Frank Jonke (born January 30, 1985) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USL Premier Development League, Canadian Soccer League, Kakkonen, Ykkönen, Veikkausliiga, and the North American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Jonke, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Notre Dame College | ||
| 2006–2007 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Toronto Lynx | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Italia Shooters | 11 | (7) |
| 2008 | FF Jaro | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → JBK (loan) | 4 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | AC Oulu | 44 | (22) |
| 2011 | Inter Turku | 20 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | FF Jaro | 46 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Edmonton | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 25, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 19, 2015 | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Pickering, Ontario, Jonke was a product of the Toronto Lynx academy, playing for the U19 Toronto Lynx in the Dallas Cup.[1] In his high school years he attended St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School. Was team captain his junior and senior seasons, leading the team in goals both seasons. Jonke earned a scholarship to attend Notre Dame College, finishing the season as top scorer in the American Mideast Conference with 25 goals. Earning NAIA Honorable Mention All-America Honors, being named to the All-American Mideast Conference first team, also named to the All-Region IX team. And was awarded the Newcomer of the Year by his teammates.
Jonke was transferred to the University of Louisville in 2005, during his junior year he started in 15 matches, led the team with seven goals on the season, and earned second team All-Big East honors.[2] In his sophomore season he started in 17 games for the Cardinals, and led the team in goals scored with six goals.
On February 28, 2007, Jonke was signed by the Toronto Lynx for the 2007 PDL season, along with other Toronto Lynx academy graduates.[3] He made his Lynx debut on May 12, 2007, against the West Michigan Edge in a 3–0 defeat at home.[4] Unfortunately for Jonke, he was largely confined to the bench for most of the season, only appearing in 2 matches.[5]
The following year he was transferred to the Italia Shooters for the 2008 CSL season.[6] After scoring his first goal of the season Jonke continued his fine form by scoring 7 goals in a five consecutive matches.[7][8] He also helped the Shooters achieve a 5-game undefeated streak. His performance was noticed by scouts sent by FF Jaro, and subsequently signed with the club.[9]
He was later loaned out to Jakobstads Bollklubb, in order to gain more sufficient playing time. Jonke immediately impressed where he recorded eight goals in only four appearances. Once his loan was complete Jonke was released from his contract with Jaro. In 2009, he was signed by AC Oulu of the Ykkönen. Jonke made his debut for Oulu on April 25, 2009, where he scored the goal that tied the match 1–1 against FC Hämeenlinna. Jonke dominated the season by recording nine goals, and helped lead Oulu win promotion to the Veikkausliiga by finishing first in the standings. On September 13, 2010, he scored four goals against FC Honka.
In June 2011 he was signed by FC Inter Turku. After playing the remainder of the season with FC Inter Turku Jonke signed a contract with Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro in June 2012.[10][11] In 2014, he returned to Canada to sign with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[12][13] Where he suffered from a string of injuries.[14] On October 28, 2015, he was one of the several players released from the club.[15]
International career
editIn 2008, he was called by head coach Nick Dasovic to the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team camp.[16]
On January 18, 2013, Jonke received his first call up by the Canada national team for friendlies against Denmark and United States[17] He made his senior team debut on January 29 in a friendly against United States as a second half sub for Dwayne De Rosario, the game ended as a 0–0 draw.[18]
Managerial career
editIn 2018, he was the head coach for SC Toronto's male and female youth programs in the Ontario Premier Development League.[19] In 2019, he served as a coach for Sole Soccer Camp.[20]
Honours
editAC Oulu
editReferences
edit- ^ "Welcome To the Official Toronto Lynx Web Site". April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Frank Jonke - Men's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "LYNX JUNIORS ALUMNI FIRST TO SIGN FOR 2007 SEASON". March 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". January 5, 2008. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". April 24, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". July 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Italia Shooters Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Davidson, Neil. "Striker Frank Jonke savours Canadian call-up after playing in Finland". The Canadian Press. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Jonke Jaroon". Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Davidson, Neil. "Striker Frank Jonke savours Canadian call-up after playing in Finland". HuffPost. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (March 26, 2014). "RedNation Interview Series: Frank Jonke". RedNation Online. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Roster | FC Edmonton". www.fcedmonton.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Swane, Brian. "FC Edmonton's Frank Jonke hoping for healthy start to NASL season". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Swane, Brian. "FC Edmonton begins off-season rebuilding with release of five players". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Canada MNT names young squad for January camp". Canada Soccer. January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canada fight to hard-earned draw in Houston". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "2018 Team Roster 2004 Boys". Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Sole Soccer Camp". Retrieved July 18, 2020.