Since moving to KFC Genk in January, Mark McKenzie has earned regular playing time and is considered one of the league’s better young defenders. After recovering from a minor injury, he was able to appear in the Belgium Cup final, a 2-1 victory over Standard Liège. With a multitude of transfer options that included Celtic and various Bundesliga clubs, there was the potential to choose the wrong club, an unfriendly starting point on his European journey. Those fears appear to have been assuaged, although his career is still in the early stages.
Born in the Bronx to a Jamaican father and American mother, his family moved to Delaware to “seek better educational opportunities.