Michael Bolochoweckyj

Michael Bolochoweckyj (born 4 May 1984) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Spartans.[1] Starting his career with Ross County, Bolochoweckyj also played for Alloa Athletic, Berwick Rangers, East Stirlingshire, Forfar Athletic, Clyde and Montrose.

Michael Bolochoweckyj

Personal information
Full name	Michael Bolochoweckyj
Date of birth	(1984-05-04) 4 May 1984
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Spartans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Ross County	1	(0)
2004–2007	Alloa Athletic	59	(4)
2007–2008	Berwick Rangers	15	(0)
2008	→ East Stirlingshire (loan)	9	(3)
2008–2010	East Stirlingshire	63	(7)
2010–2013	Forfar Athletic	66	(5)
2013–2015	East Stirlingshire	45	(5)
2015–2016	Clyde	25	(2)
2016–2019	Montrose	26	(3)
2017	→East Stirlingshire (loan)
2019–	Spartans
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Though he spent the first eleven months of his career at Ross County, Bolochoweckyj moved to Alloa Athletic in January 2004 after playing just one game for the Staggies. Bolochoweckyj's début for Alloa saw him play 90 minutes against Stenhousemuir, one of four matches he played during January 2004, drafted in to save an injured defence from crumbling. He became a first-team player during the 2005–06 season, in which Alloa finished second bottom and avoided relegation by defeating Berwick Rangers in the Second Division play-off final.

Earlier in the same season, Bolochoweckyj played in four rounds of the 2005-06 Scottish Cup, scoring a goal in the third round clash against Livingston. Alloa were to exit in the next round at the hands of Hamilton Academical, at which point their season would go downhill as they were saved from relegation only at the last minute thanks to a two-legged relegation play-off victory against Berwick Rangers.

Throughout the 2006–07 season, Bolochoweckyj performed consistently in defence, attacking as and when necessary to score three goals, including one on the last day of the season against Forfar Athletic. During a 4–3 away defeat to Ayr United, Bolochoweckyj picked up the first red card of his career.

Bolochoweckyj moved to newly promoted Berwick Rangers at the end of the 2006–07 season.[2] He began his Berwick career with scoring in the Scottish League Cup against Stenhousemuir to help his side to an extra time win.[3] However, his spell at the Borders side was relatively short, and he signed for East Stirlingshire in March 2008. Bolochoweckyj scored his first goal for the Falkirk side just eleven days after signing in a 1–1 home draw with Dumbarton, which ended a run of eleven consecutive defeats for Shire.

He moved to Forfar Athletic for the 2010–11 season. It was announced that he had rejoined East Stirlingshire for the 2013–14 season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Bolochoweckyj left East Stirlingshire and agreed a one-year deal with Scottish League Two rivals Clyde.[4] He scored on his debut against Livingston in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[5] After one season with Clyde, Bolochoweckyj left Broadwood, signing for Montrose in May 2016.[6] After suffering an ankle injury at the end of the 2016–17 season, Bolochoweckyj moved on loan briefly to former side East Stirlingshire to gain match fitness,[7] before returning to Montrose at the beginning of January 2018. Where upon his return he opened the scoring in a 2 - 0 win over Edinburgh City.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ross County	2002–03[8]	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2003–04[9]	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alloa Athletic	2003–04[9]	Second Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2004–05[10]	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2005–06[11]	Second Division	28	1	4	1	2	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	2
	2006–07[12]	Second Division	27	3	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	31	3
	Total		59	4	4	1	5	0	6	0	74	5
Berwick Rangers	2007–08[13]	Second Division	15	0	1	0	2	1	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	1
	Total		15	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	20	1
East Stirlingshire (loan)	2007–08[13]	Third Division	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
East Stirlingshire	2008–09[14]	Third Division	33	4	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	4
	2009–10[15]	Third Division	30	3	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	33	3
	Total		72	10	2	0	0	0	6	0	80	10
Forfar Athletic	2010–11[16]	Second Division	27	4	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	29	4
	2011–12[17]	Second Division	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	0
	2012–13[18]	Second Division	27	2	2	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 6]	0	34	2
	Total		78	6	2	0	3	0	5	0	88	6
East Stirlingshire	2013–14[19]	League Two	30	5	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	34	5
	2014–15[20]	League Two	15	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	0
	Total		45	5	4	0	2	0	2	0	53	5
Clyde	2015–16[21]	League Two	25	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 7]	1	29	3
	Total		25	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	29	3
Montrose	2016–17[22]	League Two	26	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	31	4
	2017–18[23]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			321	31	16	1	16	2	23	1	376	34

1. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Second Division play-offs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
4. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
5. Appearance in the First Division play-offs
6. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the First Division play-offs
7. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the League One play-offs

References

1. FC, Montrose (13 May 2019). "BYE BYE BOLO - Michael moves to Spartans". @MontroseFC. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
2. Triple signing boost for Berwick – BBC Sport
3. "Scotland League Cup 2007/08". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
4. "New Signing: Michael Bolochoweckyj". 10 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
5. "Livingston 2-1 Clyde". BBC. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
6. Robertson, Neil (23 May 2016). "Montrose boss Paul Hegarty signs experienced defender". The Courier. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
7. "Bolo loan extended with Shire". Montrose FC. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
8. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
9. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
10. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
11. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
12. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Michael Bolochoweckyj in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

External links

• Michael Bolochoweckyj at Soccerbase