Jordan Swibel

Jordan "Jordi" Swibel (born 13 April 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Marconi Stallions.

Jordan Swibel
Personal information
Full name Jordan Swibel
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999
Place of birth Camperdown, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Marconi Stallions
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East
2018–2021 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (0)
2018–2021 Sydney FC NPL 40 (16)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 11 (0)
2021–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
2022 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 8 (9)
2022 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 5 (1)
2023– Marconi Stallions 28 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Club career

Youth career

Swibel started as a youth for Hakoah where he played in the youth ranks for the club since 2011. During the 2016 season, he was the U-18s top goalscorer, helping his side become league winners. As a result of his impressive performance, he was given the opportunity to play in his debut senior match, coming off the bench in a cup game against Picton Rangers.[1][2]

Swibel was given a trial by Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. after being scouted in a tournament where he featured for Australia in Israel.[3]

Sydney FC

Swibel was part of the 2019-20 Y-League championship winning Sydney FC Youth team. He played the full game and scored the opening goal as the Sky Blues beat Melbourne Victory Youth 5–1 in the 2020 Y-League Grand Final on 31 January 2020.[4][5]

On 4 January 2020, Swibel made his professional debut in a Round 13 clash against Adelaide United, replacing Kosta Barbarouses in the 87th minute as they ran out 2–1 winners. He also came off the bench against Newcastle Jets in Round 14 replacing Adam Le Fondre in a 2–1 win and against Western Sydney Wanderers in Round 18 replacing Alexander Baumjohann in a 1–0 loss.[6]

Swibel was also selected in the clubs Asian Champions League squads for the 2019 and 2020 campaigns. While not featuring in 2019 due to injury he was in the match day squad for the away fixture in Japan against Yokohama F.Marinos which Sydney FC lost 4–0 and the home match against South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors FC which ended in a 2–2 draw.[7]

Swibel traveled to Doha Qatar for the rebooted Asian Champions League hub for the remaining four fixtures being in the match day squad for all games. He made his Asian Champions League debut against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC coming on for Paulo Retre in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 loss. He also played against Yokohama F. Marinos when he came on as a substitute for Trent Buhagiar in the 73rd minute of a 1–1 draw.

In January 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal,[8] but was later released by Sydney FC in July.[9]

Western Sydney Wanderers

In October 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship contract with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers after scoring a goal for them while on trial in a pre-season friendly against Central Coast Mariners.[10] In July 2022, the club confirmed the departure of four players, including Swibel.[11]

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

In July 2022, Swibel arrived in Israel to trial with Israeli Premier League club F.C. Ashdod, following a recommendation by Tomer Hemed who played with him at Western Sydney Wanderers.[12] He is not considered a foreigner in the Israeli leagues, due to his Jewish heritage.[13] Following the training camp, in August 2022, Swibel didn't join F.C. Ashdod, signing instead a one-year contract with Hapoel Nof HaGalil who had been relegated to the 2022–23 Liga Leumit, Israel's second tier.[14] In his second match he scored his first goal, giving his club the win in a 2–1 victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[15]

Marconi Stallions

On December 12, 2022, Swibel returned to Australia, to join the Marconi Stallions in the second division. He scored his first goal for the club in his second match against Sydney FC, contributing to the Stallions' 5-0 win, during which he netted two goals.[16]

Personal life

Swibel is a fan of Manchester United and holds a particular liking for player, Wayne Rooney.[17]

Honours

Club

Sydney FC

References
  1. "Jordi Swibel gets call up for FFA Cup". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.
  2. "Hakoah FC - Under 18s Unbeatable and Jordi Swibel in 20s". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.
  3. Rosengarten, Jake (16 July 2017). "Maccabiah proves an opportunity for Jordi Swibel". J-Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. "Sydney FC Youth vs Melbourne Victory Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 31st Jan 2020". Foxtel Y-League. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. Desiatnik, Shane (6 February 2020). "Swibel strikes Y-League grand final glory". The Australian Jewish News.
  6. "Swibel's Dream Come True". KEEPUP. Sydney FC. 13 January 2020.
  7. Desiatnik, Shane (7 March 2019). "Swibel joins Sydney FC's Champions League squad". The Australian Jewish News.
  8. "Sydney FC Promote Academy Striker Jordan Swibel". KEEPUP. Sydney FC. 7 January 2021.
  9. "Sydney FC Thank Departing Players". Sydney FC. 2 July 2021.
  10. "Swibel signs scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 28 October 2021.
  11. "Wanderers confirm the departure of four Isuzu Ute A-League players". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2022.
  12. Yaacobi, Hadar (11 July 2022). "בהמלצת תומר חמד: חלוץ יהודי יבחן באשדוד" [By recommendation of Tomer Hemed: A Jewish forward will trial with Ashdod]. mako (in Hebrew).
  13. Kahlon, Shachar (11 July 2022). "מ.ס אשדוד: חלוץ יהודי אוסטרלי הגיע להתרשמות, קארבח רוצה את בילו" [F.C. Ashdod: A Jewish-Australian forward has arrived for trial, Qarabağ want Bilu]. AshdodNet (in Hebrew).
  14. "נתי אסקיאס ממשיך בראשון לציון, נוף הגליל החתימה חלוץ" [Nati Askias continues with Rishon LeZion, Nof HaGalil signed a forward]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 1 August 2022.
  15. "הפועל עכו השיגה מהפך מול מכבי יפו קביליו, מכבי אחי נצרת נכנעה להפועל ניר רמה"ש" [Hapoel Acre completed a comeback against Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth conceded to Hapoel Nir Ramash]. Israeli Premier League (in Hebrew). 22 September 2022. בדקה ה-69 הגיעה התגובה של נוף הגליל שתפסה שוב את ההובלה במשחק לאחר שער של ג'ורדי סוויבל. 1:2 לנוף הגליל בסיום. [In the 69th minute Nof HaGalil replies, leading the match again after a goal by Jordi Swibel. 2:1 for Nof HaGalil at the end.]
  16. Desiatnik, Shane (23 February 2023). "Swibel in form for Marconi after Israeli stint". The Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  17. "Jordan Swibel (C)". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.

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