Yaroslav Svorak (Ukrainian: Ярослав Любомирович Сворак; born 7 February 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Yaroslav Svorak
Svorak in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yaroslav Lyubomyrovych Svorak
Date of birth (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2002–2006 Volyn Lutsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Volyn Lutsk 13 (1)
2007–2011 Karpaty Lviv 4 (0)
2007–2008Karpaty-2 Lviv 5 (1)
2011Dnepr Mogilev (loan) 15 (3)
2011Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (loan) 9 (0)
2012 Slavia Mozyr 3 (0)
2014–2016 Nyva Ternopil 30 (0)
2017 Vorkuta 11 (4)
2017Vorkuta B (loan) 7 (2)
International career
2005 Ukraine U16 1 (0)
2007 Ukraine U18 5 (0)
2007–2008 Ukraine U19 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 September 2011

Club career

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Early career

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Svorak was a product of the Volyn Lutsk School System and would ultimately sign with the senior team.[1] He debuted with the Volyn senior team during the 2006-07 season in the Ukrainian First League.[2][3][4] For the remainder of the season, he signed with Karpaty Lviv.[5] In his first season in Lviv, he played in 4 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2] The following season, he played with Karpaty Lviv reserve team in the Ukrainian Second League.[6]

In the spring of 2011, Lviv loaned Svorak abroad to the Belarusian Premier League to play with Dnepr Mogilev.[7] Midway through the season, he left Belarus over financial difficulties with the club.[8][9] Throughout the 2011 campaign, he played in 15 matches and recorded 3 goals.[10]

Following his departure from Belarus, he returned to the Ukrainian second division to play with Crimean side Krymteplytsia Molodizhne.[11]

Belarus

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In the spring of 2012, he returned to the Belarusian circuit to play with Slavia Mozyr.[1][12] In his debut season with Slavia, he appeared in 3 matches and helped the team finish tenth.[13] Despite, being injured for the majority of the previous season the club announced his return in 2013.[14]

Nyva Ternopil

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After his short stint in Belarus, he returned to his country's second-tier league by signing a contract with Nyva Ternopil.[15][16][17] He would re-sign with Ternopil for another season.[18] Svorak would leave Ternopil midway through the season as the club withdrew from the league.[19] After his release from Ternopil, he was linked to a possible move to Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk.[20] In his final season with the club, he appeared in 20 matches and recorded 3 goals.[10]

Canada

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In 2017, Svorak had another stint abroad in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with Vorkuta.[21][22] Svorak would help the club secure the divisional title in their debut season.[23] Vorkuta's playoff run would conclude in the semi-final round after a defeat to Scarborough SC.[24] He also played with Vorkuta's reserve team in the league's second division playoff quarterfinal round where he contributed a goal against SC Waterloo Region's reserve team.[25] The reserve team would be eliminated from the tournament the following round by Burlington SC.[26]

International career

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Svorak has represented several of the Ukrainian national youth teams.[6]

Personal life

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Svorak and his wife both starred in a music video by a band named Red Sofa in 2015.[27]

Honors

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FC Vorkuta

References

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  1. ^ a b "Серед потенційних новачків Ниви — учасник Ліги чемпіонів" [Niva is a member of the Champions League among the potential newcomers]. Спорт Тернопільщини (in Ukrainian). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Сворак Ярослав Любомирович, 07.02.1989, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Новини Карпат" [News "Karpat"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 12 February 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "У Волині поки без змін" ["Volina" still has no changes]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 30 May 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Сезон по поличках" [Season in practice]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "П`ятьох гравців Карпат виставлено на трансфер" [Five gravts of "Carpathians" are available for transfer]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2 December 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Ярослав Сворак - легионер месяца - Новости : football.by" [Jaroslav Svorak - Legionnaire of the Month]. football.by. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ Shapovalov, Mikhail (26 June 2011). "Ярослав СВОРАК: «В Украине зарплату не урезают»" [Yaroslav SVORAK: “They don’t cut wages in Ukraine”]. СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Карпати віддають своїх гравців в оренду" ["Karpaty" gives out its drivers for rent]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Ukraine - Y. Svorak - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Первая лига. Итоги первой части сезона. Буковина, Севастополь, Крымтеплица, Арсенал" [First League. Results of the first part of the season. "Bukovina", "Sevastopol", "Krymteplitsa", "Arsenal"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 25 December 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ^ ""Славия" подписала нескольких игроков - Новости : football.by" [Slavia signed several players]. football.by. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Український слід. Білорусь" [Ukrainian trace. Belarus]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Сворак вернулся в "Славию" - Новости : football.by" [Svorak returned to Slavia]. football.by. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Тернопільська Нива представила новачків" [Ternopilska Niva presented newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 25 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Трьох футболістів тернопільської Ниви не пропустили на кримський півострів" [Three football players from Ternopil Niva were not allowed to enter the Crimean region]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Тернопільська "Нива" представила вісьмох новачків" [Ternopil "Niva" presented eight newcomers]. football24.ua (in Ukrainian). 25 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Толочко – головний, або Нива перетворюється у карпатівський фарм" [Tolochko is the main one, or the Niva turns into a Carpathian farm]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  19. ^ "(Р)еволюція по-тернопільськи: Нива отримала нового власника" [Ternopil-style (R)evolution: Niva got a new owner]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Ярослав Сворак може перейти у комсомольський Гірник-Спорт" [Yaroslav Svorak can move to Komsomol Hirnyk-Sport]. Спорт Тернопільщини (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  21. ^ "2017 FC Vorkuta roster". fcvorkuta.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Украинский защитник продолжит карьеру в Канаде" [Ukrainian defender will continue his career in Canada]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 3 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b "ФК «Воркута» – победитель регулярного чемпионата Канады по футб… Cтоп, кто?" [FC Vorkuta is the winner of the regular Canadian football championship... Wait, who?]. заполярка (in Russian). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  24. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 September 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarianized "Scarborough" in a historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  25. ^ Adamson, Stan (18 September 2017). "Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  26. ^ Adamson, Stan (25 September 2017). "SHOOTERS vs SCARBOROUGH FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP.....Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Колишній футболіст львівських "Карпат" подався у шоу-бізнес (ВІДЕО)" [The former football player of Lviv "Karpat" went into show business]. ГАЛАС (in Ukrainian). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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