Volodymyr Pidvirnyi

Volodymyr Pidvirnyi (; born January 12, 1990) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a defender.

Pidvirnyi began his professional career by signing with Karpaty Lviv in 2006, where he only saw action in the Ukrainian Second League with Karpaty's reserve team. After five seasons with Karpaty, he left in 2010 to play in the Ukrainian First League with Enerhetyk Burshtyn. He left Ukraine to play initially abroad in the Slovak circuit, followed by stints in Germany and Poland. In 2017, he left Poland to finish his career in Canada.

Club career

Ukraine Pidvirnyi began his career in 2006 with Karpaty Lviv, but was loaned to the Ukrainian Second League with FC Karpaty-2 Lviv. After five seasons with Karpaty's reserve team, he left in 2010 to sign with Enerhetyk Burshtyn in the Ukrainian First League.

After Enerhetyk was experiencing financial problems, he signed with Mykolaiv in the Ukrainian third-tier league. During his time with Mykolaiv, he made his debut in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Cup against Kremin Kremenchuk.

Abroad In 2014, he ventured abroad to play in the Slovak 3. Liga with MFK Vranov nad Topľou. The remainder of the 2014-15 season was spent in the German Thüringenliga with SV Blau-Weiß 90 Neustadt. The following season, he remained in the Polish fourth-tier league by signing with Cosmos Nowotaniec.

Canada In the summer of 2017, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Vorkuta. Pidvirnyi recorded his first two goals on June 4, 2017, against SC Waterloo Region. In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped Vorkuta win the league's first division title. In the playoff tournament, Vorkuta was eliminated in the semifinal round by Scarborough SC.

Pidvirnyi returned to the Canadian circuit in 2019 to play with Vorkuta's reserve team in the league's second division. He helped the club secure the divisional title. In the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated the Serbian White Eagles' reserve team for the championship.

International career Pidvirnyi represented the Ukraine national under-16 football team in the 2006 Aegean Sea Cup. In 2007, he was selected to represent the Ukraine national under-17 football team in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Honors FC Vorkuta Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017 FC Vorkuta II

CSL Championship II: 2019 Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2019