appearances, scoring five goals and tallying 11 assists, helping the team all the way to the National Championship. In 2018, Borczak transferred to

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...

college Oakland University. He went on to make 56 appearances, scoring 16 goals and adding 15 assists to his name. Borczak was a two-time All-Horizon League First Team winner, Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year in the 2020–21 season, and All-Horizon League second team selection in his senior year. Whilst at college, Borczak appeared for

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was foun ...

sides

Oakland County FC Oakland County Football Club is an American soccer club based in Royal Oak, Michigan, located in the Detroit metropolitan area. Beginning with the 2020 season, they compete in USL League Two. The club previously competed in the United Premie ...

and

Carpathia FC Carpathia FC is an American soccer club based in Sterling Heights, a suburb of Detroit that plays in the National Premier Soccer League. It currently plays its home matches at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. History The Carpat ...

. Between 2019 and 2021, he played in the

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

side

Flint City Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, pl ...

, helping them to become the

2019 USL League Two season The 2019 USL League Two season is the 25th season of what was formerly the Premier Development League, and the first under the new brand. The regular season started on May 3 and ended on July 14. The Flint City Bucks won the final championship, ha ...

champions. Prior to the 2021 season, Borczak was named to the

MAC Hermann Trophy The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players. History In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the ...

Watch List.

Professional

On March 2, 2022, Borczak signed his first professional contact with

side

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

. He made his debut on March 12, 2022, starting in 1–0 win over

Oakland Roots Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional soccer team based in Oakland, California. The club was formed in 2018 by a group of Oakland natives, and began play in the National Independent Soccer Association in the fall of 2019. In 2021, ...

. On September 30, 2022, it was announced that Borczak had joined

on a multi-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Honors

Club

Flint City Bucks *

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References

External links

* 1999 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Flint City Bucks players Memphis 901 FC players Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's soccer players Soccer players from Detroit Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players USL Championship players USL League Two players Western International High School alumni 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-forward-stub