Jordan "Jordi" Swibel (born 13 April 1999) is an Australian professional

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player who plays as a

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Early life

Swibel started playing football in 2011, by joining

Hakoah Sydney City East Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC, commonly known as Maccabi Hakoah, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of Sydney's Jewish community. They pla ...

, where he came through the youth ranks and became the top goalscorer of the under-18 squad during the 2016 season, helping his side win the league. During the same year, he made his first-team debut for Hakoah in the

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. In the summer of 2017, Swibel went on trial for

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

after being scouted in a youth tournament in Israel. In 2018, Swibel joined the

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Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...

. He was part of the Sydney team that won the

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, having scored the opening goal in a 5–1 win over

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in the Grand Final.

Club career

Sydney FC

In March 2019, Swibel was included in

's first-team squad for the

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of the

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. On 4 January 2020, Swibel made his professional debut for Sydney's first team, coming on for

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in the 87th minute of a 2–1

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win over

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. On 25 November 2020, he made his

debut, coming on for

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in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 loss to

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

in the

. In January 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with Sydney FC, but was eventually released by the club in July of the same year. He made a total amount of 13 appearances in all competitions for the team.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 28 October 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with fellow

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club

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, following a successful trial. While having limited playing time within the first team, he mainly featured for their NPL team; having scored nine goals in eight

matches, he helped the club gain promotion to NPL 1. He left the club in July 2022, following the expiration of his deal.

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

After going on trial for

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club

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, whom he was recommended to by former WSW team-mate

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, on 1 August 2022 Swibel signed a one-year contract with

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side

Hapoel Nof HaGalil Hapoel Nof HaGalil Football Club (; ) is an Israeli professional football club based in Nof HaGalil. The club was formally known by the name "Nazareth Illit" until 2019 (the club accordingly was named as Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C.). The club cu ...

. Thanks to his Jewish heritage, he did not count towards the foreign player quotas required in Israeli leagues. On 22 September, he scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner in a 2–1

victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

Marconi Stallions

On 12 December 2022, Swibel returned to Australia, joining

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side

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marc ...

. He was the club's top scorer for the 2023 league campaign, having scored 15 goals in 28 matches.

Valour FC

On 12 January 2024, Swibel signed a professional contract with

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club

Valour FC Valour FC is a Canadian professional soccer club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays their home matches at Princess Auto Stadium. The team is coached by Phillip Dos Santos and community owned throu ...

. He scored his first goal in his debut for the club on 14 April against

Vancouver FC Vancouver Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The club is based in Langley, British Columbia (district muni ...

. Swibel scored his second goal for the club and the winner in a 2-1 victory against Halifax FC at Wanderers Stadium Nova Scotia on 20 May 2024. Swibel finished the season as the clubs joint top scorer on seven goals. He featured in all 28 CPL matches and 1 Canadian Championship match playing a total of 2105 minutes with 25 starts (24 in CPL and 1 in Can Champs).

Marconi Stallions

In the 2025 July mid-season window, Swibel signed with his former club rejoining

side

Personal life

A self-declared fan of

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, Swibel has cited

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as his footballing idol.

Honours

Club

Sydney FC Youth *

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: 2019–20

Sydney FC

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regular season: 2019–20 *

Grand Final:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swibel, Jordan 1999 births Living people Jewish Australian sportspeople Jewish footballers Soccer players from Sydney Australian men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Hakoah Sydney City East FC players Sydney FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Marconi Stallions FC players Valour FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Liga Leumit players Canadian Premier League players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Australian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada 21st-century Australian sportsmen