Andrzej Mateusz Ornoch (born August 21, 1985) is a former professional soccer player who currently serves as the head coach of The Borough FC in the League1 Ontario Championship. 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

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, 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-

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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

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of the

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. 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

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. In August 2009, he signed with Dutch side

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on a one-year contract, with two option years. He made one appearance with the team against

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, 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

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. 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

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club

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, 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

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of the

. In July 2011, he signed with

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in the Dutch

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. He made his club debut on August 4, 2011 against the

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. 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

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International career

Ornoch made his debut with the Canada national team on November 12, 2006 in a friendly against

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. He also played with the Canada U23 at the

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tournament.

Post-playing career

In 2011, he founded Dutch Connections FC, in his hometown of

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, with his former

teammate Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen . He holds a National ‘B’ Coaching license and is working towards his National 'A' Coaching License. In 2024, he served as head coach of The Borough FC (formed by Dutch Connections) in League2 Ontario, and was named the Central Division Coach of the Year.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ornoch, Andrew 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 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen