Jordan Swibel

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Jordan Swibel
Personal information
Full name Jordan Swibel
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Camperdown, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Valour FC
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East
2018–2021 Sydney FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (0)
2018–2021 Sydney FC NPL 40 (16)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 11 (0)
2021–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
2022 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 8 (9)
2022 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 5 (1)
2023 Marconi Stallions 28 (15)
2024– Valour FC 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Jordan "Jordi" Swibel (born 13 April 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.

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Early life

Swibel started playing football in 2011, by joining Hakoah Sydney City East, where he came through the youth ranks and became the top goalscorer of the under-18 squad during the 2016 season, helping his side win the league. During the same year, he made his first-team debut for Hakoah in the FFA Cup. [1] [2]

In the summer of 2017, Swibel went on trial for Maccabi Tel Aviv after being scouted in a youth tournament in Israel. [3]

In 2018, Swibel joined the youth academy of Sydney FC.[ citation needed ] He was part of the Sydney team that won the 2019–20 Y-League, having scored the opening goal in a 5–1 win over Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final. [4] [5]

Club career

Sydney FC

In March 2019, Swibel was included in Sydney FC's first-team squad for the group stage of the AFC Champions League. [6]

On 4 January 2020, Swibel made his professional debut for Sydney's first team, coming on for Kosta Barbarouses in the 87th minute of a 2–1 league win over Adelaide United. [7] On 25 November 2020, he made his AFC Champions League debut, coming on for Paulo Retre in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 loss to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the group stage. [8] [9]

In January 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with Sydney FC, [10] but was eventually released by the club in July of the same year. [11] He made a total amount of 13 appearances in all competitions for the team. [12]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 28 October 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with fellow A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers, following a successful trial. [13] While having limited playing time within the first team, he mainly featured for their NPL team; having scored nine goals in eight league matches, he helped the club gain promotion to NPL 1. [12] He left the club in July 2022, following the expiration of his deal. [14]

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

After going on trial for Israeli Premier League club Ashdod, whom he was recommended to by former WSW team-mate Tomer Hemed, [15] [16] on 1 August 2022 Swibel signed a one-year contract with Liga Leumit side Hapoel Nof HaGalil. [17] Thanks to his Jewish heritage, he did not count towards the foreign player quotas required in Israeli leagues. [15] [17] On 22 September, he scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner in a 2–1 league victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion. [18]

Marconi Stallions

On 12 December 2022, Swibel returned to Australia, joining National Premier Leagues NSW side Marconi Stallions.[ citation needed ] He was the club's top scorer for the 2023 league campaign, having scored 15 goals in 28 matches. [12] [19]

Valour FC

On 12 January 2024, Swibel signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC. [12] [20] He scored his first goal in his debut for the club on 14 April against Vancouver FC. [21] Swibel scored his second goal for the club and the winner in a 2-1 victory against Halifax FC at Wanderers Stadium Nova Scotia on 20 May 2024.

Personal life

A self-declared fan of Manchester United, Swibel has cited Wayne Rooney as his footballing idol. [22]

Honours

Club

Sydney FC Youth

Sydney FC

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