Vasyl Shpuk

Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk (born 16 February 1989)[1] is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays with Toronto Falcons in the Canadian Soccer League.

Vasyl Shpuk
Personal information
Full name Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk
Date of birth (1989-02-16) 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 FC Karpaty Lviv 0 (0)
2014 Polonia Przemyśl 12 (0)
2014–2015 Nyva Ternopil 12 (0)
2015–2016 Toronto Atomic FC
2022– Toronto Falcons
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Europe

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]

Canada

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]

References
  1. "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "ФК."Скала" Моршин.«Если бы то сохранить костяк команды! - 13 Ноября 2010 - Информационно метео-спортивный ресурс" [FC. "Skala" Morshyn. "If only to keep the backbone of the team!]. oblakov.ucoz.ru. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. "ФК "Львів" підписав 20 гравців" [FC "Lviv" signed 20 players]. Champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "Ukraine - V. Shpuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. "Василь Шпук: У Скали найвищі завдання" [Vasyl Shpuk: Skala has the highest tasks]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. "Голкіпер Скали продовжить карєру в Карпатах" [The goalkeeper of "Skala" will continue his career in "Karpaty"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. "Карпаты берут вратаря стрыйской Скалы" [Karpaty take the goalkeeper of the Stryi Skala]. football.ua. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. "Шпук: Надіюсь, вже в найближчому часі виясниться моя подальша доля" [Shpuk: I hope that my further fate will be clarified in the near future]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. "Воротар Скали Василь Шпук влітку перейде у Карпати" ["Skala" goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk will move to "Karpaty" in the summer]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. "Шпук: Сидіти у глибокому запасі Карпат я не хочу" [Shpuk: I don't want to sit in the deep stock of "Karpat".]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. "Василь Шпук: "Пошуком нового клубу займуся лише тоді, коли "Карпати" віддадуть документи"" [Vasyl Shpuk: "I will look for a new club only when "Karpaty" submits documents"]. Footboom.com (in Russian). 26 June 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. "ФК Полтава просматривает ряд новичков" [FC Poltava looking at a number of newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  13. "Голкіпер "Карпат" Василь Шпук переходить до "Полтави"" ["Karpat" goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk moves to "Poltava"]. Ваші новини. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  14. Kusina, Maciej. "Wasyl Szpuk". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  15. "Trzech piłkarzy wzmocniło Polonię Przemyśl" [Three players strengthened Polonia Przemyśl]. www.podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  16. "Екс-голкіпер "Карпат" і "Скали" гратиме за "Ниву"?" [Will the former goalkeeper of "Karpat" and "Skaly" play for "Niva"?]. galsports.com (in Ukrainian). 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  17. "Ниву посилив Гудима" [Niva strengthened Gudyma]. football.ua. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  18. "Самардак: Фізично команда ще не повністю готова" [Samardak: Physically, the team is not fully ready yet]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  19. "Шпук и Менжега покинули Ниву" [Shpuk and Menzhega left the Niva]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  20. ""Нива" і ФК "Тернопіль" продовжують підготовку до Першої ліги - 20 хвилин" ["Niva" and FC "Ternopil" continue their preparation for the First League]. te.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  21. "Воротар Ниви переїде у Канаду?" [Will Niva's goalkeeper move to Canada?]. Спорт Тернопільщини (in Ukrainian). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  22. "КУДА ЕДУТ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННЫЕ ФУТБОЛИСТЫ. «АТОМИК СЕЛЕКТС ТОРОНТО» - САМАЯ УКРАИНСКАЯ КОМАНДА КАНАДЫ" [Where Do Local Footballers Go? Atomic Selects Toronto is the Most Ukrainian Team in Canada]. xsport.ua. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  23. "11 игроков и тренер улетели работать в Канаду" [11 Players and Coach Flew to Work in Canada]. tehnopolis.com.ua. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  24. ""Канадськими атомниками" стало 13 українців" [13 Ukrainians became "Canadian atomic workers".]. football.ua. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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  26. "Українська футбольна звитяга на канадській землі" [Ukrainian football victory on Canadian soil]. football.ua. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  27. "Украинский футбол в Канаде: как при скромном бюджете создать хорошую команду" [Ukrainian football in Canada: how to create a good team with a modest budget]. Footboom.com (in Russian). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  28. Malchevsky, Roman (12 October 2015). "Приключения украинцев в Канаде: "Торонто Атомик" ввосьмером уступил в четвертьфинале" [Adventures of Ukrainians in Canada: Toronto Atomic lost eight in the quarterfinals]. Footboom.com (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  29. "2016 Toronto Atomic roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  30. Adamson, Stan (16 October 2016). "Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance........CSL playoffs continue Sunday". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  31. "2022 Toronto Falcons roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  32. Adamson, Stan (12 May 2023). "Confidence is High with Contrasting SWE and Toronto Falcons". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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