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Max Piepgrass

Maxwell Reed Piepgrass is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

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Max Piepgrass
Personal information
Full name Maxwell Reed Pieprass1
Date of birth (2004-02-07) 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

Maxwell Reed Piepgrass (born April 7, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Piepgrass 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

In November 2021, he committed to Cape Breton University to play for the men's soccer team beginning in the fall of 2022.45 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.89

Club career

In August 2021, he signed a developmental contract with Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.1011 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

In April 2022, Piepgrass was called up to the Canadian Under-20 side for two matches against Costa Rica.2021

Career statistics

As of match played June 5, 202622
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

References

  1. "2022 CONCACAF U20 Championship Preliminary Squads" (PDF). CONCACAF.
  2. Jacques, John (August 4, 2020). "Cavalry FC Adds Six Youngsters To Training Squad". Northern Tribune.
  3. "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.
  4. LeBlanc, Corey (November 2, 2021). "CBU men's soccer program adds quality midfielder". Cape Breton Capers.
  5. "Max Piepgrass CBU profile". CBU Capers.
  6. LeBlanc, Corey (October 28, 2023). "CBU foursome named AUS first-team all-stars, Midfielder Jason Hartill receives second-team nod". CBU Capers.
  7. "SMU's Colby Mercer earns 2024 AUS Men's Soccer MVP award". Atlantic University Sport. October 23, 2024.
  8. "Piepgrass named AUS men's soccer MVP; 10 other AUS soccer awards for CBU". CBU Capers. October 21, 2025.
  9. "UFV's Mateo Branzinha named 2025 U SPORTS men's soccer player of the year". U Sports. November 5, 2025.
  10. "Cavalry FC signs local player Max Piepgrass to developmental contract". Canadian Premier League. August 2, 2021.
  11. Jacques, John (August 2, 2021). "Cavalry FC Adds Foothills Youngster Max Piepgrass". Northern Tribune.
  12. 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.
  13. "Max Piepgrass profile". League1 Alberta. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  14. "Cavalry FC Announces U SPORTS Contracts for Myroniuk, Piepgrass and Rogozinski". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024.
  15. "U Sports contract update". Cavalry FC. August 15, 2024.
  16. "Cavalry FC Adds Owen Antoniuk, Max Piepgrass on short-term contracts". Cavalry FC. February 5, 2025.
  17. "Cavalry FC rout Edmonton Scottish in all Alberta Canchamp battle". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2025.
  18. "Cavalry FC Provides U SPORTS, Development Contract Updates". Pacific FC. August 15, 2025.
  19. "Cavalry FC signs James McGlinchey to first professional contract". September 4, 2025.
  20. "Cape Breton Capers recruit attending Canadian under-20 national team camp". SaltWire Network. April 19, 2022.
  21. "Capers Recruit Max Piepgrass among players invited to Canada U-20 national team camp for April". Cape Breton Capers. April 6, 2022.
  22. Max Piepgrass at Soccerway
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