Maksym Kowal

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Maksym Kowal
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Kowal in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maksym Danylo Kowal
Date of birth (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Scrosoppi FC
Youth career
USC Karpaty
Erin Mills SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Buffalo Bulls 68 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Des Moines Menace 10 (1)
2013 Toronto Lynx 11 (2)
2013 Barnstaple Town
2013–2014 Tiverton Town
2014 Carlton Town 10 (1)
2015 Widzew Łódź 0 (0)
2015–2016 Raków Częstochowa 13 (2)
2016 → Olimpia Zambrów (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 ŁKS Łódź 25 (4)
2017–2018 Tasman United 18 (6)
2018 North Wellington AFC 18 (23)
2018–2019 Canterbury United FC 14 (6)
2019 Vaughan Azzurri 14 (14)
2019 FC Ukraine United 4 (2)
2020 Atlético Ottawa 3 (0)
2020–2022 Germania Halberstadt 16 (1)
2022–2023 Greifswalder FC 27 (1)
2024– Scrosoppi FC 2 (0)
2024– → Scrosoppi FC B 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 31, 2024

Maksym Danylo Kowal (born June 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario.

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Early life

Kowal was born in Toronto, Ontario, growing up in nearby Mississauga, Ontario and is of Ukrainian descent. [1] He began playing youth soccer with USC Karpaty, later moving to the Erin Mills Eagles at U14 level. [1]

Club career

College and Semi-pro

Kowal attended the University at Buffalo beginning in 2009 and played for the soccer team. [2] During his college tenure he played in the USL Premier Development League with Des Moines Menace and Toronto Lynx. [3] [4]

England

In 2013, he went abroad to England, first joining non-league club Barnstaple Town F.C. [5] Afterwards, he joined Tiverton Town F.C. He then joined eighth tier Carlton Town F.C. [6]

Poland

In 2015, he joined Polish second-tier club Widzew Łódź in the I liga, however, due to procedural reasons with having arrived from a non-professional club, he was unable to be registered to be eligible for league matches. [7] [8] Widzew was relegated at the end of the season and went bankrupt and was relegated to the fifth tier, and subsequently, in July 2015, Kowal joined third-tier club Raków Częstochowa in the II liga. [9] [10] In February 2016, he joined Olimpia Zambrów on a six-month loan. [11] [12] The following season, he joined ŁKS Łódź helping them win promotion that season. [13] [14] [15]

New Zealand

In 2017, he joined ISPS Handa Premiership side Tasman United in the New Zealand first tier, [16] being recommended by a friend who played in the league. [17] In the offseason, he joined North Wellington AFC in New Zealand's second tier Central Premier League, where he helped lead the team to the league championship [18] and won the Golden Boot as the league's top goalscorer with 23 goals, [19] while also adding another three goals in the 2018 Chatham Cup. He was also named the league player of the year. [20] In September 2018, he then returned to the top tier for the new season, joining Canterbury United. [21]

Canada

In 2019, he returned to the North American continent to play in League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri. He featured in the 2019 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC. [22] In July, he scored a hat trick against Durham United FA in 21 minutes. [23] In his debut season with Vaughan he finished as the league's top goalscorer, winning the Golden Boot, [24] as well as being named league MVP. [25] In late 2019, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United. [26] [27]

On August 10, 2020, Kowal signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. [28] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9, coming on as a substitute and playing out a 2–2 draw. [29]

Germany

On October 27, 2020, Kowal joined German club Germania Halberstadt in the fourth tier Regionalliga Nordost. [30] [31] A day later, he made his debut for the club scoring a goal against Chemie Leipzig. He celebrated the goal by taking off his jersey, which earned him a second yellow card, resulting in him being ejected from the match. [32] [33] He then had to return to Canada, due to travel issues, before returning to Germany, however, the season was suspended soon after for the remainder of 2020, due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. [34]

In July 2022, Kowal joined newly promoted side Greifswalder FC in the same division. [35] After a season with Greifswalder, he left the club in the summer of 2023. [36]

Personal life

Born in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada, Kowal's family has Ukrainian origin, although his parents were both born in Poland. [5] He holds dual citizenship with Poland and Canada. [37] His father played professional basketball professional in Poland with AZS Szczecin and AZS Koszalin. [5] He attended St. Paul Secondary School in Mississauga and played youth soccer for the Erin Mills Eagles SC, where he won the U18 provincial championship in 2009. [38]

Career statistics

As of match played May 28, 2023 [39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotal
TierDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Des Moines Menace [40] 2012 4 Premier Development League 10110—111
Toronto Lynx [40] 2013 4Premier Development League112——112
Barnstaple Town 2013–14 10 Western Football League First Division ????—??
Tiverton Town 2013–14 8 Southern FL - Div. 1 South&West ????????
Carlton Town [41] 2014–15 8 Northern Premier League - Div. One South 10121—122
Widzew Łódź 2014–15 2 I liga 0000—00
Raków Częstochowa 2015–16 3 II liga 13210—142
Olimpia Zambrów (loan)2015–163II liga13100—131
ŁKS Łódź 2016–17 4 III liga, group I 25400—254
Tasman United 2017–18 1 New Zealand Football Championship 18600—186
North Wellington [42] 2018 2 Central Premier League 182343—2226
Canterbury United 2018–19 1 New Zealand Football Championship166—10176
Vaughan Azzurri [43] 2019 3 League1 Ontario 141420221816
FC Ukraine United 2019 N/A Canadian Soccer League 42—??42
Atlético Ottawa 2020 1 Canadian Premier League 30——30
Germania Halberstadt 2020–21 4 Regionalliga Nordost 1100—11
2021–22 4Regionalliga Nordost15000—150
Greifswalder FC 2022–23 4Regionalliga Nordost27100—271
Career total198631043221170

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