Erik Sviatchenko
Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko (Ukrainian: Ерік Сергійович Святченко; born 4 October 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender and captain of FC Midtjylland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Viborg FF | ||
| 2001–2003 | Houlkær IF | ||
| 2003–2004 | Søndermarken | ||
| 2004–2006 | FK Viborg | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | FC Midtjylland | 110 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Celtic | 42 | (1) |
| 2018 | → FC Midtjylland (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2018– | FC Midtjylland | 115 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 15 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2016 | |||
Club career
FC Midtjylland
Sviatchenko was, during his youth playing years, captain of the FC Midtjylland squad. During his first year as a U/19 player, he and his team finished first in the Danish U/19 league, which was followed up the next season with another first place. In 2009, he was awarded the "Academy Player Of The Year" award, which is given to players who have excelled themselves during their period at the academy.
He has been a starter in almost all of FC Midtjylland's games since his arrival at the club. He missed the Danish Cup final against FC Nordsjælland in May 2011 and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark due to a cruciate ligament injury.[1] In January 2012 he recovered and rejoined the first team in FC Midtjylland and played all the games in the last half of the season. Prior to the season 2013/2014 he was made vice-captain of the first team.[1]
Sviatchenko established himself as a key player for FC Midtjylland, helping them to the Danish title in 2014–15, as well as securing progression to the last 32 stage of the UEFA Europa League the following season.[2]
Celtic
On 16 January 2016, it was reported that Sviatchenko was in Glasgow undergoing a medical with a view to joining Celtic in a £1.5 million transfer.[2][3] The transfer was confirmed the following day, with Sviatchenko signing a four-and-a-half year deal with Celtic.[4] Sviatchenko helped Celtic win a domestic treble in 2016–17. He damaged knee ligaments in a 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifier against Rosenborg, which prevented him playing for three months.
Return to FC Midtjylland
In January 2018, Sviatchenko returned to FC Midtjylland on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[5][6] That loan move was made permanent on 27 May 2018 for a fee of £1m.
International career
Due to his dual citizenship, Sviatchenko was eligible to play for Ukraine,[7] but agreed to a call-up for the Danish national team on 25 March 2015, due to injuries for Daniel Agger and Jores Okore. He made his international debut the following day at NRGi Arena in Aarhus, starting against the United States in a 3–2 friendly win, in central defence alongside Simon Kjær.[8][9]
Personal life
His wife, Anne Sviatchenko, is a former professional footballer and has played for Team Viborg's women's team, Skovbakken IK, ASA, Celtic FC and the Denmark national team.[10][11] Rudmose signed for the Celtic women's team in February 2016, one month after Sviatchenko had joined the men's team.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 February 2018[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2008–09[13] | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[13] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11[13] | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12[13] | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13[13] | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14[13] | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15[13] | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16[13] | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12[b] | 1 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Subtotal | 111 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | 131 | 11 | |||
| Celtic | 2015–16[13] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2016–17[13] | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Midtjylland | 2018–19[13] | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[13] | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21[13] | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22[13] | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 267 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 340 | 28 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
Scores and results table. Denmark's goal tally first:[14][15]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2015 | Parken, Copenhagen | France | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
Honours
FC Midtjylland
Celtic
References
- ^ a b c "Spillere - Erik Sviatchenko". FCM. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Erik Sviatchenko has Celtic medical ahead of move from Midtjylland". STV Sport. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Erik Sviatchenko: Celtic medical for £1.5m Midtjylland defender". BBC Sport. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Erik Sviatchenko: Celtic seal transfer for £1.5m Midtjylland defender". BBC Sport. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko returns to FC Midtjylland on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Erik Sviatchenko joins FC Midtjylland on loan". celticfc.net. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Denmark may lose Sviatchenko". Advarsity Sports. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Fem nye i startopstillingen". Dansk Boldspil-Union (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Bendtner-hattrick i dansk sejr i Aarhus". Bold (in Danish). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b Currie, David (23 February 2016). "Celtic sign Erik Sviatchenko's partner - Anne Rudmose". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Mark, Thomas (21 October 2015). "Tidligere Team Viborg-spiller gravid med landsholdsspiller". viborg-folkeblad.dk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Erik Sviatchenko at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Erik Sviatchenko at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Sviatchenko, Erik". National Football Team. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "E. Sviatchenko". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
External links
- FC Midtjylland profile
- Erik Sviatchenko at Soccerway
- National team profile
- Official Danish league stats
- tipsbladet