Tomer Chencinski (; born December 1, 1984) is an

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player who plays the position of goalkeeper. He played

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Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the American Revolution". It enr ...

, where in 2004 he ranked 16th in the nation in saves per game, and at

Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University () is a private university with its main campuses in New Jersey, located in Madison / Florham Park and in Teaneck / Hackensack. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University offers more than 100 degree prog ...

. He most recently played for Irish club

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional Association football, football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is List of football clubs by competit ...

. He also played one match for the

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Early life

Chencinski was born in

Bat Yam Bat Yam ( ) is a city on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In , it had a population of . History British Mandate Bat Y ...

, Israel, to Jewish parents originally from Poland. He and his family lived in Israel until he was eight years old, before moving to Thornhill, Canada, where he grew up. He attended Chapel School. He played youth soccer for the North York Hearts. He speaks both English and Hebrew fluently.

Playing career

College

Chencinski played two years of

, where in 2004 he ranked 16th in the nation in saves per game and recorded six shutouts. He transferred to

as a junior, where he played his final two collegiate seasons.

Toronto FC

Chencinski turned professional in 2007 when he signed with

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side

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after impressing during a tryout, but never made an appearance for the team. He would also spend a portion of the 2007 season in the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously ...

with the

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. After the conclusion of the season, he played indoor soccer for Major Indoor Soccer League side

Detroit Ignition The Detroit Ignition were an American indoor soccer team that has played three seasons, most recently 2008–09. In April 2006, Greg Bibb, president of Hantz Group Sports and Entertainment, introduced the teams as a new Major Indoor Soccer Leagu ...

Nistru Otaci

He dropped down a division to play in the

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for expansion side Newark Ironbound Express in 2008, but left mid-season when he was offered a contract by Moldova National Division side Nistru Otaci.

Harrisburg City Islanders

After playing just three games for Nistru Otaci, he returned to the United States, and signed for the

Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg City Islanders, known as Penn FC in their final season, were an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003, the team most recently played in the USL Pro, the second tier of the ...

in 2009. After completing his season with the Harrisburg City Islanders, Chencinski spent time training with

side

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VPS

Expecting to start another season with Harrisburg, Chencinski was given the chance of a week-long trial with Finnish side VPS. After a successful trial, he was signed by the Finnish club to provide competition for the goalkeeper position. He made his debut for VPS on February 5, 2011 in a 2–2 draw with

FF Jaro Fotbollsföreningen Jaro (''Jakobstads Rostfria''), commonly known simply as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. History Ja ...

in the

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Örebro SK

On December 5, 2011, he was confirmed for the Swedish

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side

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

for the 2012 season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In late December 2012 Chencinski was transferred from Örebro to

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 ...

in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

, for an undisclosed transfer fee.

RoPS

In January 2015, Chencinski left Israel and joined

RoPS Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') for 32 years, from 1981 to 2021. In 2021, RoPS withdrew from professional football ...

of Finland. RoPS would eventually finish in 2nd place during the 2015 Veikkausliiga, one point behind league winners SJK. Their finish earned the club entry into the first round of qualification for the

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FC Santa Claus (loan)

In 2015, he briefly went on loan to FC Santa Claus in the third tier, who played in the same city as RoPS, after returning from injury.

Helsingborgs IF

After his successful season in Finland, Chencinski joined Swedish club

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on December 8, 2015.

Shamrock Rovers

Chencinski joined

on December 15, 2016. He made his

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debut on the opening day of the 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division season. Chencinski made his European debut keeping a clean sheet as Rovers beat Stjarnan men's football in the

2017–18 UEFA Europa League The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Parc Olymp ...

. He made four appearances keeping two clean sheets in that season's competition. In a game against

Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Football Club ( ) is a professional football club that competes in the League of Ireland First Division. It was founded in 1903 as Dundalk G.N.R., the works-team of the Great Northern Railway. It is based in Dundalk, County Louth and ...

Chencinski was racially abused in July. After being the starting goalkeeper for the 2017 season, Chencinski left Rovers midway through his second season with the club after they signed Alan Mannus as a replacement.

International career

Chancinski is eligible to play for the national teams of Canada, Israel and Poland. Chencinski represented Canada at the

2005 Maccabiah Games The 17th Maccabiah Games (), held in Israel, were an incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and ...

. On March 14, 2013, Chencinski received his first call up by the Canada national team for friendlies against

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

and

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

. Chencinski made his debut for the national team on March 25 starting the game against Belarus after

Milan Borjan Milan Borjan ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Борјан; born 23 October 1987) is a professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh SC, Al-Riyadh. Born in ...

was benched following the loss to Japan, the game ended in a 2–0 defeat to the European nation.

Coaching career

In 2013, he was one of the coaches of Maccabi Canada's youth soccer team.

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

: 2012–13, 2013-2014

References

External links

*
Harrisburg City Islanders bio

Detroit Ignition bio

FDU Knights bio

Twitter page
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Early life

Playing career

College

Toronto FC

Nistru Otaci

Harrisburg City Islanders

VPS

Örebro SK

Maccabi Tel Aviv

RoPS

FC Santa Claus (loan)

Helsingborgs IF

Shamrock Rovers

International career

Coaching career

Honours

See also

References

External links