Erik Sviatchenko

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Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko (Template:Langx; born 4 October 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS side Houston Dynamo.

Club career

FC Midtjylland

Sviatchenko joined the FC Midtjylland academy in 2006 at the age of 14.[1] Prior to that he had played for clubs around his hometown of Viborg: Viborg FF, Houlkær IF, Søndermarken IK, and FK Viborg.[2][3] In 2009, he was named the Midtjylland Academy Player of the Year.[1]

On 8 May 2009 Sviatchenko made his first team and Superliga debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win over AC Horsens.[4] That was his only first team appearance during the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal for Midtjylland on 14 April 2010 to give FCM a 1–0 win against AGF.[4] He finished the 2009–10 campaign with 5 appearances and 1 goal for the first team.[5]

The 2010–11 season saw Sviatchenko establish himself as a first team regular. He appeared in 13 of FCM's first 22 Superliga matches plus 2 Danish Cup matches.[4] However, on 3 April 2011, Sviatchenko tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee after colliding with teammate Rilwan Hassan during training.[6][7][8] The injury ended his season and kept him out for 11 months.[8] FCM would finish the season 4th in the Superliga.[9]

On 4 March 2012 Sviatchenko made his return from injury, getting the start and playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Lyngby.[4] The following week he scored in a 4–1 win over Horsens.[4] Sviatchenko ended the 2011–12 season by playing every minute of the final 15 games of the season, helping Midtjylland to a 3rd-place finish.[4][10]

On 23 August 2012 he made his debut in a continental competition, losing 3–0 to Swiss side BSC Young Boys in a Europa League qualifier. Midtjylland and Sviatchenko would win the 2nd leg 2–0 but be eliminated 3–2 on aggregate.[4] On 20 May 2013 Sviatchenko scored in the 90th minute to give FCM a 3–2 win against AGF.[4] He ended the season with 28 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Superliga as FCM finished 6th table, plus 2 appearances each in the Cup and Europa League.[5][11]

Prior to the 2013–14 season he was made vice-captain.[6] On 2 March 2014 Sviatchenko scored the opening goal in a 5–1 win over Copenhagen.[4] During the match he sprained his ankle. He was able to finish the game but underwent ankle surgery a month later and missed the rest of the season.[12][13] Sviatchenko ended the season with 17 appearances and 3 goals in the league.[5] At the time of his injury Midtjylland were top of the table with a 5-point gap, but with Sviatchenko out injured they finished 3rd, 7 points behind champions Aalborg.[12][14]

After missing the first 3 weeks of the 2014–15 season due to his ankle, Svaitchenko made his season debut on 10 August 2014, coming on as a late sub in 3–1 win over Sønderjyske Fodbold.[15] He played in 6 games before a thigh injury forced him to miss the rest of 2014.[16][15] He returned on 23 February 2015, scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Odense Boldklub in the first match of 2015.[15] Sviatchenko finished the season with 19 appearances and 1 goal in league play, helping Midtjylland finish top of the table and win their first Superliga title in club history.[15][17][18]

On 4 August 2015 Sviatchenko scored his first career goal in a continental competition to give Midtjylland a 1–0 win at APOEL in a Champions League qualifier. However FCM lost 2–1 at home and were eliminated on away goals.[19] In the Europa League playoffs, Sviatchenko helped Midtjylland beat Southampton 2–1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League group stage for the first time in club history.[19][20] He played every minute of the group stage to help FCM finish 2nd and advance to the Round of 32.[19] Sviatchenko wore the captain's armband regularly during the season due to captain Kristian Bach Bak being injured for most of the season.[19] He made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals in the Superliga prior to being sold.[19]

Celtic

On 17 January 2016, Sviatchenko signed with Scottish Premiership club Celtic on a four-and-a-half-year contract, with the transfer fee worth a reported £1.5 million.[21][22] He made his Celtic debut on 31 January in a 3–1 loss to Ross County in the League Cup semifinals, coming off the bench after 13 minutes following a red card to Efe Ambrose.[4][23] Sviatchenko picked up his first goal for the Hoops on 17 April, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish Cup semifinals, with Rangers advancing on penalties.[4] He appeared in 14 Premiership games to help Celtic win their 5th straight league title.[19]

During the 2016–17 season, Sviatchenko made 28 appearances and scored a goal in league play to help the Hoops win their 6th straight Premiership title. He also made 3 appearances in the Cup and 3 in the League Cup as Celtic won both to complete the domestic treble and finish the season unbeaten domestically.[5][24]

On 2 August 2017 Sviatchenko damaged his knee ligaments in 1–0 win versus Rosenborg in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Rosenborg, which prevented him from playing for three months.[25] He returned to training in November and made the bench a couple of times, but did not make another appearance for Celtic.[26]

Return to FC Midtjylland

On 16 January 2018, Sviatchenko returned to FC Midtjylland on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[26][27] He made his first appearance in 7 months on 9 February, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 win over AC Horsens.[28] Sviatchenko scored 1 goal and played in 16 of the 17 possible league games during the loan, helping Midtjylland win their 2nd Superliga title in club history.[28][29] That loan move was made permanent on 27 May 2018 for a fee of £1m and Sviatchenko agreeing to a four-year contract.[30][29][31]

During the 2018–19 season Sviatchenko made 27 appearances and scored 1 goal in league play as FCM were unable to defend their title, finishing 2nd in the table, 11 points behind Copenhagen.[5][32] In the cup, Sviatchenko made 4 appearances and scored once to help Midtjylland win their first Danish Cup title in club history.[4][33]

Sviatchenko became club captain during the 2019–20 season, with the previous captain Jakob Poulsen departing the club.[34] On 18 August 2019, Sviatchenko scored in the 90th minute to rescue a draw with Hobro IK.[4] He finished the season with 6 goals and 32 appearances, anchoring a defense that allowed a league best 29 goals all season to lead Midtjylland to a Superliga title.[5][34][35] Following the season he was named Superliga Player of the Year.[36] On 12 June, Sviatchenko agreed to a contract extension until June 2024.[34][3]

During the 2020–21 season, Midtjylland reached the Champions League group stage for the first time in club history, with Sviatchenko appearing in 5 of the 6 group games as FCM finished bottom of the group.[4] On 24 October he scored in the 90+4th minute to give Midtjylland a 3–2 win over Brøndby.[4] Sviatchenko ended the Superliga season with 28 appearances and 3 goals, helping FCM have the fewest goals allowed for the second straight year.[5][37] They were unable to repeat as champions though, finishing 1 point behind Brøndby.[37]

He made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals in the Superliga during the 2021–22 season as FCM finished second, 3 points behind champions Copenhagen.[5][38] Sviatchenko helped Midtjylland win their second ever Danish Cup, making 4 appearances and scoring 1 goal during the tournament.[5][39]

Sviatchenko made 26 appearances and scored 3 goals across all competitions in the 2022–23 season prior to being sold.[5] His 325 total games for Midtjylland are the second most in club history.[1]

Houston Dynamo

On 24 March 2023 Sviatchenko was sold to American MLS side Houston Dynamo, signing a two-year contract with a club option for 2025.[40][1] The official transfer fee was undisclosed, but was reportedly just over 10 million Danish krone/1.48 million U.S. dollars.[41]

International career

Due to his dual citizenship, Sviatchenko was eligible to play for Ukraine,[42] but agreed to a call-up for the Danish national team in March 2015. He made his international debut on 25 March 2015 at NRGi Arena in Aarhus, starting against the United States in a 3–2 friendly win, in central defence alongside Simon Kjær.[43][44][45] He scored his first international goal on 11 October 2015 in a 2–1 friendly loss to France.[45][46]

Personal life

Erik Sviatchenko was born in Viborg, Denmark to Sergei and Helena Sviatchenko 4 October 1991.[47][5] His parents moved to Denmark from Ukraine with Erik's older brother, Phillip, in 1990.[47][48][49] Erik also has a twin sister, Alexandra.[47] Erik is a Christian.[49]

His wife, Anne Sviatchenko (née Rudmose), is a former professional footballer and has played for Team Viborg's women's team, Skovbakken IK, ASA, Celtic and the Denmark national team.[50][51] Erik and Anne met when they were 14 through his sister Alexandra.[50] Anne signed for the Celtic women's team in February 2016, one month after Sviatchenko had joined the men's team.[50] They got married in June 2017 in Viborg.[52] Together they have two kids.[3]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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Midtjylland 2008–09 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2009–10 Danish Superliga 5 1 0 0 — — — 5 1
2010–11 Danish Superliga 13 0 2 0 — — — 15 0
2011–12 Danish Superliga 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 15 1
2012–13 Danish Superliga 28 2 2 0 — 2Template:Efn 0 — 32 2
2013–14 Danish Superliga 17 3 1 0 — — — 18 3
2014–15 Danish Superliga 19 1 0 0 — 1Template:Efn 0 — 20 1
2015–16 Danish Superliga 13 2 0 0 — 12Template:Efn 1 — 25 3
Total 111 10 5 0 0 0 15 1 — 131 11
Celtic 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 14 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 — 18 1
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 28 1 3 0 3 0 9Template:Efn 0 — 43 1
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 0 — 2 0
Total 42 1 6 1 4 0 11 0 — 63 2
Midtjylland (loan) 2017–18 Danish Superliga 16 1 1 0 — 0 0 — 17 1
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 27 1 4 1 — 2Template:Efn 0 — 33 2
2019–20 Danish Superliga 32 6 0 0 — 2Template:Efn 0 — 34 6
2020–21 Danish Superliga 28 3 4 0 — 9Template:Efn 0 — 41 3
2021–22 Danish Superliga 25 4 5 1 — 11Template:Efn 1 — 41 6
2022–23 Danish Superliga 16 0 1 0 — 9Template:Efn 3 — 26 3
Total 144 15 15 2 0 0 33 4 — 192 21
Houston Dynamo 2023 MLS 17 0 4 0 — — 9Template:Efn 0 30 0
2024 MLS 31 1 1 0 — 3Template:Efn 1 3Template:Efn 0 38 2
Total 48 1 5 0 — 3 1 12 0 68 2
Career total 345 27 31 3 4 0 62 6 12 0 454 36

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International

Scores and results table. Denmark's goal tally first:[46][57]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2015 Parken, Copenhagen File:Flag of France.svg France 1–2 1–2 Friendly match

Honours

Midtjylland

Celtic

Houston Dynamo

Individual

References

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