Andriy Budnyi

Personal information
Full name	Andriy Budnyi
Date of birth	September 20, 1982 (1982-09-20) (age 27)
Place of birth	Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	33
Youth career
2001	Bard College
2002	San Jose State Spartans
2004–2005	Azusa Pacific Cougars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2005	Cascade Surge	21	(18)
2006	Charlotte Eagles	8	(1)
2006–2007	Arsenal Bila Tserkva
2007–2008	Obolon Kyiv	18	(1)
2007–2008	→ Obolon-2 Kyiv (loan)	30	(20)
2009–	Carolina RailHawks	21	(5)
2009	→ Wilmington Hammerheads (loan)	1	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Andriy Budnyi (born September 20, 1982 in Chernivtsi) is a Ukrainian soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] College and Amateur

In 2002, Budnyi attended Bard College. He transferred to San Jose State University in 2002. He then transferred to Azusa Pacific University, where he earned the 2005 Golden State Athletic Conference and Region II Player of the Year award.

During his college years he also played two seasons with Cascade Surge in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to two PDL Northwest Division titles, and being named to the PDL All-Western Conference teams in both 2004 and 2005.^[1][2]

[edit] Professional

Having spent much of the early part of 2006 training with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, Budnyi signed his first professional contract with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division on June 28, 2006^[3], and subsequently played in 8 games for the team, scoring 1 goal.

Budnyi returned to his homeland in 2006, playing initially for Arsenal Bila Tserkva and then for Obolon Kyiv. He was the top scorer for Obolon's reserves, FC Obolon-2 Kyiv, in the Ukrainian Second League in 2007-2008, with 20 goals.

Budnyi returned to the United States in early 2009, and joined Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in April 2009. On July 22, 2009, the RailHawks sent him on loan for one game to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Carolina RailHawks bio