Andrew Ornoch

Andrew Ornoch

Personal information
Full name	Andrzej Mateusz Ornoch
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Team information
Current team	Telstar
Youth career
1995–1999	North Scarborough
1999–2001	PSA Toronto
2002–2005	Erin Mills
2003–2005	University of Detroit Mercy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Lombard-Pápa	34	(10)
2008–2009	Esbjerg	13	(1)
2009–2010	Heracles Almelo	1	(0)
2010	BV Veendam	9	(3)
2011	Mississauga Eagles FC	3	(1)
2011	Telstar	7	(1)
International career‡
2006–	Canada	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2009

Andrew Ornoch (born 21 August 1985 in Warsaw) is a Polish-born Canadian professional footballer who currently plays for Telstar in the Eerste divisie. He attended St. John Fisher Catholic elementary school and Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Scarborough, Ontario.

Club career

Early years

Ornoch, a midfielder, began playing football for the renowned North Scarborough Soccer Club, known for producing international players such as Julián de Guzmán formerly of Deportivo de La Coruña, Jonathan de Guzmán of Feyenoord, Atiba Hutchinson of F.C. Copenhagen and Dave Simpson of Sparta Prague. From there he went on to Erin Mills Soccer Club, one of Canada's leading clubs that also produced players such as Dave Simpson. After which he earned an Athletic Scholarship to the University of Detroit Mercy where he was named Horizon League player of the year and offensive player of the year in 2005 on the way to leading the team to its first ever Horizon League Championship. He is the 4th All-Time top scorer in the History of University of Detroit Mercy.

Lombard-Pápa

In the spring of 2006 Andrew Ornoch departed from school a year early in order to play professional soccer in the Borsodi liga, the top division in Hungary. Soon after Andrew joined Lombard-Pápa TFC, where compatriot Dave Simpson also played, the team was relegated due to financial issues. He stayed with Pápa a full season at the Hungarian 2nd level but left them halfway his 2nd season.

Esbjerg

In 2008 Andrew went on to sign a 4-year contract with Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga where he joined fellow Canadians Atiba Hutchinson of Copenhagen and Issey Nakajima-Farran of Nordsjælland.

Heracles Almelo

On 30 August 2009 he joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo, a former club of another fellow countryman, Rob Friend. On August 26, 2010, Ornoch joined Dutch Jupiler League club BV Veendam and scored his first goal in his second appearance versus Emmen on September 3, 2010. It was heavily rumoured that Ornoch was set to sign for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer prior to the 2011 season. However in late January it was released that the deal fell through due to Aron Winter, the coaches lack of interest. Several sources say that Ornoch was upset by the decision, claiming that TFC advised him to buy himself out of his contract in Europe before pulling an implied offer off the table.

Return To Europe, SC Telstar

After a brief stint in the Canadian Soccer League with Mississauga Eagles FC Ornoch returned to the Netherlands to play in the Eerste Divisie with Telstar. He made his debut for the team on August 5, 2011 against FC Dordrecht scoring one goal, the game ended in a 3-0 victory for Telstar.

International career

Ornoch made his debut for Canada in a November 2006 friendly match against Hungary, the country where he then played his club football. By December 2009, he earned a total of 3 caps, all as a sub, scoring no goals. He has so far represented Canada in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.

Dutch Connections FC

Ornoch founded a football camp for youth along with Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen to help kids in Canada improve their skills using a Dutch approach. Dutch Connections FC offers the best player from each camp a trial with a professional club in Holland. Van Nieuwenhuijzen and Ornoch played together for Heracles Almelo.

External links

• Player profile – Esbjerg fB
• University of Detroit Mercy
• Erin Mills Commemorates Andrew Ornoch
• Player profile – Heracles Almelo
• Career stats – National Football Teams
• @AOrnoch - Twitter page