Goran Švonja
Goran Švonja is a Serbian footballer who plays as a defender with Veternik.
Career
Early career
Švonja began his career in 2008 with Veternik in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2012, he was signed by Proleter Novi Sad in the Serbian First League. He re-signed with the club in 2014. His final season with Proleter was in the 2015-16 season. Švonja received a trial with Vojvodina in January 2016. After four seasons in the Serbian second division, he left Proleter in 2016 to pursue his career in Canada.Canada
In the summer of 2016, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles. Švonja assisted the club in securing a playoff berth where the Serbs defeated Toronto Atomic in the opening round. The Serbs qualified for the championship final match by defeating FC Ukraine United in the semifinal. He appeared in the championship match where Toronto won the title by defeating Hamilton City.He re-signed with Serbia the following season. He helped the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division. In the preliminary round of the postseason, Toronto defeated SC Waterloo Region. The York Region Shooters would eliminate Serbia in the following round. His final season in the Canadian circuit was in the 2020 season. He helped Serbia qualify for the postseason where Vorkuta defeated them in the first round.