Maksym Kowal

Maksym Kowal (born June 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Ottawa.

This article is about the Canadian football midfielder. For the Ukrainian goalkeeper, see Maksym Koval.
Maksym Kowal
Kowal in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 21
Youth career
USC Karpaty
Erin Mills SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Buffalo Bulls 68 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Des Moines Menace 10 (1)
2013 Toronto Lynx 11 (2)
2013 Barnstaple Town
2014 Tiverton Town
2014–2015 Carlton Town
2015 Widzew Łódź
2015–2016 Raków Częstochowa 13 (4)
2016 → Olimpia Zambrów (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 ŁKS Łódź 25 (4)
2017–2018 Tasman United 18 (6)
2018 Canterbury United 14 (6)
2019 Vaughan Azzurri 14 (14)
2019 FC Ukraine United 4 (2)
2020– Atlético Ottawa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 15, 2020

Club career

Kowal began playing in 2009 at the college level with Buffalo Bulls.[2]During his college tenure he played in the USL Premier Development League with Des Moines Menace and Toronto Lynx.[3]In 2013, he played abroad in England with non-league teams Barnstaple Town F.C., Tiverton Town F.C., and Carlton Town F.C. He later joined Polish side Widzew Łódź, and subsequently Raków Częstochowa.[4][5] He concluded his stint in Poland with Olimpia Zambrów, and ŁKS Łódź.[6][7][8]

He joined ISPS Handa Premiership side Canterbury United in September 2018 having previously played for Tasman United in the same league since late 2017.[9]In 2019, he returned to the North American continent to play in League1 Ontario with Vaughan Azzurri.[10] He featured in the 2019 Canadian Championship against HFX Wanderers FC.[11]In his debut season with Vaughan he finished as the league's top goalscorer.[12]In late 2019, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[13]

On August 10, 2020, Kowal signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[14] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9, coming on as a substitute and playing out a 2-2 draw.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 November 2017[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raków Częstochowa 2015–16 II liga 13210——142
Olimpia Zambrów (loan) 13100——131
ŁKS Łódź 2016–17 III liga 25400——254
Tasman United 2017–18 ISPS Handa Premiership 18600——186
Career total 691310——7013

    References
    1. "Player Spotlight: Maksym Kowal". Des Moines Menace. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    2. "Maksym Kowal". Buffalo. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    3. "Maksym Kowal | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    4. "Maksym Kowal". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    5. Częstochowa, Raków. "Maksym Kowal napastnikiem Rakowa". rakow.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    6. "Maksym Kowal odnalazł się w Nowej Zelandii". Łódzki Futbol (in Polish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    7. "Maksym Kowal, napastnik ŁKS: 'Idziemy do drugiej ligi'". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    8. "ŁKS Łódź Piłkarze - ŁKS Łódź". web.archive.org. 2016-11-25. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    9. "New Tasman United strikers Maksym Kowal and Kieran Smith report for duty". Stuff New Zealand. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    10. "Vaughan Azzurri - 2019 Playoffs - Roster - # - Maksym Kowal -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    11. "Canada - M. Kowal - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    12. staff, League1 Ontario (2019-08-27). "Kowal, Kovacevic Win 2019 League1 Ontario Golden Boot Awards". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
    13. Adamson, Stan. "UKRAINE UNITED DEFEAT KINGSMAN 5-1 SUNDAY – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
    14. "Atlético Ottawa completes roster with 6 signings, including Kourouma, McKendry". Canadian Premier League. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    15. "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
    16. Maksym Kowal at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2017.


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