Erik Sviatchenko

About

Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko (Ukrainian: Ерік Сергійович Святченко; born 4 October 1991) is a Danish-Ukrainian footballer who plays as a centre-back for MLS side Houston Dynamo.

Sviatchenko joined the FC Midtjylland academy in 2006 at the age of 14. Prior to that he had played for clubs around his hometown of Viborg: Viborg FF, Houlkær IF, Søndermarken IK, and FK Viborg. In 2009, he was named the Midtjylland Academy Player of the Year.
On 8 May 2009 Sviatchenko made his first team and Superliga debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 win over AC Horsens. That was his only first team appearance during the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal for Midtjylland on 14 April 2010 to give FCM a 1–0 win against AGF. He finished the 2009–10 campaign with 5 appearances and 1 goal for the first team.
The 2010–11 season saw Sviatchenko establish himself as a first team regular. He appeared in 13 of FCM’s first 22 Superliga matches plus 2 Danish Cup matches. However, on 3 April 2011, Sviatchenko tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee after colliding with teammate Rilwan Hassan during training. The injury ended his season and kept him out for…