Joe Kuzminsky (born January 26, 1994) is an American former professional

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player who played as a

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Career

Kuzminsky played five years of

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at the

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between 2012 and 2016, including a red-shirted year in 2012. Kuzminsky also played with

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side

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in 2014. Kuzminsky signed with

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club

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on March 21, 2017. In January 2020, Kuzminsky was sent on a season-long loan to

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of the

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. Kuzminsky entered the 2022 season as the longest-tenured player on the Battery, his sixth year with the team. He played his 100th overall game for the club on April 23, 2022, against

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, a 1–1 draw at home. Kuzminsky also scored the fire goal of his career during the 2022 season, finding the back of the net in stoppage time against

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in a successful last-ditch effort to earn a 1–1 draw at the death. Following the 2022 season, Kuzminsky was released by Charleston. On December 9, 2022, it was announced that Kuzminsky would join USL Championship side

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for their 2023 season.

References

1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Jewish American soccer players Charleston Battery players Real Colorado Foxes players Soccer players from Denver UAB Blazers men's soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel 21st-century American Jews Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Jews from Colorado 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub