Zen Luzniak
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zenon Luzniak | ||
| Place of birth | Newark, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 37 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 34 | (1) |
| 1996, 1999 | Carolina Dynamo | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zenon "Zen" Luzniak is a U.S. soccer defender who spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and two in the USISL. He also played in Europe for two seasons. He also earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team making him the youngest player to ever play for the US at the that time.
Luzniak grew up in Cooper City, Florida, where he attended Cooper City High School from 1984 to 1987. During his four seasons on the Cooper City soccer team, he led the team in scoring.[1] He then attended Wake Forest University where he played on the men's soccer team. In his two seasons, 1987–1988, with the Demon Deacons, Luzniak scored four goals in thirty-seven games, also earning him a spot on the all ACC team.[2] He tore a ligament in his right knee during his junior season and left Wake to rehab with a Netherlands team.[3]
