Jordan Swibel

Jordan Swibel
Personal information
Full name Jordan Swibel
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Camperdown, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East
2018–2021 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Hakoah Sydney City East 1 (0)
2018–2021 Sydney FC NPL 40 (16)
2020–2021 Sydney FC 11 (0)
2021–2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
2022 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 8 (9)
2022 Hapoel Nof HaGalil 5 (1)
2023 Marconi Stallions 28 (15)
2024– Valour FC 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Jordan "Jordi" Swibel (born 13 April 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.

Early life

Swibel started playing football in 2011, by joining Hakoah Sydney City East, 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 FFA Cup.[1][2]

In the summer of 2017, Swibel went on trial for Maccabi Tel Aviv after being scouted in a youth tournament in Israel.[3]

In 2018, Swibel joined the youth academy of Sydney FC.[citation needed] He was part of the Sydney team that won the 2019–20 Y-League, having scored the opening goal in a 5–1 win over Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final.[4][5]

Club career

Sydney FC

In March 2019, Swibel was included in Sydney FC's first-team squad for the group stage of the AFC Champions League.[6]

On 4 January 2020, Swibel made his professional debut for Sydney's first team, coming on for Kosta Barbarouses in the 87th minute of a 2–1 league win over Adelaide United.[7] On 25 November 2020, he made his AFC Champions League debut, coming on for Paulo Retre in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 loss to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the group stage.[8][9]

In January 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with Sydney FC,[10] but was eventually released by the club in July of the same year.[11] He made a total amount of 13 appearances in all competitions for the team.[12]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 28 October 2021, Swibel signed a one-year scholarship deal with fellow A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers, following a successful trial.[13] While having limited playing time within the first team, he mainly featured for their NPL team; having scored nine goals in eight league matches, he helped the club gain promotion to NPL 1.[12] He left the club in July 2022, following the expiration of his deal.[14]

Hapoel Nof HaGalil

After going on trial for Israeli Premier League club Ashdod, whom he was recommended to by former WSW team-mate Tomer Hemed,[15][16] on 1 August 2022 Swibel signed a one-year contract with Liga Leumit side Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[17] Thanks to his Jewish heritage, he did not count towards the foreign player quotas required in Israeli leagues.[15][17] On 22 September, he scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner in a 2–1 league victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion.[18]

Marconi Stallions

On 12 December 2022, Swibel returned to Australia, joining National Premier Leagues NSW side Marconi Stallions.[citation needed] He was the club's top scorer for the 2023 league campaign, having scored 15 goals in 28 matches.[12][19]

Valour FC

On 12 January 2024, Swibel signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.[12][20] He scored his first goal in his debut for the club on 14 April against Vancouver FC.[21] 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 (alongside fellow striker Shaan Hundal). 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).

Personal life

A self-declared fan of Manchester United, Swibel has cited Wayne Rooney as his footballing idol.[22]

Honours

Club

Sydney FC Youth

Sydney FC

References

  1. ^ "Jordi Swibel gets call up for FFA Cup". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.
  2. ^ "Hakoah FC - Under 18s Unbeatable and Jordi Swibel in 20s". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.
  3. ^ Rosengarten, Jake (16 July 2017). "Maccabiah proves an opportunity for Jordi Swibel". J-Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sydney FC Youth vs Melbourne Victory Youth, Foxtel Y-League, Grand Final, 31st Jan 2020". Foxtel Y-League. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Desiatnik, Shane (6 February 2020). "Swibel strikes Y-League grand final glory". The Australian Jewish News.
  6. ^ Desiatnik, Shane (7 March 2019). "Swibel joins Sydney FC's Champions League squad". The Australian Jewish News.
  7. ^ "Swibel's Dream Come True". KEEPUP. Sydney FC. 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Jeonbuk Motors vs. Sydney - 25 November 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Dominance Unrewarded In Narrow Jeonbuk Defeat". Sydney FC. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC Promote Academy Striker Jordan Swibel". KEEPUP. Sydney FC. 7 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Sydney FC Thank Departing Players". Sydney FC. 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d Jacques, John (12 January 2024). "Valour Adds Australian Forward Jordan Swibel". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Swibel signs scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 28 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Wanderers confirm the departure of four Isuzu Ute A-League players". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b Kahlon, Shachar (11 July 2022). "מ.ס אשדוד: חלוץ יהודי אוסטרלי הגיע להתרשמות, קארבח רוצה את בילו" [F.C. Ashdod: A Jewish-Australian forward has arrived for trial, Qarabağ want Bilu]. AshdodNet (in Hebrew).
  16. ^ Yaacobi, Hadar (11 July 2022). "בהמלצת תומר חמד: חלוץ יהודי יבחן באשדוד" [By recommendation of Tomer Hemed: A Jewish forward will trial with Ashdod]. mako (in Hebrew).
  17. ^ a b "נתי אסקיאס ממשיך בראשון לציון, נוף הגליל החתימה חלוץ" [Nati Askias continues with Rishon LeZion, Nof HaGalil signed a forward]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 1 August 2022.
  18. ^ "הפועל עכו השיגה מהפך מול מכבי יפו קביליו, מכבי אחי נצרת נכנעה להפועל ניר רמה"ש" [Hapoel Acre completed a comeback against Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth conceded to Hapoel Nir Ramash]. Israeli Premier League (in Hebrew). 22 September 2022.
  19. ^ "NPL Mens 1st Grade - Top Goal Scorers". competitions.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Valour FC sign Australian forward Jordan Swibel to a contract". Valour FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  21. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (15 April 2024). "Match Analysis: Vancouver FC soar past Valour FC with second half scoring outburst". Canadian Premier League.
  22. ^ "Jordan Swibel (C)". Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC.
  23. ^ a b "Sydney FC claim fifth A-League grand final". 7News. AAP. 30 August 2020.