Bogdan Bortnik
Ukrainian footballer
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Bogdan Bortnik (Ukrainian: Богдан Віталійович Бортник; born January 24, 1992) is a Ukrainian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bogdan Vitalyevych Bortnik | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukraine | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 56 | (4) |
| 2017 | FC Vorkuta | 2 | (1) |
| 2017 | →FC Vorkuta B (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Kingsman SC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 20, 2019 | |||
Club career
Ukraine
Bortnik was a product of Dynamo Khmelnytskyi's youth system.[1][2] He entered the professional ranks in 2009 by playing with the senior team in the Ukrainian Second League. In his debut season in the professional realm, he appeared in 8 matches.[3][4] He would make his debut for the club on July 29, 2009, against MFC Mykolaiv.[5] Bortnik left Dynamo in January 2011 due to financial problems regarding the club.[6]
After two seasons in the third tier, he secured a contract with Volyn Lutsk in the premier league in the winter of 2011.[1][7] However, before making an official appearance with the organization, his contract was terminated before the commencement of the season.[8] Following his stint with Volyn, he returned to his former club Dynamo for the 2011-12 season.[9] He returned for his final and fourth season with Dynamo to play in the 2012-13 season.[10] In his final season in the third division, he played in 12 matches.[11]
Canada
In the summer of 2017, he played in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta.[12] In his debut season, he assisted in securing the regular season title.[13] Throughout the season, he featured primarily in the league's second division, where he appeared in seven matches and scored one goal.[14]
He was transferred to Kingsman SC, an expansion side that joined the league for the 2019 season.[15] He would help the club secure a playoff berth by finishing eighth in the first division. In the opening round of the postseason, he contributed a goal against Vorkuta, which advanced the club to the next round.[16] In the next round, Kingsman was eliminated from the competition by Scarborough SC.[17]
Honors
FC Vorkuta
- Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017[13]