Yaroslav Solonynko (born April 2, 1991) is a Ukrainian

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who plays with Toronto Falcons in the

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Career

Europe

Solonynko began his career in 2008 with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi in the

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. Throughout his tenure with Dynamo, he played in 20 matches for two seasons. In 2010, he signed a contract with Obolon-Brovar Kyiv of the

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. After failing to break into the first team with Kyiv, he returned to his former club, Dynamo, on a loan deal in 2011. He remained in the Second League by signing with league rivals Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni in 2012. He played in the

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with Zhemchuzhina Yalta the following season. In 2014, he played abroad to play in Poland's

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with Rol.Ko Konojady. In 2016, he returned to Ukraine to sign with

FC Ternopil FC Ternopil is a Ukrainian amateur Association football, football club based in Ternopil, Ukraine. The club was originally created as a second team of FC Nyva Ternopil. After its reformation and return to professional level, the club competed in t ...

in the

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. In his debut season with Ternopil, he played in 16 matches.

Canada

After the relegation of Ternopil, he went overseas to play in the

with

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. Throughout the season, he assisted in securing the First Division title. In his second season with Vorkuta, he assisted in securing the

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. In 2020, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's second championship title after defeating

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. In 2021, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular-season title and secured the ProSound Cup against Scarborough. He also played in the 2021 playoffs, where Vorkuta was defeated by Scarborough in the championship final. After five seasons with Vorkuta, he signed with the expansion franchise Toronto Falcons. He re-signed with the Falcons for the 2023 season, where he helped the club secure the Royal CSL Cup against the

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Honors

FC Vorkuta *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

First Division/Regular Season:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

*ProSound Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solonynko, Yaroslav 1991 births Living people Footballers from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Ukrainian men's footballers FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi players FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni players FC Zhemchuzhina Yalta players FC Ternopil players FC Continentals players Toronto Falcons (2022–present) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Men's association football midfielders Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Ukrainian Second League players IV liga players FC Obolon Kyiv players