Danylo Lazar (; born 30 December 1989) is a former professional Ukrainian football defender.
Club career
Ukraine Lazar played with the youth system with Lviv. In 2009, he began training with the senior team in preparation for the 2009-10 season. He would ultimately secure a deal and play in the Ukrainian First League. He would make his professional debut on March 10, 2010, against Enerhetyk Burshtyn. For the majority of the season, he played with Lviv's reserve team in the Ukrainian Second League.
After a single season in the second tier, he returned to the third-tier league to play with Dynamo Khmelnytskyi. In his debut season with Dynamo, he appeared in 13 matches. During his tenure with Dynamo, he debuted in the Ukrainian Cup against Chornomorets Odesa. Lazar left Dynamo after a single season due to financial problems with the club.
He would return to his former club, Lviv, in the winter transfer market of 2011. In total, he played in 5 matches throughout the season. Lazar would re-sign with Lviv for the following season. After a managerial change within Lviv, he remained with the organization. He left Lviv to play with Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk in the country's third division.
In 2012, he remained in the third tier and signed with Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. After the conclusion of the season, he left the team. He would appear in 6 matches for Stal. In 2015, he signed with Veres Rivne. He also played at the amateur level for Mykolaiv in 2014.
Canada In 2016, Lazar went overseas to Canada to sign with FC Ukraine United of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season with Ukraine United, he assisted the team in securing a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division. In the opening round of the postseason, the western Toronto side defeated Brantford Galaxy. The club was eliminated from the competition in the following round by the Serbian White Eagles.
After the relegation of FC Ukraine to the league's second division in 2017, he signed with the newly expansion side FC Vorkuta. He would record his first goal for Vorkuta on May 29, 2017, against Milton SC. He would help the club clinch the divisional title and also secure a playoff berth. Vorkuta was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by Scarborough SC. Lazar returned to play with Vorkuta for the 2019 season. He would claim his second divisional title with Vorkuta as they clinched the First Division. However, the club was eliminated in the preliminary round of the postseason by Kingsman SC.
He returned for his third and final season in 2020. Vorkuta would claim their second championship title after defeating Scarborough in the playoff finals.
Honors FC Vorkuta CSL Championship: 2020 Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017, 2019
References
External links Profile on official FC Lviv website Profile at official FFU site