Vasyl Chornyi

Vasyl Chornyi (; born October 3, 1987) is a Ukrainian footballer.

Club career

Early career Chornyi started playing football at the Ternopil SDYUSHOR and later continued his performances at the youth level at the Ternopil Pedlyceum. The following season, he debuted in the Ukrainian Cup against Desna Chernihiv. The following season, he debuted in the country's second-tier league with Nyva. Throughout the season, Chornyi helped Ternopil secure the league double. The club also won the European Student Championship. Once the season concluded, he received the Master of Sports of Ukraine, International Class. The following season, the club debuted in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship. In 2012, he was loaned to Sokil Zolochiv to play in the Lviv regional league. Ternopil re-signed Chornyi for the 2012-13 season. In the following season, he helped Ternopil reach the quarterfinals of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup, where Ukrainian Premier League side Chornomorets Odesa defeated them. He also helped Ternopil secure a promotion to the Ukrainian First League. In 2014, he returned to the country's second-tier league when the club re-signed him. Chornyi missed the majority of the season due to an injury. After a five-month injury, he returned to action in February 2015. Shortly after his return, he received another injury, ruling him out for two weeks. He re-signed with Ternopil the next season as a player-assistant coach. He participated in his final Ukrainian Cup, where Shakhtar Donetsk eliminated them in the round of 16. In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division. In the preliminary round of the postseason, the team defeated the Brantford Galaxy. Their playoff campaign would conclude in the next round after a defeat to the Serbian White Eagles.

Chornyi re-signed with Toronto for the 2017 season, during which the club competed in the league's second division. In his second season with the club, he helped win the league double. In the championship final, they defeated Burlington SC. He helped the club secure the divisional title and, as a result, clinched a playoff berth. However, the Toronto side was eliminated in the second round of the postseason by Scarborough SC.

In 2019, he helped the team reach the championship final, where Scarborough defeated them. He played in the Ontario Soccer League in 2021 with Ukraine United.

Ukraine Chornyi returned to Ukraine in 2022 to sign with Podillia Vasylkivtsi in the Ternopil region. In 2023, he signed with Medobory Zelene, but missed the majority of the season due to injuries.

International career In 2009, he was selected for the Ukrainian national student football team to represent the country at the 2009 Summer Universiade. The national team defeated Italy to secure the gold medal. Chornyi represented Ukraine at the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Managerial career In 2015, while he was recovering from his injuries, he was named a player-assistant coach for Ternopil's manager, Vasyl Ivehesh.

In 2025, Chornyi was the assistant coach to Serhiy Atlasyuk for FC Borshchiv. A month later, he was named the interim manager for FC Borshchiv.

Honors FC Nyva Ternopil Ukrainian Second League Group A: 2008–09

FC Ternopil Ternopil Oblast Championship: 2009, 2010 Ternopil Oblast Cup: 2009, 2010

FC Ukraine United CSL II Championship: 2017 Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2018 Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2017

Ukraine Students Summer Universiade Gold medal: 2009 European Universities Football Championships Gold medal: 2009