Andriy Budnyi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andriy Budnyi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Syracuse Silver Knights | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Bard College | ||
| 2002 | San Jose State Spartans | ||
| 2004–2005 | Azusa Pacific Cougars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Cascade Surge | 21 | (18) |
| 2006 | Charlotte Eagles | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | ||
| 2007–2008 | Obolon Kyiv | 24 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Obolon-2 Kyiv (loan) | 36 | (24) |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 43 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2011 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | (8) |
| 2011- | Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) | 17 | (13) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 27th, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andriy Budnyi (born 20 September 1982 in Chernivtsi) is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing for Syracuse Silver Knights in the MISL.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
In 2002, Budnyy attended Bard College. He transferred to San Jose State University in 2002. He then transferred to Azusa Pacific University, where he earned the 2005 Golden State Athletic Conference and Region II Player of the Year award.
During his college years he also played two seasons with Cascade Surge in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to two PDL Northwest Division titles, and being named to the PDL All-Western Conference teams in both 2004 and 2005.[1][2]
[edit] Professional
Having spent much of the early part of 2006 training with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, Budnyy signed his first professional contract with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division on 28 June 2006,[3] and subsequently played in 8 games for the team, scoring 1 goal.
Budnyy returned to his homeland in 2006, playing initially for Arsenal Bila Tserkva and then for Obolon Kyiv. He was the top scorer for Obolon's reserves, FC Obolon-2 Kyiv, in the Ukrainian Second League in 2007-2008, with 20 goals.
Budnyy returned to the United States in early 2009, and joined Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in April 2009. On 22 July 2009, the RailHawks sent him on loan for one game to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.[4] On 22 February 2010 Carolina announced the re-signing of Budnyy to a new contract for the 2010 season.[5]
Budnyy joined USL Pro club Wilmington Hammerheads in February 2011.[6]
Budnyy joined the Syracuse Silver Knights in 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/honors/79546.html
- ^ PDL Honors
- ^ Charlotte Eagles Sign Ukrainian Forward Andriy Budnyy
- ^ RailHawks central station: Budnyy, Patterson outbound, Shields inbound
- ^ "Budnyy back in RailHawk attack". NASL.com. http://www.nasl.com/news.php?id=70. Retrieved 2010-02-24.[dead link]
- ^ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/501814.html
[edit] External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Carolina RailHawks players
- Cascade Surge players
- Charlotte Eagles players
- San Jose State Spartans men's soccer players
- Azusa Pacific Cougars men's soccer players
- Syracuse Silver Knights players
- Wilmington Hammerheads players
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate footballers
- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- FC Obolon Kyiv players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Professional Division players
