Maxwell Reed Piepgrass (born April 7, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxwell Reed Pieprass[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 7, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Canada | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Calgary Foothills | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | CBU Capers | 21 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Cavalry FC | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cavalry FC II | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cavalry FC | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 5, 2026 | |||
Early life
editPiepgrass played youth soccer with the Calgary Foothills.[2] In 2019, he played for Team Alberta at the Western Canada Summer Games.[3] He became part of the Cavalry FC U20 development squad and in August 2020 was invited to train with the club's first team during the 2020 season.[2]
University career
editIn November 2021, he committed to Cape Breton University to play for the men's soccer team beginning in the fall of 2022.[4][5] In 2023, he was named an AUS First Team All-Star.[6] In 2024, he was named an AUS Second Team All-Star.[7] In 2025, he was named the AUS Most Valuable Player, and named an AUS First Team All Star and U Sports First Team All-Canadian.[8][9]
Club career
editIn August 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.[10][11] He made his professional debut for the club on August 11 against Pacific FC.[12] In 2023, Piepgrass played for League1 Alberta club Calgary Foothills in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series.[13] In April 2024, he signed a U Sports contract with Cavalry, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility.[14] In August 2024, he departed the club to return to university, per the terms of his U Sports contract, with the club retaining his rights for 2025.[15] In February 2025, he signed a short-term contract with the club for their CONCACAF Champions Cup matches.[16] Piepgrass would score his first goal for the club in a 6-0 win in the 2025 Canadian Championship against League1 Alberta side Edmonton Scottish.[17] In August 2025, he extended his U Sports contract for the remainder of the season.[18] In September 2025, it was confirmed that Piepgrass would return to University with Cape Breton for the remainder of the 2025 season.[19]
International career
editIn April 2022, Piepgrass was called up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two matches against Costa Rica.[20][21]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played June 5, 2026[22]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cavalry FC II | 2024 | Alberta Premier League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2025 | Canadian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- 1 2 Jacques, John (August 4, 2020). "Cavalry FC Adds Six Youngsters To Training Squad". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ "Squad announced for Western Canada Summer Games". Alberta Soccer Association. June 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ↑ LeBlanc, Corey (November 2, 2021). "CBU men's soccer program adds quality midfielder". Cape Breton Capers.
- ↑ "Max Piepgrass CBU profile". CBU Capers.
- ↑ LeBlanc, Corey (October 28, 2023). "CBU foursome named AUS first-team all-stars, Midfielder Jason Hartill receives second-team nod". CBU Capers.
- ↑ "SMU's Colby Mercer earns 2024 AUS Men's Soccer MVP award". Atlantic University Sport. October 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Piepgrass named AUS men's soccer MVP; 10 other AUS soccer awards for CBU". CBU Capers. October 21, 2025.
- ↑ "UFV's Mateo Branzinha named 2025 U SPORTS men's soccer player of the year". U Sports. November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Cavalry FC signs local player Max Piepgrass to developmental contract". Canadian Premier League. August 2, 2021.
- ↑ Jacques, John (August 2, 2021). "Cavalry FC Adds Foothills Youngster Max Piepgrass". Northern Tribune.
- ↑ Cavalry FC [@CPLCavalryFC] (August 11, 2021). "90'+5' - SUBSTITUTION Max Piepgrass makes his Cavalry debut replacing José Hernández CAV 0 – 0 PAC" (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Max Piepgrass profile". League1 Alberta. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Cavalry FC Announces U SPORTS Contracts for Myroniuk, Piepgrass and Rogozinski". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024.
- ↑ "U Sports contract update". Cavalry FC. August 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Cavalry FC Adds Owen Antoniuk, Max Piepgrass on short-term contracts". Cavalry FC. February 5, 2025.[dead link]
- ↑ "Cavalry FC rout Edmonton Scottish in all Alberta Canchamp battle". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Cavalry FC Provides U SPORTS, Development Contract Updates". Pacific FC. August 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Cavalry FC signs James McGlinchey to first professional contract". September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Cape Breton Capers recruit attending Canadian under-20 national team camp". SaltWire Network. April 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Capers Recruit Max Piepgrass among players invited to Canada U-20 national team camp for April". Cape Breton Capers. April 6, 2022.
- ↑ Max Piepgrass at Soccerway
External links
edit- Max Piepgrass at Soccerway