Andriy Sorokin (Ukrainian: Андрій Сорокін; born 1 January 1991) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Andriy Sorokin
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ukrainian SSR
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004–2008 LVUFK Luhansk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Inhulets-3 Petrove
2017 Inhulets-2 Petrove 8 (0)
2017–2018 Myr Hornostayivka 25 (0)
2018 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 13 (0)
2019 Myr Hornostayivka 10 (0)
2019 Slavia Mozyr 2 (0)
2020 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 5 (1)
2020 Avanhard Kramatorsk 11 (0)
2021 Krystal Kherson 13 (1)
2022 FC Continentals
2023 Dynamo Toronto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021

Club career

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Early career

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Sorokin played with the reserve teams of FC Inhulets Petrove originally in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship and ultimately joined the professional ranks in the Ukrainian Second League in 2017.[1] For the 2017-18 season, he continued playing in the country's third tier with Myr Hornostayivka.[2] Following his stint in the professional realm, he returned to the amateur level to play with VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka where he won the Dnipropetrovsk regional title.[2] After a year's absence, he returned to Myr Hornostayivka in 2019.[2]

Belarus

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In the summer of 2019, he played abroad in the Belarusian Premier League with Slavia Mozyr.[3][4] In his debut season in Belarus, he made two appearances.[5] His stint with Slavia was brief and was released after his two appearances.[6]

Ukraine

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He returned to Ukraine to play in the Ukrainian First League with Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni. In total, he played in 5 matches and recorded one goal.[5] He left Hirnyk after a single season.[7] The following season he resumed playing in the second tier with Avanhard Kramatorsk.[8] Sorokin left Kramatorsk midway through the 2020-21 season in order to complete the season with Krystal Kherson.[8][9]

Canada

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In 2022, he signed a two-year contract with FC Continentals in the Canadian Soccer League.[10] Throughout the season he helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings.[11] He featured in the CSL Championship final where the Continentals defeated Scarborough SC for the title.[12][13]

Following Continentals hiatus in 2023, he signed with the expansion franchise Dynamo Toronto.[14][15]

Honors

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FC Continentals

References

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  1. ^ "Інгулець-2 підписав двох новачків і відпустив нападника" [Ingulets-2 signed two newcomers and released the striker]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Четверо новачків поповнили Мир" [Four newbies joined Mir]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Сорокін став гравцем білоруського клубу Славія Мозир" [Sorokin became a player of the Belarusian club Slavia Mozyr]. Спорт.ua (in Ukrainian). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Андрей Ю. Сорокин (Andrei Sorokin ) | Прессбол". Прессбол | ПБ-Инфо. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ukraine - A. Sorokin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Официально: Андрей Сорокин покинул "Славию-Мозырь"" [Andrey Sorokin left Slavia-Mozyr]. Footboom.com (in Russian). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "«Гірник-Спорт» покинули семеро футболістів" [Seven football players left "Hirnyk-Sport"]. Полтавщина Спорт (in Ukrainian). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Команда Першої ліги підписала екс-гравця Авангарду" [The First League team signed the ex-player of Avangard]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Кристал підписав українського півзахисника" [Crystal signed the Ukrainian midfielder]. Спорт.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  10. ^ Adamson, Stan (14 July 2022). "Scarborough Will Attempt to Extent Unbeaten Streak ..Saturday's Games". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ^ Adamson, Stan (11 August 2022). "CSL Championship Playoffs Saturday..........Quarter-finals underway". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  12. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (8 September 2022). "Мениджърът К. Димитров от Брежани и „Скарбъро" останаха без титла в Канада" [Manager K. Dimitrov from Brezhani and "Scarborough" remained without a title in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (28 August 2022). "Continentals Win Championship Squeaker..." Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "2023 Dynamo Toronto roster". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Василь Пиняшко забиває за "Динамо"" [Vasyl Pynashko scores for "Dynamo"]. lobda.at.ua (in Ukrainian). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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