Vasyl Stepanovych Shpuk (born 16 February 1989) is a Ukrainian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (C ...

club Toronto Falcons.

Club career

Europe

Shpuk began his professional career in 2006 with

FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk FC Nika Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly Chornohora, is an amateur Ukrainian football club based in Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; ger ...

in the

Ukrainian Second League Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

. He signed with FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk, and helped the club achieve a promotion to the

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

. In 2007, he signed with

FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Football Club Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian amateur football club based in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, where it was founded in 1980. The name of the club means "oiler" in Ukrainian. Ukrnafta company owned the club between 2004 and 2018. The club ...

of the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

. After failing to break into the senior team, he signed with Skala Stryi in 2010. In 2011, he played in the

with

FC Lviv FC Lviv ( uk, ФК «Львів», pl, FK Lwów) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv, that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League. While the first president of FC Lviv Oleksandr Didenko insisted that FC Lviv of 1 ...

. In his debut season in the second tier, he made 2 appearances with Lviv. The following season he returned to his former club Skala in the third tier. He would make 26 appearances for the club. Shpuk returned to the country's top-tier league for the 2013-14 season with

Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. History Early years (1963–68) The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...

. Once again he failed to make an appearance in the premier league due to miscommunications with the team administration. In late 2013, he had a trial session with

FC Poltava FC Poltava ( uk , ФК Полтава) was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018. History The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006-2010) who is the club's Honorary Preside ...

. In early 2014, he went across the border to Poland to sign with

Polonia Przemyśl Polonia Przemyśl is a Polish sports club, located in the south-eastern city of Przemyśl. Founded in 1909, it is one of the oldest sports associations in Poland. History The club, whose hues are white-red-blue, supports two departments - foot ...

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. Following his brief stint abroad he returned to the Ukrainian second tier by securing a deal with

Nyva Ternopil FC Nyva Ternopil ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Нива» Тернопіль) is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Ternopil, the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast. As of the 2020–21 season, it played in the Ukrainian ...

. In the winter of 2015, he departed from the Ternopil. In total, he played in 12 matches for Nyva.

Canada

After his release from Ternopil, he was linked with a move abroad to the

with Toronto Atomic. He would ultimately sign with Toronto for the 2015 season. He made his debut on May 9, 2015 against

Niagara United Niagara United FC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The club is a former member of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), where it fielded a professional team from 2011-2015, and now operates youth teams in the Niagara Soccer League. The team ...

. He helped Toronto secure a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the First Division. Toronto was eliminated in the opening round of the postseason by

SC Waterloo Region SC Waterloo Region is a professional Canadian soccer team that plays in the Canadian Soccer League, a non-FIFA-sanctioned league. The club was formed in 2011 under the name KW United FC and competed in the Second Division of the CSL. The following ...

. Shpuk would re-sign with Toronto for the 2016 season. Atomic once more secured a playoff spot where the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

eliminated them from the competition in the first round. In 2022, he returned to the CSL to play with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons. He re-signed with the Falcons for the 2023 season. Shpuk participated in the Royal CSL Cup tribute match where Toronto successfully won the title in a penalty shootout against the Serbs.

References

External links

Profile on Official Website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shpuk, Vasyl 1989 births Living people Footballers from Lviv Oblast Men's association football goalkeepers Ukrainian men's footballers FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka players FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk (2004) players FC Skala Stryi (2004) players FC Lviv players FC Karpaty Lviv players Polonia Przemyśl players FC Nyva Ternopil players Toronto Atomic FC players Toronto Falcons (2022–present) players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players III liga players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada