Andrew Ornoch
Andrzej Mateusz Ornoch (born August 21, 1985) is a former professional footballer. Born in Poland, he represented Canada at international level. Early life
Ornoch was born in Poland, but moved to Toronto, Canada at age three with his parents. He began playing youth soccer with North Scarborough SC. He later played with Erin Mills SC. College career
In 2003, he began attending the University of Detroit Mercy, where he played for the men's soccer team. In 2005, he was named Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and named to the All-Horizon League First Team. Over his three seasons with the team, he scored 26 goals in 59 appearances. Club career
In 2002, Ornoch began his senior career, briefly playing with the Mississauga Olympians of the Canadian Soccer League. In May 2006, he signed with Hungarian club Lombard Papa FC, forgoing his final season of college eligibility. In January 2008, he signed a four year contract with Danish club Esbjerg. In August 2009, he signed with Dutch side Heracles Almelo on a one year contract, with two option years. He made one appearance with the team against VVV-Venlo, but did not see any other action, before being released by the club in March 2010. In August 2010, following a trial period, he signed with Dutch club BV Veendam. He joined on an amateur basis, with the possibility of securing a permanent contract. In January 2011, it was reported that he bought out his contract with his Dutch club, with the promise to join Canadian Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, but a contract was not signed. However, in March 2011, he joined the club on a trial basis in pre-season. Afterwards, he joined the Mississauga Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. In July 2011, he signed with SC Telstar in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.<ref></trg>|trans-title=Difficult start to the competition for Telstar|language=Dutch|date=August 4, 2011}}</ref> He made his club debut on August 4, 2011 against the Go Ahead Eagles. However, he suffered an injury shortly after. In November 2012, fourteen months after suffering his injury, he began training with the club again (although his contract had expired at the end of the previous season). In 2014, he played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. International career
Ornoch made his debut with the Canada national team on November 12, 2006 in a friendly against Hungary. He also played with the Canada U23 at the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament. Post-playing career
In 2011, he founded Dutch Connections FC, in his hometown of Scarborough, with his former Heracles Almelo teammate Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen . He holds a National ‘B’ Coaching license and is working towards his National 'A' Coaching License. References

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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Warsaw
Polish emigrants to Canada
Naturalized citizens of Canada
Men's association football midfielders
Canadian men's soccer players
Canada men's international soccer players
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
Polish men's footballers
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Durham Storm players
Pápai FC footballers
Esbjerg fB players
Heracles Almelo players
SC Veendam players
SC Telstar players
Danish Superliga players
Eredivisie players
League1 Ontario players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer players
Mississauga Eagles FC players
Vaughan Azzurri players