Chris Serban

Chris Serban

Personal information
Full name	Rares Serban
Date of birth	(1995-11-15) November 15, 1995
Place of birth	Bistrita, Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Whitecaps FC 2
Number	55
Youth career
2008-2013	Calgary Villains
2013–2014	Whitecaps FC Residency
2014	UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	9	(0)
2015–	Whitecaps FC 2	22	(1)
International career‡
2014-2015	Canada U20	8	(0)
2016	Canada U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 26 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:08, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Rares "Chris" Serban (born November 15, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL.

Career

Youth, College and Amateur

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.

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

Professional

On February 24, 2015, Serban signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2, a USL affiliate club of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He made his professional debut on March 29 in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.

International

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

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

External links

• Whitecaps FC 2 bio
• UBC Thunderbirds bio
• Canada Soccer bio