Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Mizhenets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto Falcons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2006 | Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 0 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Skala Stryi | 31 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Lviv | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Skala Stryi | 26 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Polonia Przemyśl | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Nyva Ternopil | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic | ||
2022– | Toronto Falcons | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk (born 16 February 1989) [1] is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Canadian Soccer League club Toronto Falcons.
Shpuk began his professional career in 2006 with FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk in the Ukrainian Second League. He signed with FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk, and helped the club achieve a promotion to the Ukrainian First League. In 2007, he signed with FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka of the Ukrainian Premier League. After failing to break into the senior team, he signed with Skala Stryi in 2010. [2]
In 2011, he played in the Ukrainian First League with FC Lviv. [3] In his debut season in the second tier, he made 2 appearances with Lviv. [4] The following season he returned to his former club Skala in the third tier. [5] [6] He would make 26 appearances for the club. [4]
Shpuk returned to the country's top-tier league for the 2013-14 season with Karpaty Lviv. [7] [8] [9] Once again he failed to make an appearance in the premier league due to miscommunications with the team administration. [10] [11] In late 2013, he had a trial session with FC Poltava. [12] [13]
In early 2014, he went across the border to Poland to sign with Polonia Przemyśl of Liga III. [14] [15] Following his brief stint abroad he returned to the Ukrainian second tier by securing a deal with Nyva Ternopil. [16] [17] [18] In the winter of 2015, he departed from the Ternopil. [19] [20] In total, he played in 12 matches for Nyva. [4]
After his release from Ternopil, he was linked with a move abroad to the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic. [21] He would ultimately sign with Toronto for the 2015 season. [22] [23] [24] [25] He made his debut on May 9, 2015 against Niagara United. [26] He helped Toronto secure a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the First Division. [27] Toronto was eliminated in the opening round of the postseason by SC Waterloo Region. [28]
Shpuk would re-sign with Toronto for the 2016 season. [29] Atomic once more secured a playoff spot where the Serbian White Eagles eliminated them from the competition in the first round. [30]
In 2022, he returned to the CSL to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons. [31] He re-signed with the Falcons for the 2023 season. [32] Shpuk participated in the Royal CSL Cup tribute match where Toronto successfully won the title in a penalty shootout against the Serbs. [33]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Mizhenets, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto Falcons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2006 | Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 0 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Skala Stryi | 31 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Lviv | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Skala Stryi | 26 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Polonia Przemyśl | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Nyva Ternopil | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic | ||
2022– | Toronto Falcons | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk (born 16 February 1989) [1] is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Canadian Soccer League club Toronto Falcons.
Shpuk began his professional career in 2006 with FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk in the Ukrainian Second League. He signed with FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk, and helped the club achieve a promotion to the Ukrainian First League. In 2007, he signed with FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka of the Ukrainian Premier League. After failing to break into the senior team, he signed with Skala Stryi in 2010. [2]
In 2011, he played in the Ukrainian First League with FC Lviv. [3] In his debut season in the second tier, he made 2 appearances with Lviv. [4] The following season he returned to his former club Skala in the third tier. [5] [6] He would make 26 appearances for the club. [4]
Shpuk returned to the country's top-tier league for the 2013-14 season with Karpaty Lviv. [7] [8] [9] Once again he failed to make an appearance in the premier league due to miscommunications with the team administration. [10] [11] In late 2013, he had a trial session with FC Poltava. [12] [13]
In early 2014, he went across the border to Poland to sign with Polonia Przemyśl of Liga III. [14] [15] Following his brief stint abroad he returned to the Ukrainian second tier by securing a deal with Nyva Ternopil. [16] [17] [18] In the winter of 2015, he departed from the Ternopil. [19] [20] In total, he played in 12 matches for Nyva. [4]
After his release from Ternopil, he was linked with a move abroad to the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic. [21] He would ultimately sign with Toronto for the 2015 season. [22] [23] [24] [25] He made his debut on May 9, 2015 against Niagara United. [26] He helped Toronto secure a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the First Division. [27] Toronto was eliminated in the opening round of the postseason by SC Waterloo Region. [28]
Shpuk would re-sign with Toronto for the 2016 season. [29] Atomic once more secured a playoff spot where the Serbian White Eagles eliminated them from the competition in the first round. [30]
In 2022, he returned to the CSL to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons. [31] He re-signed with the Falcons for the 2023 season. [32] Shpuk participated in the Royal CSL Cup tribute match where Toronto successfully won the title in a penalty shootout against the Serbs. [33]