Quick Facts
Biography
Navid Mashinchi is a former German-born Canadian soccer player who played for the UBC Thunderbirds. He is currently working in the scouting and analysis department for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer.
Career
Club
Mashinchi began his career in Germany, playing in the U-15 and U-17 teams of German third division club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
After moving with his family to Canada in the mid-2001 Mashinchi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program, simultaneously playing club soccer with the Westside FC Rangers U-21 side of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League U-21 Division. Mashinchi scored who scored 14 goals in 15 games for Westside in 2006.
Mashinchi played with the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency in Europe in 2007, and in the team's first Premier Development League season in 2008, before being called up to the senior Vancouver Whitecaps side. He made his professional debut on July 23, 2008, in a game against Charleston Battery. After releasing in January 2009 was re-signed on 1 May 2009 from Vancouver Whitecaps.
In 2010, Mashinchi made a decision to attend the University of British Columbia rather than continue with professional soccer. Following his graduation, Mashinchi joined the Vancouver Whitecaps to work in the scouting & analysis department.
Honours
- 2004: Niederrheinmeister: C-Junioren-Kreisauswahl
- Willkommen auf den Seiten des Kreis 1 des FVN Archived February 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.