E. Sviatchenko · career
Erik Sviatchenko
Center Back · Houston Dynamo · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 141 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at FC Midtjylland — Season rating 53, 3 goals and 3 assists in 28 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (21 → 17). The gap to his peak is 36 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 10 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Houston Dynamo | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Houston Dynamo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Houston Dynamo | 33 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | FC Midtjylland | 16 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | FC Midtjylland | 25 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | FC Midtjylland | 28 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 53 |
| 2019/20 | FC Midtjylland | 32 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FC Midtjylland | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | FC MidtjyllandLoan | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Celtic | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Celtic | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | FC Midtjylland | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | FC Midtjylland | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | FC Midtjylland | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | FC Midtjylland | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | FC Midtjylland | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | FC Midtjylland | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | FC Midtjylland | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008/09 | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2016/17 | UEFA European Championship Qualifiers | 1 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 3 | 1 | |
| Denmark U21 | 2013/14 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 1 |
| Denmark U19 | 2010/11 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Superliga×4DBU Pokalen×3League Cup×3Premiership×3Scottish Cup×2US Open Cup×2Superliga×4DBU Pokalen×3
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 8 | 599 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
15 played9 injured1 suspended19 not in squad· 971 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Cincinnati | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 3 | Friendlies Clubs | H New England Revolution | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Dallas | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Columbus Crew | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H DC United | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 23 | Major League Soccer | H FC Dallas | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | Major League Soccer | H Inter Miami | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 0-0 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| Mar 16 | Major League Soccer | H Real Salt Lake | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 23 | Major League Soccer | A Seattle Sounders | 0-0 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 30 | Major League Soccer | A Portland Timbers | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 13 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 20 | Major League Soccer | H Colorado Rapids | 2-2 | Played | 63 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 27 | Major League Soccer | H Austin | 2-0 | Played | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| May 4 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles FC | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 8 | US Open Cup | A Phoenix Rising | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 11 | Major League Soccer | H Seattle Sounders | 1-3 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| May 15 | Major League Soccer | H Minnesota United FC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | Major League Soccer | A FC Dallas | 2-0 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| May 22 | US Open Cup | A Austin | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 25 | Major League Soccer | A San Jose Earthquakes | 3-3 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| May 28 | Major League Soccer | A New York City FC | 3-0 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| Jun 1 | Major League Soccer | H Sporting Kansas City | 1-3 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| Jun 15 | Major League Soccer | H CF Montreal | 1-3 | Lower-Body Injury | — | |||
| Jun 26 | Major League Soccer | A Minnesota United FC | 1-3 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Jun 29 | Major League Soccer | H St. Louis City | 1-0 | Played | 54 | 7.2 | ||
| Jul 6 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 13 | Major League Soccer | A Real Salt Lake | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Major League Soccer | H Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | Major League Soccer | H Philadelphia Union | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jul 30 | Leagues Cup | A Tigres UANL | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Leagues Cup | H Mazatlán | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | Leagues Cup | H CF Pachuca | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Major League Soccer | A Austin | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | Major League Soccer | A Vancouver Whitecaps | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Major League Soccer | H San Jose Earthquakes | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Major League Soccer | A St. Louis City | 3-2 | Played | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 7 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-1 | Leg Injury | — | |||
| Sep 14 | Major League Soccer | A Colorado Rapids | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 21 | Major League Soccer | H Portland Timbers | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 28 | Major League Soccer | A Nashville SC | 1-3 | Played | 9 | 3.0 | ||
| Oct 5 | Major League Soccer | H San Diego | 2-4 | Suspended | — | |||
| Oct 19 | Major League Soccer | A Sporting Kansas City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 |